Ashley Sumrall was an early career brain oncologist when she got a case that would stay with her for the rest of her career. Losing a patient is far from rare in her field: 90 percent of the people she…
Month: June 2019
Faria, Bappy to star in ‘Dhaka 2040’
Entertainment Desk Popular actors Nusraat Faria and Bappy will team up for film-maker Dipankar Dipon’s upcoming film, “Dhaka 2040.” The working title of the film is “Dhaka-2040” but it might be subject to change, according to a source. Nusraat and…
Poets in Bangladesh celebrate World Festival of Poetry denouncing war
Culture Desk With a strong anti-war message poets across the globe celebrated a unique ‘World Festival of Poetry’ (WFP) on June 21 and 22. Renowned and budding poets in Dhaka joined hands with the world poetic fraternity in as many…
Monsoon poetry festival enthralls Rangpur audience
The Monsoon Poem Festival-2019 enthralled a huge audience at Shilpakala Academy auditorium in the city on Saturday night. ‘The Anjolika Sahittya Potra’, a local weekly literary magazine, organised the festival participated by writers, poets and lyricists belonging to different generations,…
Opposition win in Istanbul a blow to Turkey’s Erdogan
Istanbul, Jun 24 (AP/UNB) — The opposition candidate for mayor of Istanbul celebrated a landmark win Sunday in a closely watched repeat election that ended weeks of political tension and broke the long hold President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party had…
Michael Jackson’s popularity endures, even after new scandal
Los Angeles, Jun 23 (AP/UNB) — Michael Jackson’s depiction as a child molester in the HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland” earlier this year, but the negative publicity hasn’t greatly diminished the King of Pop’s image. As Tuesday’s 10th anniversary of Jackson’s…
Pakistan stay in semis hunt, crushing S Africa
London, Jun 23 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan clung to slim hopes of making the semifinals and ended South Africa’s chances in a 49-run thumping victory at Lord’s. After losing narrowly to New Zealand on Wednesday, South Africa appeared ready to trudge…
By-election to BNP’s Fakhrul-vacated Bogra-6 seat Monday
Bogura, June 23 (UNB) – The by-election to Bogura-6 constituency will be held on Monday. Voting will begin at 9am and continue till 5pm without any break. Meanwhile, the Election Commission has completed all the preparations to smoothly hold the…
BD Minorities demand equal per capital allocation in budget
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB)- Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad, an umbrella platform for the country’s religious minorities, on Sunday urged the government to allocate the budget equally on a per capita basis between both the majority and minority groups…
Ending colonial injustice: Chagos Islands back to natives
By Dr Jaspal Kaur Sadhu Singh The correction of this injustice has been achieved through a long drawn fight, somewhat of a David and Goliath contest. The outcome, culminating in a spectacular opinion and vote, has a number of consequences…
BNP wants action against top loan defaulters
Dhaka, Jun 23 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday said their party is waiting to see what action the government takes against those top loan defaulters whose names were unveiled in parliament. “The names of 300…
Moulvibazar train crash kills 4, injures over 200
Moulvibazar, June 24 (UNB) – An intercity train derailed at Baramchal in Kulaura upazila on Sunday night, killing at least four passengers and injuring over 200 others. Yardous Hasan, officer-in-charge of Kulaura Police Station, said six bogies of Dhaka-bound ‘Upaban…
Guterres for world youth to keep leading climate response
Lisbon, June 23 – Older generations have “failed to respond properly” to the climate emergency said the UN chief on Sunday, while the young are “stepping up to the challenge” and taking the lead to slow the destructive pace of…
AFD celebrates ‘Fête de la Musique 2019’
Alliance Française, Dhaka celebrated ‘Fête de la Musique 2019’ with a series musical performances in its La Galerie on Friday, 21 June 2019. Aiming to integrate through the universal language of melody and rhythm, the Fête de la musique inspires…
পলাশী বিপর্যয় থেকে শিক্ষা না পাওয়া বিপদজনক হতে পারে -মুসলিম লীগ
২৩ জুন – বাংলার শেষ স্বাধীন নবাব সিরাজ-উ-দ্দৌলা তার প্রধান সেনাপতি মীর জাফর ও তার সহযোগীদের বিশ্বাসঘাতকতায় ১৭৫৭ সালের ২৩ জুন পলাশীর যুদ্ধে ইংরেজদের নিকট পরাজিত হয়েছিলেন। নিজ জন্মভূমি ও জাতির সাথে মীর জাফরদের এই মোনাফেকি দুইশত বছর দেশের স্বাধীনতা…
