With a view to archive the every minute incidents of the War of Liberation of Bangladesh in a single map, Priyo Limited has taken a move to build digital mapping platform “MuktiPin”.
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‘Titanic’ keeps that sinking feeling alive, 20 years on
Part saturnine elegy to doomed youth, part exaltation of the transcendent power of love, blockbuster disaster movie “Titanic” is delivering that sinking feeling to a whole new generation of fans.
America’s missing workers: matching jobs to the jobless
A few years ago, Derek Hobbs could not find a job. He had three strikes against him: his age, 55, a criminal record, and a drug addiction that kept him out of the formal workforce for more than 25 years.
America’s missing workers: matching jobs to the jobless
A few years ago, Derek Hobbs could not find a job. He had three strikes against him: his age, 55, a criminal record, and a drug addiction that kept him out of the formal workforce for more than 25 years.…
Juhi Chawla: Films are still hero-centric
Juhi Chawla feels there is a lot of pressure on the girls on-screen today, and wonders if wearing shorter dresses and aiming for a ‘size-zero’ frame is really an ‘expression of freedom’. The actress said a lot has changed for…
Bangladesh requires additional US$ 7b for environment by 2021
Bangladesh will require an additional US$ 7 billion to meet the targets of environmental development projects by 2021 under the government’s seventh Five-Year Plan, according to Bangladesh Country Investment Plan for Environment, Forestry and Climate Change.It reveals that the government…
Two astronauts, cosmonaut return from five-month ISS mission
Two astronauts, from the US and Italy, and a Russian cosmonaut on Thursday landed in Kazakhstan after almost five months on the International Space Station, footage from the Russian space agency showed. American Randy Bresnik, Paolo Nespoli of Italy and…
State minister inaugurated Bijoy Mela in Manikganj
State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Zahid Malek MP said that the government has implementing huge development projects to make the country a Middle income Nation. He said we have sufficient food, people were getting health service properly and…
ATM defends ‘Sense of Humor’ from Sani
Entertainment Desk Senior actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has defended Shahriar Nazim Joy’s popular celebrity roasting show ‘Sense of Humor’ after Dhallywood actor and producer Omar Sani criticized it for being disrespectful. Shamsuzzaman defended the show by appearing in one of its…
Actor-director Neeraj passes away
Bollywood actor, writer and filmmaker Neeraj Vora, in coma since a year, died at a Mumbai hospital in the wee hours of Thursday. He was 54.
ATN Bangla starts new award from this year
Culture Desk ATN Bangla is about to initiate a new award for media personalities from this year. The first award giving ceremony will be held on December 27 at the Noboratri Hall of Bashundhara International Convention Center.
Weeklong annual drama festival begins at DU
Culture Desk Dhaka University’s 12th annual drama festival began on December 12. Theatre and performance studies department of the university organised the festival. DU vice-chancellor professor Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the event while cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor attended the function as…
The vengeful sea devouring Albania’s coast
Asim Krasniqi watches anxiously as the Adriatic Sea creeps ever closer to his beach bar in Albania, a country faced with an alarming pace of coastal erosion.
US, EU and Japan up the pressure on China at WTO
The United States, European Union and Japan jointly rounded on China’s “market-distorting subsidies” at the World Trade Organization conference in Argentina Tuesday.
Google opens AI centre in China as competition heats up
Google announced Wednesday that it will open a new artificial intelligence research centre in Beijing, tapping China’s talent pool in the promising technology despite the US search giant’s exclusion from the country’s internet.
All set to celebrate Victory Day in Rangpur
The authorities concerned have completed necessary preparations to celebrate the Victory Day-2017 here on Saturday next through paying rich tributes to the martyred sons and daughters of the soil.
77 students of IU to get President Gold Medal Awards
A total of 77 students of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will get the President Gold Medal awards for their outstanding academic results.
SWBEC to boost southwest region’s output to $148b by 2050
With well-coordinated implementation of the proposed Southwest Bangladesh Economic Corridor (SWBEC), the total output for the country’s southwest region is estimated to reach $148 billion by 2050, about 3.3 times higher than the as usual estimation, says a new study…
IUTA election to be held tomorrow
The election of Islamic University Teachers’ Association (IUTA) will be held tomorrow.
British security agency finds flaw in Microsoft Windows system
The British National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has discovered a severe flaw that would affect Microsoft’s Windows system, including the latest Windows 10, an online report said Monday.
Nusraat Faria returns to anchoring
Entertainment Desk Popular film actor Nusraat Faria is known best for her big screen performances, but the movie star began her showbiz career as a TV presenter for the Rtv programme “Thik Bolechen Toh.” Faria went onto become a popular…
Leaders join France’s Macron to discuss climate cash crunch
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with world leaders on Tuesday, two years to the day since 195 nations adopted the climate-rescue Paris Agreement—this time to talk about money.
Priyanka receives Mother Teresa Memorial award
Actor Priyanka Chopra has been honoured with this year’s Mother Teresa Memorial award for social justice. Priyanka received the award for her contribution towards lending her support to social causes, such as her recent visit to Syria, where she met…
Govt to bring 460 upazilas under 100pc electrification by 2018
With a view to reaching electricity supply to every house of the country, the government is working relentlessly to bring 460 upazilas under 100 percent electrification by December 2018.
Two Korean Professors meet DU VC
A two member delegation of the Mechatronics Engineering Department of Kyungsung University, South Korea today paid a courtesy call on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Md Akhtaruzzaman at his office on the campus. The delegation members are Professor Jin-Woo Ahn…
Credit Wholesaling Programme of SME Foundation gets momentum
The ‘Credit Wholesaling Programme’ of the SME Foundation is getting momentum with significant rise in its credit recipients, according to SME Foundation official.
Hallyday returns to cherished Caribbean island for burial
The body of French rocker Johnny Hallyday was greeted by mournful fans late Sunday on the Caribbean island of St Barts, the paradise bolthole where the millionaire singer owned a cherished home and asked to be buried.
1 in 3 internet users worldwide is a child: UNICEF report
One in 3 internet users worldwide is a child while too little is done to protect them from the perils of the digital world and to increase their access to safe online content, UNICEF said in its annual flagship report…
Saudi Arabia lifts ban on public cinemas
Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted a decades-long ban on cinemas, part of a series of social reforms by thepowerful crown prince that are shaking up the ultra-conservative kingdom.
Man killed in Narayanganj fire
A security guard of United Commercial Bank Ltd was burnt to death and a firefighter injured in a devastated fire at Padmo City Plaza in Tanbazar area of the town early today.