Dhaka, Dec 23 – The government has formed a committee to formulate policy to regulate content promotion and advertisement on social media platforms and over-the-top (OTT) media services.
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Playwright Mannan Hira dies
Dhaka, Dec 23 – Dramatist, playwright and former president of Bangladesh Pothnatok Parishad Mannan Hira has passed away.
Unique English Language Club launched in a village
The key to learning English is to practice what you’ve learned, however small – Sir Frank Peters By our correspondent, Ashikur Rahman An innovative and unique English language club has been launched in a village near Gazipur to help its…
IBBL organizes webinar on Shari`ah Compliance
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a webinar titled ‘Compliance of Shari`ah in Banking Sector’ recently. Professor Md. Nazmul Hassan, PhD, Chairman of the bank addressed the program as chief guest.
Taka 18.82 bn for water supply in 98 arsenic-hit Upazilas
Dhaka, Dec 22 – A Tk 1,882.59-crore project for the improvement of water supply and sanitation in arsenic and iron-hit 98 Upazilas of 30 districts was cleared by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday along…
1,480 homeless families get low-cost housing in Faridpur
The government’s allocation of low-cost houses to some 1,480 homeless families of Faridpur under the Asrayan-2 project, as promised by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to mark the Mujib Centennial, has brought smiles all around, among those who usually have very…
Mercury dips to 7.1 Degrees C: Mild cold wave to continue
Dhaka, Dec 22 – A mild cold wave sweeping over the regions of Gopalgonj, Cumilla, Tetulia, Rajarhat, Chuadanga of Bangladesh may continue, the Met Office said Tuesday. Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
Zafrullah, among 5 sued over ‘negligence in treatment’ at GK
Dhaka, Dec 22 – A case has been filed against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury and 4 others on the charge of negligence in providing treatment to a pregnant woman who recently died at the hospital.
Teen stalker held for abduction, rape of Comilla schoolgirl
Comilla, Dec 22 – A Cumilla court on Tuesday sent a teenager to prison for allegedly raping a schoolgirl after kidnapping her in Brahmanpara Upazila of the district.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 17 deaths, 1318 new cases
Dhaka, Dec 22 – Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,329 until early Tuesday with 17 more deaths in the 24 hours ending on Tuesday morning. The health authorities also reported 1,318 new Covid-19 cases during the period, taking the country’s…
Bangladesh moves 2 notches up in Human Dev Index
Dhaka, Dec 21 – Bangladesh has moved up two notches in the traditional Human Development Index (HDI) to 133 compared to last year, says a new report on Monday.
AL-backed panel wins DU Teachers Aassoc polls uncontested
Dhaka, Dec 21 – Awami League-backed teachers under “Blue Panel” have won the Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) polls without contest as no other panel submitted nomination forms by the stipulated time.
Cancer-stricken Abdul Kader tests positive for COVID-19
Dhaka, Dec 21 – Abdul Kader, a popular television actor who has recently been diagnosed with stage IV cancer, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
BNP to stage nationwide demo Dec 30 to mark 1918 JS polls
Dhaka, Dec 21 – BNP will stage demonstrations across the country on December 30, marking the second anniversary of the 11th parliamentary election. BNP standing committee members at a virtual meeting on Saturday worked out the programme to register the…
Bangladesh adopts Agri Good Practices Policy for safe food
Dhaka, Dec 21 – The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Bangladesh Agricultural Good Practices Policy, 2020 in order to ensure safe and quality agricultural products by applying good practices in the entire production-to-consumption chain.
RU to take honours, master’s final exams from Jan 2
Rajshahi Dec 21 — The Rajshahi University authority has decided to take honours and master’s final exams from January 02. Exams will be held offline but the dormitories will remain closed.
IBBL Board of Directors meeting held
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on Sunday, 20 December 2020 through a virtual platform.
