The cabinet on Monday approved the draft speech of President Abdul Hamid to be delivered at the inaugural session of the 11th Parliament, which will begin on January 30 next.
Year: 2019
Life is incomplete without filmmaking: Debjani Halder
For award-winning filmmaker and film historian Dr Debjani Halder, films are everything. Filmmaking is her passion and she says she feels incomplete without it. “Film is the highest medium of the communication,” she told UNB in an interview.
For a democratic European government
There is one issue which cannot be ignored by parties intending to take part in the forthcoming European election—the absence of a democratic European government. This is the main cause of the crisis in the European Union: a union of…
Kabul chokes on dirty air as temperatures plunge
Kabul residents have long run the gauntlet of suicide attacks and bombs. This winter, however, they face another deadly threat: air pollution.
Japanese tidying guru sparks joy with cluttered Americans
After experiencing homelessness in 2011, Sarah Eby found herself constantly collecting things so she would never again feel she had nothing to call her own.
Film adaptation workshop with American professional at EMK
Cultural Correspondent A workshop titled The Art and Craft of Adaptation has been one such attraction to brood on. It was conducted by Professor Alexis Krasilovsky from State University of California, USA.
Tahsaan, Apurba, Nisho together for the first time
Cultural Correspondent Three popular TV drama actors Tahsaan Khan, Apurba and Afran Nisho will be seen together for the first time in a narrative tale.
Warrant against Khaleda: Instigating religious issue case
Dhaka, Jan 20 – A Dhaka court on Sunday issued an arrest warrant against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, in a case filed for allegedly making false and instigative remarks on religious issues involving the ruling Awami League.
Bd anti-graft body demolishes four illegal brick kilns
Dhaka, Jan 20 – The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday demolished four illegal bricks kilns and freed 20 acres of farmland from the illegal occupants at Mujibnagar under Meherpur district.
RU Journalists Assoc gets new executive comimittee
Rajshahi, Jan 20 – A fifteen-member executive body of Rajshahi University Journalist Association has been formed with Suzon Ali of daily New Age as president and Saifullah Saif of NTV Online as general secretary respectively for the year of 2019-20.
ভিটামিন এ ক্যাপসুল: ২ কোটি ২০ লাখ শিশুর অনিশ্চয়তার চক্রান্ত
দেশের ২ কোটি ২০ লাখ শিশুকে অনিশ্চিত ভবিষ্যতের দিকে ঠেলে দিতে চক্রান্তকারীদের বিরুদ্ধে আইনী দ্রুত ব্যবস্থা নেয়ার দাবি জানিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের প্রচার ও প্রকাশনা সম্পাদক মাওলানা আহমদ আবদুল কাইয়ূম।
BB moves to file case against cyber heist in US court
Dhaka, June 2- – Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said Bangladesh Bank (BB) is taking all sorts of preparations to file a case with a New York court by the end of January to recover the whole money heisted…
Gulshan attack accused Ripon placed under police remand
Dhaka, Jan 20 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka court on Sunday placed Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) member Md Mammunur Rashid, an accused in Gulshan Holey Artisan Bakery café attack case, on a five-day remand.
UN sexual abuse report shifts focus
A survey of sexual harassment at the United Nations has uncomfortably shifted the focus to some of the senior UN officials who have either escaped censure – or punishment– despite a rash of charges against them, including abuse and misconduct.
Bd anti-graft body demolishes four illegal brick kilns
The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday demolished four illegal bricks kilns and freed 20 acres of farmer lands from the illegal occupants at Mujibnagar under Meherpur district.
Elections are never cent percent perfect: Quader tells UN
The ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said there is no instance in the world where general elections were hundred percent fair and perfect.
2nd phase Dhaka-leg matches of BPL begins Monday
Dhaka- The 2nd phase Dhaka-leg matches of the 6th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket begins on Monday (Jan 21) at the home of Bangladesh Cricket-Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Former champions Comilla Victorians will play lowly Rajshahi Kings at…
1st Div Hockey: Dilkusha SC, PWD SC register win
Dhaka – Dilkusha Sporting Club and Public Works Department (PWD) Sporting Club made a good start in the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis First Division Hockey League winning their respective opening matches at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium here on Sunday.
BPL Football: Dhaka Mohammedan earn 2-1 victory over Team BJMC
Dhaka – A stoppage-time goal by Nigerian booter Nkwocha Kingsley enabled Dhaka Mohammedan SC to get off to a good start in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Team BJMC by 2-1 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here…
England U-19 Team in Cox’s Bazar for Bangladesh series
Dhaka – The England Under-19 Cricket team arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday noon on a month-long tour to Bangladesh to play one Youth T20I and three-match Youth ODI series against the Bangladesh Under -19 team in Cox’s Bazar.
5 DU students get Ataus Samad Trust scholarships
A total of five meritorious students of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Dhaka University (DU) on Sunday received Ataus Samad Trust scholarships for their excellent academic results in BSS examinations of 2018.
Ershad off to Singapore for medical treatment
Jatiya Party Chairman and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament HM Ershad left here for Singapore on Sunday for medical checkup.
Tragic end of parents, daughter 6 as Natore Truck hits bike
Three members of a family were killed when a truck rammed a motorbike at Bashbaria in Bagatipara upazila on Sunday.
Free country from corruption, drug abuse, militancy: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the Home Ministry to work with greater attention to root out drug abuse, terrorism, militancy and corruption from the country as that is the necessity of time.
Ruling party men reckless with ‘diabolic joy’: BNP
Strongly condemning the gang-rape of a woman ‘by Jubo League men’ in Noakhali, BNP on Sunday alleged that the activists of ruling Awami League have turned reckless with ‘diabolic joy’ after their ‘false victory’ in the 11th parliamentary election through…
Keep coaching centres closed from Jan 27 to Feb 27: Minister
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Sunday said the coaching centers across the country will remain closed from January 27 to February 27 to facilitate the fair holding of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations without the incidents of any…
Davos, inequality & the climate emergency
Four of the top five most impactful threats in this year’s World Economic Forum´s Global Risks report are related to climate change. The report warns that we are “sleepwalking to disaster” . But that is not true.
Indian agency attaches Zakir Naik’s $23m assets
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 16.4 crore (US 23 million) in two Indian cities belonging to Islamic preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik who has been accused of inciting youth to take up terror activities.
Mexican pipeline explosion kills 73, leaves nightmare of ash
Gerardo Perez returned Saturday to the scorched field in central Mexico where he’d seen an illegal pipeline tap burst into flames to see if he could recognize missing friends. He couldn’t. Only a handful of the remains still had skin.…
Gulshan café attack accused ‘militant’ held
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a charge-sheeted accused of the case filed over Gulshan Holey Artisan Bakery attack from Gazipur on Saturday night.