When your AI assistant misbehaves: Mozilla Foundation
Whether it’s turning off the lights, looking up a fact online, or asking for directions, more and more of us are incorporating digital assistants into our lives. A recent Amazon Alexa commercial depicts a heartwarming story with a family’s interactions…
BNP student wing JCD national council July 15 to from committee
Dhaka, June 23- The national council of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of the opposition BNP, will be held on July 15 to form the new central committee of the organization through election. Leader of the search committee…
World Environment Day Observed at BAU
Mymensingh, June 23 – The Environmental science department of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) observed the world environment Day on Monday with amid much enthusiasm and festivity on the campus. This year’s theme of the day is: Connecting People to the…
Banani highrise fire case, Rupayan Group chairman secures bail
Dhaka, June 23 – Liakat Ali Khan alias Mukul, chairman of Rupayan Group, yesterday secured bail in a case filed over the deadly fire that ripped through 22-storey FR Tower in the city’s Banani area on March 28. Magistrate Sadbir…
A case for 5-day school week
Teaching is more than a ‘job’: no one should teach who is not passionate about teaching When you weigh it all up, the five-and-a-half-day school week just isn’t worth the trouble and inconvenience Why are heavy children’s schoolbooks not produced…
125 including 87 DU students charged for question paper leakage
Dhaka, June 23 – The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police yesterday pressed charges against 125 people including 87 students of Dhaka University (DU) in a case filed over their alleged involvement in question paper leak. Of the accused, 47…
Budget to disparately increase living cost of low-income people
Dhaka, June 23 – Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Sunday said the proposed measures in the budget for 2019-20 fiscal year(FY) are likely to disproportionately increase the cost of living for low- and medium- income groups compared to the…
Integrity not practiced properly for lack of will: TIB
Dhaka, June 23 – Exercise of integrity is not done properly due to lack of political willingness which creates obstacles to prevent corruption, the establishment of good governance and accountability. Despite hiking allowances and salaries of the public servants—but corruption…
BOA observed Olympic Day Run on Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) arranged Olympic Day Run’ 2019 in the capital and as well as 64 district headquarters of the country on Sunday as part of global program of the founding anniversary of International Olympic Committee (IOC).…
BD to play Afghanistan Monday to keep semifinal hope alive
Dhaka -To Keep their semi-final dream alive in a tough situation in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh badly needs a win against Afghanistan on Monday at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. To stay in the last four battle,…
GM Ziaur Rahman beat Indian GM Abhijeet Gupta
Dhaka – Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur Rahman (rating 2461) beat his upper ranked Indian Grand Master Abhijeet Gupta (rating 2606) in the 8th round match of the Goa International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament held in Goa on Sunday. GM Zia…
Apple warns Trump that more China tariffs will help rivals
Dhaka, Jun 23 (UNB) – Apple has joined a growing chorus of firms urging the Trump administration to drop a plan for more US tariffs on Chinese goods, reports the BBC. The US has said it may impose duties on…
Syrian potter strives to keep craft alive amid war
Syria, June 23 (Xinhua/UNB) — After the war in the Syrian northern city of Aleppo broke out, Zakaraia Qarkoush, carrying his pottery craft, escaped to the central city of Homs. Ahead of the war, there were 13 pottery factories in…
Anti-tobacco groups for specific tax on tobacco products
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB) – Leaders of different anti-tobacco organisations on Sunday urged the government to impose specific tax on tobacco products and withdraw all the facilities given to tobacco companies in the national budget considering public health. They came…
Saudi airline changes flight routes to avoid Iran’s airspace
Riyadh, Jun 23 (AP/UNB) — Saudi Arabia’s state airline Saudia says it is rerouting flight paths to some Asian destinations in order to avoid Iranian airspace amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf. The statement Saturday evening follows the U.S.…