Facebook was aware of inaccuracies in the way it measured how many people viewed video on its site for a year longer than it has previously admitted, court documents have claimed. Newly released papers that are part of a US…
Month: October 2018
Harry, Meghan kick off their shoes on Bondi Beach
Prince Harry and Meghan kicked off their shoes and went barefoot on Bondi Beach, as they continued their tour of Australia and New Zealand. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met surfing community group OneWave, as they took part in…
B chy’s Bikalpa Dhaka faces split
Dhaka, Oct 19 – A group of dissident leaders of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) on Friday announced a new committee of the party relieving its president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, secretary general Abdul Mannan and joint secretary general Mahi B Chowdhury…
Offender registry not enough to curb sexual violence
India recently launched a sex offender registry to deter sex offenders from perpetrating crimes against women and children by indicating that the government is keeping track of them. The personal details of 440,000 sex offenders who have been convicted for…
People pay tributes to Ayub Bachchu
Dhaka, Oct 19 – People are paying their last tributes to the celebrated guitarist, lyricist, and singer Ayub Bachchu, who died on Thursday, at the Central Shaheed Minar on Friday.
‘BCL men’ beat up 4 students at RU alleging link to Shibir
Rajshahi, Oct 18 – Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men allegedly beat up four students at Rajshahi University on Thursday night for their alleged involvement with the politics of Islami Chhatra Shibir.
Israeli rights group criticizes oppression of Palestinians
United Nations, Oct 19 (AP/UNB) — The head of Israel’s leading human rights group strongly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government during a contentious U.N. Security Council meeting on Thursday for what he called its “supremacy and oppression” of the…
Going above and beyond to end poverty
New ways of measuring poverty shed new light on the challenges ahead. The fight to end extreme poverty is revealing a developing dichotomy. On the one hand, extreme poverty continues to be stubborn in certain parts of the world, while…
Two distinct new cake recipes at Amari Dhaka
Dhaka, October 2018 – The Bakery at Amari Dhaka is known to produce the finest bread and confectionaries. Located at the Cascade Lobby Lounge, it represents baked items made using traditional techniques and recipes.
Dr. Salim chairs an Int’l Seminar at CU
haka, Oct 18 – Professor DrDrd. Salim Uddin, FCA, FCMA, Chairman, Executive Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Chairman, Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation addressed an international conference titled ‘Re-thinking Development in South Asia’ recently organized by the University…
প্রেসিডেন্ট দেশ ও জাতিকে রক্ষা করতে পারেন – মুফতী ফয়জুল করীম
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম বলেছেন, নিরপেক্ষ ও গ্রহণযোগ্য নির্বাচনের দাবি মেনে নিয়ে দেশকে অনিশ্চিত অবস্থা থেকে রক্ষা করতে হবে।
Asia-Pacific finance ministers fret over US-China spat
The trade spat between the world’s two largest economies — China and the United States — is imperilling the entire Asia-Pacific, regional finance ministers have warned.
Tickets for BD-Zimbabwe 1st ODI to be available 20 oct
Dhaka – Tickets for the first ODI between hosts Bangladesh and touring Zimbabwe billed for Sunday (Oct 21) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur will be available from Saturday (Oct 20) adjacent to a counter of Shaheed Suhrawardi…
Polls schedule in November first week, says EC secy
The schedule for the next parliamentary election will be announced in the first week of November, said Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed on Thursday.
EU Del arranges token cleaning operation in Hatirjheel
Dhaka. Oct 18 – The Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh on Thursday organized a token clean-up operation in Hatirjheel Lake to promote the EU’s anti-plastic policy.
‘Six priority areas of development under Delta Plan’
Government plans to spend 37.5 billion USD by 2030 under the ‘Delta Plan 2100’ on various projects to ensure food and water security, eliminate poverty and stop river erosion.
Jatiya Oikya Front briefs foreign diplomats
Dhaka, Oct 18 – The newly formed Jatiya Oikya Front yesterday briefed the foreign diplomats based in Dhaka about its seven-point charter of demands and 11-point visions to hold the next general elections in a free and fair manner.
Bangladesh U-19 Women’s team leaves for Tajikistan Friday morning
Dhaka – A 31-member Bangladesh U-19 Women’s Football team will leave here for Tajikistan Friday (October 19) morning to compete in the Group D matches of the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Qualifiers beginning in Dushanbe on Wednesday.
No chance of fall in law and order ahead of nat’l polls: Amu
There is no possibility of deterioration in law and order situation in the country ahead of the next parliamentary election, said Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Thursday.
Riyadh keen to be part of Dhaka’s ongoing dev: Crown Prince
Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said Saudi Arabia is keen to be part of the ongoing development of Bangladesh by investing in its different sectors.
The economy’s Cuban Missle Crisis
In 2008 a global financial meltdown was just barely contained. But Adam Tooze says that the crisis of confidence has had long aftershocks.
BCB XI to face Zimbabwe in one day warm-up Friday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI will play visiting Zimbabwe in a one-day practice match at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) in Savar on Friday.
Pique says Rafael Nadal to play in new Davis Cup format
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Gerard Pique is not worried about the possible absence of some top players in the revamped Davis Cup, especially since Rafael Nadal has said he will play in the new-look competition when it debuts next year.
New political platform ‘Movement for Justice’ launched
A new political platform, Movement for Justice, started its journey on Wednesday with an aim to forge national unity to end the politics of division and vengeance.
Student gunman kills 19, wounds 50 at school in Crimea
An 18-year-old student strode into his vocational school in Crimea, a hoodie covering his blond hair, then pulled out a shotgun and opened fire on Wednesday, killing 19 students and wounding more than 50 others before killing himself.
Rangpur Bus Terminal with modern facilities soon
State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mashiur Rahman Ranga has said the Rangpur Central Bus Terminal is being reconstructed with all modern facilities soon.
Peru in danger of losing its national cinchona tree
Pre-Columbian people used its bark as a medicine while South American liberator Simon Bolivar adopted it in Peru’s coat of arms, but the cinchona tree is facing a battle for survival as vast swathes of forest are chopped down to…
Mega concert ‘Shekorer Sondhane’ turned Rangpur festive
The mega concert ‘Shekorer Sondhane’ literally turned the metropolitan city into a colourful festive place entertaining over one lakh people, especially youths, on Zila School ground here on Tuesday night.
Actress trigger India’s #MeToo movement
Tanushree Dutta, who walked out of the movie, went public with the allegations the same day, but was threatened with legal action by the Hindu group and felt so shamed by those questioning her story and by the way the…
Jaya Ahsan: I read ‘Debi’ as a child, and loved it
The team of the film “Debi” addressed all major news media outlets of Bangladesh through a lovely “meet the press” event, held on Mondayat the Dhaka Club, with Minister for Information Hasanul Haq Inu as chief guest.