Dhaka, Nov 23 – A five-day-long woodblock print workshop titled ‘Musicality in Wood’ began at Cosmos-Atelier71 Printmaking Studio in Dhaka’s Malibagh area on Friday.
Year: 2018
Create conditions for safe Rohingya return: UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has appealed to Myanmar to exert all efforts to create conditions for safe return of Rohingyas and address the root causes of the their displacement.
Bd shrimp farmers of Satkhira suffer for virus attack
A viral attack has devastated the shrimp enclosures in the district, leaving the sector in limbo as the farmers are counting huge losses due to the widespread death of shrimp and its falling price.
BIWTA godown catches fire in Narayanganj
A fire broke out in a godown of Bangladesh Inland Transport Authority (BIWTA) in Khanpur area in the city on Friday.
No legal bar to EVM use in Bd election: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Friday said there is no legal bar to the use of Electronic Voting Machine(EVM) in the 11th parliamentary elections and decision on the extent of EVM use will be taken within the…
EC, police ‘grand plan’ to suppress BNP, Oikya Front: Rizvi
BNP on Friday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) and police officials have made a ‘grand plan’ against BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront to suppress them during the upcoming national election.
Tigers suffer batting collapse in 2nd innings
CHATTRAGRAM,(BSS)- Despite being a comfortable position taking first innings lead, Bangladesh collapsed in the second innings as they finished the day with 55 for 5 against visiting West Indies in the first Test of the two-match series at Zahur Ahmed…
Pilot killed as BAF training aircraft crashes in Tangail
A training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) crashed at Rasulpur in Madhupur upazila on Friday afternoon, killing its lone pilot.
Ctg Test: Bangladesh lead by 133 runs against West Indies
Dhaka – Bangladesh suffered an early jolt losing 5 wickets for 55 in the 2nd innings on day-2 after dismissing West Indies for 246 in the first innings in the first Test of a two-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury…
Don’t miss the last chance and last test: Moudud
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday urged the leaders and activists of their party and alliances to get ready for a strong struggle on the election day to cast their votes under any circumstance.
Manifestos must tell steps to make developing country: CPD
The Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today underscored the need for keeping specific initiatives by the political parties in their election manifestos to make sustainable the infrastructural transformation of the country’s economy.
4 police officials promoted to DIG
Four senior police officers have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG).The Public Security Division of the Home Ministry issued a notification on Thursday in this regard.
Bd missions in Delhi, Islamabad observe Armed Forces Day
Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Wednesday observed the Armed Forces Day paying homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the martyrs of the War of Liberation in 1971.
BNP leader Milon arrested in Chattogram
A court here on Friday sent BNP leader and former state minister for education ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon to jail in three separate cases.
Expectations high for first global blue economy conference
In a matter of days the world’s blue economy actors and experts will converge in Nairobi, Kenya for the first ever global conference on sustainable blue economy.
ফিরহাদ হাকিম, স্বাধীনতা-উত্তর কলকাতার প্রথম মুসলমান মেয়র
কলকাতার নতুন মেয়র হিসাবে ফিরহাদ হাকিমের নাম ঘোষণা করেছেন পশ্চিমবঙ্গের মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা ব্যানার্জী। ববি হাকিম নামে বেশি পরিচিত এই নেতা আগে থেকেই রাজ্যের নগরোন্নয়ন এবং পৌর দপ্তরের মন্ত্রী ছিলেন। এর আগে মেয়র পদ থেকে ইস্তফা দেন শোভন চ্যাটার্জী। কিন্তু ব্যক্তিগত…
Four killed as gunmen try to storm China consulate in Karachi
Gunmen have killed at least four people in an attack on the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi. Gunshots were heard at about 09:30 local time (04:30 GMT) outside the consulate in the upmarket Clifton area. Police…
6 Bd RMG units lead fight workplace violence against women
Dhaka, November 22, 2018 – This year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November, coincides with a week in which business leaders and government officials met in Dhaka to discuss the launch of an exciting new…
IBBL strongest retail bank 2018 in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Nov 22 – The Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited achieved ‘The Strongest Retail Bank in Bangladesh 2018’ award conferred by UK-based financial intelligence house Cambridge IF Analytica.
Sonali Bank rescheduling of ASM Firoze’s loan stayed
Dhaka, Nov 22 – The High Court on Thursday stayed a Sonali Bank decision that rescheduled a loan of TK 27 crore in favour of AL leader and chief whip of 10th parliament ASM Firoz, who was elected from the…
HC order on BNP’s ‘fictitious cases’ writ Sunday
Dhaka, Nov 22 – The High Court on Thursday fixed next Sunday for delivering its order on a writ petition filed over ‘fictitious cases’ against activists of BNP and other political parties across the country, particularly in Dhaka.
Govt, EC to be sued if they try to use EVM: Oikya Front
Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikyafront on Thursday warned that their alliance will file a case against the government and the Election Commission (EC) if they try to use the electronic voting machine (EVM) in the upcoming national election without amending…
Abahani to lock horns with Bashundhara Kings in Fed Cup final Friday
Dhaka – Defending champions Dhaka Abahani Limited will play star-studded newcomers Bashundhara Kings in the final of Walton Federation Cup Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Friday with both the teams keeping their eyes on the title.
BNP leader Giasuddin Quader Chy lands in Ctg jail
BNP vice-chairman Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury, also the younger brother of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, was sent to jail in a case filed over allegedly threatening to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Oldest US military survivor of Pearl Harbor dies at age 106
Ray Chavez, the oldest U.S. military survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged the United States into World War II, died Wednesday. He was 106.
Oli turns to EC to stop arrest of opposition activists
President of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Oli Ahmed on Thursday sought the intervention of the Election Commission (EC) in stopping the arrest and harassment of opposition leaders and activists for the sake of a credible election.
Mominul hits his 8th century
Dhaka- Bangladeshi middle-order batsman Mominul Haque completed his eighth Test century during the first encounter of a two-match series against visiting West Indies at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday.
Competitive polls must for conducive business environment
Politics has become the biggest entrepreneurship of a section of businesspeople who have been availing themselves of different personal benefits from the government without facing any competition, said Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya.
Ctg Test: Bangladesh collapses after Mominul ton
Dhaka – Centurion Mominul Haque boosted Bangladesh’s first day’s score of 315/8* at stumps in the first innings against visiting West Indies in the first Test of a two-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here in Chattogram on Thursday.
High sewing fashion show Saturday by spouses of diplomats
When appeals are in plenty to save millions of underprivileged children across the world, the foreign friends of Bangladesh here have come forward with a unique idea to help those children by raising funds through hosting a fashion show to…