Entertainment Desk Busan Film Festival to screen ‘Sincerely Yours, Dhaka’ Intekhab Dinar in a scene of film anthology ‘Sincerely Yours, Dhaka’.
Year: 2018
Iran, Russia and Turkey meet to discuss Idlib’s fate
The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey are holding a key summit in Tehran that could decide the fate of Syria’s last major rebel stronghold. There are fears of a humanitarian disaster if, as expected, a large-scale battle breaks out…
উত্তর কোরিয়ান হ্যাকারই কি বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকে সাইবার ডাকাতির নেপথ্যে
বিশ্ব জুড়ে অনেক কটি সাইবার হামলার পেছনে ছিল উত্তর কোরিয়ার যে হ্যাকার, সেই একই ব্যক্তিই কি বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের আট কোটি ডলারের বেশি অর্থ লুটের নেপথ্যে? যুক্তরাষ্ট্র বৃহস্পতিবার আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে এই উত্তর কোরিয় হ্যাকারের বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগ গঠন করেছে। একই সঙ্গে তার বিরুদ্ধে…
Canal water irrigation contributes transplanted Aman paddy in Barind
Canal water irrigation has been contributing transplanted Aman paddy in the high Barind tract Gausul Islam, 50, a farmer of Paharpur village under Godgari Upazila of the district, said during the rainless condition, the farmers transplanted paddy and subsequently protected it…
Government awards Ananta Jalil ‘CIP’ status once again
Entertainment Desk Minister of Commerce Tofail Ahmed presented the CIP 2015 awards in 19 categories at a crest-giving ceremony at the Radisson hotel in Dhaka on Monday.
‘Mission: Impossible’ composer to get honorary Oscar
Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin, best known for his “Mission: Impossible” theme song, is to receive an honorary Oscar along with actress Cicely Tyson and publicist Marvin Levy, the Academy said Wednesday.
Netflix opens Toronto film festival
The Toronto International Film Festival launched on Thursday with a Netflix production — the first time any major movie showcase has opened on a release not intended for theaters.
“In two years, Duterte has crushed all progress we’ve made”
“Isn’t it cool? I get some hostile looks when I walk around in it, but other people come up asking where they can buy one,” Josua Matas says of his T-shirt, which reads “Resist dictatorship”. He is the Secretary General…
Hasina blasts Khaleda for court boycott remark
She welcomes move by Dr Kamal, B Chy to form an alliance Dhaka, Sept 6– Pointing at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina questioned on Thursday how a citizen of the country can make an audacious remark that…
Free, sustainable school lunch for all, Alice Waters pledge
From Danielle NierenbergGreetings from Iowa! This weekend, I’m at Niman Ranch’s 20th Annual Hog Farmer Appreciation Dinner. I’ll have the honour of celebrating the work of amazing farmers like Paul Willis, Rancher and Farmer at Niman Ranch Pork Company. I’ll…
Vanuatu bans single-use plastics, why not other countries!
By Ralph Regenvanu Port Vila (IPS) – Cradled in the South Pacific, my home country Vanuatu is made mostly of the ocean. The Pacific covers 98 percent of the national jurisdiction. Here, some 280,000 Ni-Vanuatu like myself live simply off…
IBBL-State Bank of India view exchange meeting held
Dhaka, Sept 6 – A view exchange meeting was held between Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and State Bank of India on 5 September 2018 at Islami Bank Tower.
Passengers’ Welfare Society leader held on extortion charge
Dhaka, Sept 6 – The secretary general of Jatri Kalyan Samity, a welfare body for public transport passengers was arrested on charges of extortion, yesterday.
Dhaka police charge sheet sux people for 2 college-student deaths
Dhaka, Sept 6 – The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) submitted a charge sheet before a Dhaka court yesterday, accusing six people over the death of two college students in a deadly road crash in the capital’s…
Finance Minister should not have spoken on polls date: CEC
Dhaka, Sept 6 – Brushing aside the remarks of finance minister AMA Muhith on the probable date of holding the parliamentary polls, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Thursday said the minister should not have told it.
Int’l Confce on Bio-chemistry Research held at RU
Rajshahi, Sept 6 – An International Conference on “Research of Biochemistry in Sustainable development and Prosperous life” held at Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday. Organized by the Biochemistry and Molecular department of the university the conference was held at the Senate building…
No hurry for new collective goal on finance, say Industrial nations
Bangkok, 6 September (TWN) – Developed countries are refusing to determine a process for setting a new collective quantified goal on finance under the Paris Agreement (PA), claiming that it was too early in the process to deal with this.…
Syria: A false flag operation thwarted?
By Chandra Muzaffar An organised expose by the Syrian and Russian governments over a 3 day period starting 27th August may have thwarted a British backed plan to stage a “false flag” chemical weapons attack in Idlib province that would…
How agroecology can ensure dietary diversity, high nutrition
Around the world, there is a major shift in dietary patterns underway towards uniformity. This ‘global dietary transition’ phenomenon is historically unprecedented and is occurring fastest in the urban areas of developing countries. About 3 billion people currently have low-quality…
Pizza Hut pledges antibiotic-free chicken in US by 2022
Thanks to competition, Pizza Hut announced in June its commitment to serve chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicines in the US by 2022.
National unity without AL funny: Obaidul
Claiming Awami League as the largest party of the country, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said that the move to form national unity without AL is funny.
Climate action can add $26 trillion to world economy: study
Ambitious action on climate change could contribute an extra $26 trillion to the world economy by 2030, international experts said on Wednesday, urging nations and businesses to step up their engagement.
Wisconsin, Florida earn preliminary Miss America
Contestants from Florida and Wisconsin scored the first preliminary wins in the post-swimsuit era of the Miss America pageant Wednesday night, and proclaimed a new day had arrived for a piece of Americana that’s trying to reboot itself in a…
Literacy rate now 72.9 pc, says BD Govt Minister
Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman on Thursday said now the literacy rate in the country is 72.9 percent which was 72.3 last year.
Caning of 2 women doesn’t reflect Islamic justice: Mahathir
The Malaysian Cabinet thinks the caning of the two women convicted of lesbian sex in Terengganu gives a bad impression of Islam, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Unilever becomes Bangladesh cricket team sponsor
A prominent consumer goods multinational company Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) has become the new sponsor of the national cricket team for a period up to January 2020.
India’s top court decriminalises homosexual acts
India’s top court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era law that made homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a landmark victory for gay rights in the world’s largest democracy.
PM urges all to check electricity wastage
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all to exercise austerity in electricity consumption as they may not get it at such a lower rate in the future.
Half of world’s teens have peer violence in, around school: Unicef
In Bangladesh, 35 per cent students aged 13 to 15 years reported being bullied one or more days in the past 30 days and/or involved in a physical fight at least once in 2014, reports Unicef.
Bangladesh now a ‘repressive state’: BNP
Claiming that its 1,500 leaders and activists were arrested and 80,000 unidentified people were made accused across the country in 12,000 cases over the last two weeks, BNP on Thursday said Bangladesh has now become a ‘repressive state’.