Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrives here on Friday on a three-day visit to further discuss on how two neighboring countries can strengthen cooperation in security areas showing zero tolerance to terrorism and radicalization.
Month: July 2018
Patti Smith to lead new climate benefit show
Rock icon Patti Smith will lead a fresh benefit concert to combat climate change on the sideline of talks in San Francisco, organizers said Wednesday. The September 14 concert will close a three-day “summit” of local leaders on climate change…
Janhvi Kapoor-Ishaan Khatter promote Dhadak with Madhuri
Dhadak actors Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter dropped by at the sets of a dance reality show which is judged by Dhak Dhak girl Madhuri Dixit Nene to promote their movie.
Game of Thrones’ storms back into Emmys race with 22 nominations
Record-breaking fantasy epic “Game of Thrones” made a storming comeback Thursday to Hollywood’s awards circuit after a year off, dominating this year’s Emmy nominations with a whopping 22 nods.
Puja Cherry busy with multiple films
Entertainment Desk Puja Cherry Roy has stepped into big screen not so long ago. Already this young actress has been praised critically for her outstanding performance in ‘Noor Jahan’ (Bangladesh-Kolkata) and ‘Poramon 2’ (Bangladesh). She has already earned a large…
J & J to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of Missouri initially awarded $550m in compensation…
‘Vaping’ pilot causes Air China plane to plunge 6,500m
A co-pilot smoking an e-cigarette on an Air China flight caused the plane to start a rapid emergency descent, investigators have said. They say he tried to hide the fact that he was smoking but accidentally shut off the air-conditioning,…
বিশ্বকাপ: হুইলচেয়ারে ক্রোয়েশিয়া থেকে রাশিয়া
ক্রোয়েশিয়া থেকে খেলা দেখতে এসেছেন ইভা খ্রোমেন। ‘গ্রাদা থেকে প্রথমে আমি এসেছি ওয়ারশ সেখান থেকে মস্কো, এটা আমার জন্য অবশ্যই কঠিন সফর তবে আমি এক ফোটাও কষ্ট অনুভব করছি না।’ মস্কোর ক্রেমলিনে হুইলচেয়ারে বসা এক ব্যক্তি এভাবেই তার অনুভূতি ব্যক্ত…
Twins drown in Pabna pond
Pabna – A pair of twins aged just two-and-half, drowned in a pond in Boalmari village in Sathia upazila on Thursday.
Bangladesh book their place in ICC women’s showcase
Dhaka – The Bangladesh women’s cricket team earned the right to play the ICC’s biggest platform for women yet, the 10-nation ICC Women’s World T20 finals later this year, beating Scotland by 49 runs in the 2nd semifinal of the…
Will trade unions survive in the platform economy?
A new publication by our partners from the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI). Via a non-exhaustive mapping of various examples in Western European countries, this Working Paper explores to what extent the collective representation and voice of digital platform workers…
BNP complains of ‘a decade of atrocities’
Dhaka, July 12 – Bangladesh’s embattled opposition party BNP has accused the government of repeated violations of human rights in the country, as it grows ‘desperate to cling to power’.
Gallery Cosmos etching printmaking unit for RU Fine Arts Faculty
Gallery Cosmos has handed handover an etching printmaking machine, donated by Cosmos Foundation to the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Rajshahi, on 9 July 2018. A printmaking workshop at the campus where around 40 students and teachers of Fine…
IBBL Dhaka North Zone holds business review meeting
Dhaka, July 12 – A Business Review Meeting of Dhaka North Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on Wednesday 11 July 2018 at Zone office.
হাতপাখায় ভোট দিয়ে আল্লাহভীরু সিটি নেতৃত্ব বেছে নিন: আইএবি
বরিশাল, সিলেট ও রাজশাহী সিটি করপোরেশন নির্বাচনে হাতপাখায় ভোট দিয়ে আল্লাহভীরু নেতা নির্বাচন করার আহ্বান জানিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই। তিনি বলেন, আমাদের দেশে আল্লাহভীরু নেতা নির্বাচিত না হওয়ায় দেশ বার বার…
বিএনপির রাজশাহী মেয়র প্রার্থী বুলবুল: নির্বাচনে অনিয়ম
বৃহস্পতিবার দুপুরে রাজশাহী মহানগর বিএনপির কার্যালয়ে এক সংবাদ সম্মেলনে রাজশাহী সিটি করপোরেশন নির্বাচনে আওয়ামী লীগের প্রার্থী এ এইচ এম খায়রুজ্জামান লিটনের টাকার উৎস নিয়ে প্রশ্ন তুলেছেন বিএনপির মেয়র প্রার্থী মোসাদ্দেক হোসেন বুলবুল। তিনি লিটনের প্রতি ইঙ্গিত করে বলেন, ‘একজন প্রার্থী…
18 food and agriculture books making a splash this summer
From Danielle Nierenberg To celebrate summer, Food Tank has gathered 18 of the latest books in food and agriculture. These books highlight how to make better dietary choices, improve food policy and advocacy, and explore the possibilities of animal welfare,…
The last chapter of The Macedonian Question?
by Evangelos Liaras It all felt like the end of a James Bond movie: a flotilla of motorboats sailing across a peaceful lake in a Balkan landscape. On the shores of Lake Prespa, the prime ministers of Greece and soon-to-be…
UPDF man shot dead in Khagrachhari
Dhaka – An activist of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), the Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political party, was gunned down by unidentified miscreants in Alutila area of Matiranga upazila in Khagrachhari on Thursday.
Women’s WT20QLF: Scotland invite Bangladesh to bat
Dhaka- Bangladesh women’s cricket team have to bat first as Scotland skipper Kathryn Bryce won toss and elected to field first in the second semifinal of the Women’s World T20 Qualifiers at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen in Netherlands on Thursday.
2nd Test: Bangladesh opt bowl against Windies
Dhaka – Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first against host West Indies in the series-decider second Test at Sabina Park, Kingston in Jamaica on Thursday.
Khaleda’s legal consultant Carlile denied entry into India
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s legal consultant Lord Alexander Carlile was denied entry into India on Wednesday for not having obtained the appropriate Indian visa.
Producers plan movie about Thai cave rescue
New York, (AP/ UNB) — The boys are out of the cave. Now Hollywood wants in.
BD’s FF job quota reform not possible: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said it is not possible to reform freedom fighter quota in government jobs as there is a High Court verdict to continue it.
Hear Khaleda’s plea against graft case verdict: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the High Court to start the hearing on the review petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia against a lower court verdict sentencing five years’ imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage…
Oli Ahmed’s vehicle vandalised in Cumilla
President of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Col (retired) Oli Ahmed’s motorcade came under attack and his vehicle was vandalised on Wednesday when he was on his way to a function in Chandina upazila.
DB men pick up quota movement leader Suhel
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) picked APM Suhel, a leader of quota reform movement, up from a house in the city’s Shantinagar area early Thursday.
Dhaka-KL defence training deal soon: Malaysian minister
Visiting Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamad Bin Sabu on Thursday said preparations are on to sign a memorandum of understanding between Bangladesh and Malaysia on defence training and technical cooperation.
Editors acknowledge need for journos’ safety protocol
Editors, journalists, academics and activists on Thursday recognised the need for a common framework of guideline towards better safety and security of journalists in the context of increasing threats and risks.
Restore Taj Mahal, or destroy it: India SC tells gov’t
India’s Supreme Court has criticised the government for what it calls a “failure” to protect the Taj Mahal, one of the world’s leading tourist attractions.