Culture Desk Editing of the second film ‘Gondi’ by Fakhrul Arefin Khan, the maker of ‘Bhuban Majhii’, is underway.
Category: Bangladesh
ACC prosecutes 7 for embezzling Tk 9.15cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed a case against four doctors and three businessmen over the embezzlement of Tk 9.15 crore from Chittagong 250-Bed General Hospital.
Fauzia Khan’s two documentaries screened at Goethe Institute
DHAKA, NOVEMBER 25, 2019 – Two documentary films of independent documentary filmmaker, film editor and educator Fauzia Khan were screened at Goethe-Institut Bangladesh on Sunday.
Dhaka again ranks very unhealthy worst Air Quality Index
Dhaka, Nov 25 – Bangladesh’s capital city was ranked the very unhealthy worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning.
Bangla Bond attracts interests of overseas investors
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Overseas investors have shown interest in ‘Bangla Bond, the first-ever Bangladeshi Taka-denominated bond listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on November 11.
Music legend Mobarak Hossain Khan passes away
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Renowned Bangladeshi musicologist, classical musician and writer Mobarak Hossain Khan (81) breathed his last on Sunday at his residence in West Rampura in the capital. Reenat Fauzia, educationist and daughter of the Swadhinota Padak- winning classical…
BNP renews call for mass movement to free Khaleda
Dhaka, Nov. 24 – Criticising the government for its ‘failure’ to control the soaring prices of essential items and take action against unscrupulous business syndicates, BNP senior leaders on Sunday declared to wage a mass movement to ensure its fall…
2nd IDLC Theatre Festival cocludes at Shilpakala Academy
Dhaka, Nov 24 – The second edition of IDLC Theatre Festival, a five-day special initiative of IDLC Finance Limited, concluded on Saturday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).
Over 50 injured in Chandpur orphanage floor collapse
Chandpur, Nov 24 – Around 50 students and a teacher were injured as the dilapidated floor of an orphanage caved in along with them in Matlab Uttar Upazila on Saturday night.
BD Supreme Court asks GP: Pay Tk 2000 crore to BTRC in 3 months
Dhaka, Nov 24 – The BD Supreme Court on Sunday asked mobile phone operator Grameenphone to pay within three months Tk 2,000 crore of the Tk 12,579.95 crore dues as claimed by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
2 dead, 20 hurt in Manikganj bus-truck collision
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Two people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Pukhuria in Ghior Upazila early Sunday.
Teacher held for allegedly raping schoolgirl in Chittagong
Chittagong, Nov 24 – Police have arrested a teacher in Sitakunda Upazila for allegedly raping a schoolgirl. The arrestee is Mohammad Tareque, a teacher of Sitakunda Girls’ High School and son of Zahir Ahmed of Muradpur union in the Upazila.
15 alleged militants arrested in Chittagong
Chittagong, Nov 24 – A total of fifteen militants were arrested as police conducted a combing operation in the city here on Saturday.
Dhaka again ranks 2nd worst in Air Quality Index
Dhaka, Nov 24 – The capital city of Dhaka has ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI). Dhaka had a score of 258 at 9am on Sunday, indicating that the air quality was very unhealthy.
Refused permission, BNP’s rally in city reset for Sunday
Dhaka, Nov 23 – Refused permission, BNP has decided to hold its rally in the capital on Sunday instead of today demanding the release of its ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
Girl ‘gang-raped’ in Pirojpur; 2 held
Pirojpur, Nov 23 – An 18-year-old girl has allegedly been gang-raped at Kalakhali of Sadar Upazila of Pirojpur here.
96 Cox’s Bazar robbers surrender; lay down arms
Cox’s Bazar, Nov 23 – A total of 96 robbers and arms traders laid down their arms on Saturday in Maheshkhali Upazila aiming to return to normal life.
PM opens Jubo League’s 7th national congress
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 7th national congress of the Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, the youth front of Bangladesh Awami League, in the city on Saturday morning.
Music exec reports ‘death threats’ amid feud with Taylor Swift
Music industry mogul Scooter Braun said Friday his dispute with megastar Taylor Swift over her music catalogue has left his family receiving “death threats.”
Ban seeks political solution to Rohingya crisis
Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon on Saturday called for political solution to the Rohingya crisis allowing them to return to their places of origin in Rakhine state “freely and safely”.
1st in vitro Puerto Rico crested toad gives scientists hope
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov 23, 2019 (AP/UNB) – A critically endangered Puerto Rican toad was for the first time born via in vitro fertilization as U.S. scientists attempt to save it from extinction, officials announced Friday.
Dhaka residents in world’s worst Quality Air face climate emergency
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Bangladesh’s capital city was ranked the worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday morning. This is for the fifth day in a week that the city has ranked worst in the world. On only one…
BNP wants govt to quit as ‘life becomes unbearable’ under it
Dhaka, Nov 22 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said that the people want the present government to quit power immediately as what he said their lives have become unbearable due to price hike of essential commodities.
UN adopts resolution on natural fibres including jute
Bangladesh’s resolution entitled “Natural Plant Fibres and Sustainable Development” has been adopted by consensus in the plenary of the second committee of the 74th session of the UNGA. The resolution was tabled in September 2019 in this committee and adopted…
2 college students die after ‘taking liquor’ in Sirajganj
Two college students died on Friday and eight more fell sick a day after reportedly drinking spurious alcohol in Biara area of Kazipur upazila. The deceased were identified as Saddam Hossain, 21, son of Tozam Hossain, and Russel, 22, son…
Man killed for protesting daughter’s harassment
Benapole, Jessore, Nov 22 – A man was killed on Friday allegedly by a stalker for protesting against his daughter’s harassment in Upashahar Para area of Jessore city.
Bus minibus collision leaves 10 killed in Munshiganj
Police blamed reckless driving for the fatal accident in Sreenagar upazila on Friday which has so far claimed ten lives. The victims are – Abdur Rashid, 60, Liza, 22, her daughter Tabassum, 4, Ranu Akhter, 24, her son Tahsin, 3,…
West Bengal keen to import bicycles from Bangladesh: Mamata
Dhaka, Nov 22 – Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee at a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday showed interest to import bicycles from Bangladesh.
‘Awami businessmen’ controlling marekts: BNP
Dhaka, Nev 22 – BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday alleged the current price hike of essential items like onion and salt as the reflection of Awami economy where the ruling party-backed businesspeople are controlling markets.
College student dies in Chandpur while collecting admit card
Dhaka, Nov 22- A college student died while collecting an admit card from his college for the terminal examination on Thursday.