Berlin film festival postponed to later in 2021 due to virus
Berlin, AP/UNB, Dec 20 – The annual Berlin International Film Festival is being put off this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and split into two parts later in 2021, organizers said Friday.
BNP slams killings along Bangladesh-India border
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Slamming two ministers for defending widespread border killings by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF), BNP on Sunday alleged that the Bangladesh-India border area has turned into a “horrific killing ground in South Asia”.
BNP drafted statement of 42 eminent citizens on EC
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday claimed that the draft of a statement issued by 42 eminent citizens regarding the Election Commission (EC) was prepared by the BNP.
DU VP Nur sued over ‘sedition, defamation’
A case has been filed against Nurul Haque Nur, former vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu), on charges of sedition, defamation, and provoking riots.
Afghanistan: 19 Years of War
By Maya Evans The NATO & US backed war on Afghanistan was launched 7th October 2001, just a month after 9/11, in what most thought would be a lightning war and a stepping stone onto the real focus, the Middle…
RU student found dead by hanging at home
Rajshahi – A student of Rajshahi University Anthropology department 2nd year, named Debjyoti Bosak Partho on early Saturday was found hanging by the neck in his house in Patuakhali.
অনভিপ্রেত মন্তব্য দেশের সাম্প্রদায়িক সম্প্রীতির ক্ষতি করবে
গত ১৬ই ডিসেম্বর বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও ভারতের প্রধানমন্ত্রীর অনলাইন আলোচনায় বাংলাদেশে মৌলবাদের উত্থানে দিল্লী উদ্বিগ্ন বলে ভারতের প্রধানমন্ত্রী শ্রী নরেন্দ্র মোদী যে মন্তব্য করেছেন তার নিন্দা জানিয়েছে বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ নেতৃবৃন্দ। মুসলিম সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠ অসাম্প্রদায়িক বাংলাদেশের সাম্প্রদায়িক সম্প্রীতিকে শ্রী নরেন্দ্র মোদীর…
BNP leader Hafizuddin slams show-cause notice
Dhaka, Dec 19 – Terming untrue the allegations that mentioned in the show-cause notice served on him, BNP Vice-chairman Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed on Saturday said he felt insulted as the party senior joint secretary general issued it in an…
Gonoforum united council soon as feuds resolved: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Dec 19 – Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said their party is going to hold a council unitedly as its internal feuds have already been removed. “There’s no problem in our party any. We all are now…
Covid-19: 25 deaths, 1267 new infections in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dec 19 – Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,242 until early Saturday with 25 more deaths in 24 hours. The death rate stood at 1.45%, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
Bagha Jatin sculpture damage: Jubo League man among 3 held
Kushtia, Dec 19 – Police on Friday arrested a local Jubo League leader and two others for defacing the sculpture of anti-British revolutionary leader Bagha Jatin in Kushtia’s Kumarkhali.
সাম্প্রদায়িক অপশক্তিকে কঠোরভাবে দমন করা হবে -তথ্যমন্ত্রী
ঢাকা, ১৮ ডিসেম্বর – ‘সাম্প্রদায়িক অপশক্তিকে কোনোভাবেই ছোবল মারার সুযোগ দেয়া যাবে না এবং একে কঠোরভাবে দমন করা হবে’ বলেছেন আওয়ামী লীগের যুগ্ম সাধারণ সম্পাদক এবং তথ্যমন্ত্রী ড. হাছান মাহ্মুদ। মন্ত্রী আজ রাজধানীর ঢাকেশ্বরী মন্দিরে মুক্তিযুদ্ধের অন্যতম প্রয়াত সেক্টর কমান্ডার…
Kashmir’s New Land Laws Could Impact Biodiversity
By Peerzada Ummer SRINAGAR, India, Dec 17 2020 (IPS) – Walking in the middle of fields of delicately-scented purple saffron crocus flowers, 36-year-old Mubeen Yasin, a saffron farmer from the southern region of Indian Kashmir, is not optimistic that in…