By Irina Bokova Paris, May 1 (IPS) – Would you trust your news from any source? How are we able to ensure that ‘fake’(d) news does not overtake the flow of information? Journalism plays a vital role for society, bringing…
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Repression 2.0: An updated global censorship
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, May 2 (IPS) – Censorship tactics have become more complex, posing new challenges for journalists and non-journalists alike, a new report finds.
“Cybercrime Investigation Body of Knowledge”
Hong Kong, China – Media OutReach – April 25 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced the release of the first edition Cybercrime Investigation Body of Knowledge (CIBOK) book by the…
SOPA 2017 Journalism Awards attract record over 750 entries
Hong Kong, China – Media OutReach – April 18, 2017 – The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), a Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organization, today announced that it has received more than 750 entries in English and Chinese for the SOPA…
Qawmi degree recognition BD govt’s timely decision
Masum Billah The government of a country means the guardian of all sections of people of that country. Hence, it is to take some decisions to satisfy the needs of all sections which may not please some sections. Still government…
Workshop on scholarship opportunities held at RU
Rajshahi – A Workshop on IELTS and Scholarship opportunities organised by Suhrawardy Hall English Speaking Forum (SHESF), an English speaking forum of the hall held at Rajshahi University (RU) on Tuesday.
Int’l confe on Nano-electrochemistry begins at RU
Rajshahi – A two-day long international conference styled ‘Material Science and Nano-electrochemistry’ began at Rajshahi University (RU) on Friday.
Character as currency
Sudhirendar Sharma One can feign ignorance but being consumers of industrialized products we are but an integral part of the destructive resource extraction that is anything but organized violence… Only after living without money for three years and having established…
‘Library services and digital database Workshop’ held at JU
Savar, Dhaka – A day-long workshop on ‘Library Services and Digital Database Management’, organized by ‘Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)’ held on March 25 at JU Senate hall here on the campus.
JU launches integrated library system ‘Koha’
Anas Uddin Ovi Dhaka – Koha, the worldwide Open Source Integrated Library System (ILS), was launched at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on March 25.
Question leakage and teachers
Masum Billah For the last several years the problem of leaking questions of public examinations of all levels has cropped up and the government has denied terming it a baseless claim which is tantamount to encouraging the perpetrators to continue…
Spending on education biggest investment: PM
Dhaka, Mar 22 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said spending on education sector is the biggest investment to build the nation and attain the capability to have a place in this competitive world.
History as a moving procession
Sudhirendar Sharma Chandni Chowk may have been subsumed under the great metropolis of the modern capital city but it has held onto its charm.
BBC Academy launches journalism resource in Bangla
The BBC Academy has launched a free resource dedicated to journalism and language use in Bangla. The mobile-first design of the BBC Academy Bangla site (in its first iteration) focuses on BBC’s core journalistic practice including editorial values, use of…
South Asia Poverty Report 2016 Launched in Colombo
South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) has launched its fifth triennial Poverty Report in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10 March, 2017 at the Women’s Education and Research Centre. Dinushika Dissanayake, Executive Director of Law & Society Trust (LST), Colombo,…
Don’t take extra tuition fees, Viqarunnisa school asked
Dhaka – The High Court yesterday asked authorities concerned of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in Dhaka not to collect extra tuition fees from its students for the next one year.
Konica Minolta for ‘Singapore -Islands & Islanders’ spl ed
Singapore – Media OutReach – 7 March – Leader in print and enterprise content management Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia (BSA), is supporting the production of the special edition of the locally-authored book titled “History of Singapore — Islands and…
British Council director meets with RU VC
Rajshahi – The Country director of British Council in Bangladesh Barbar Wickman called on RU VC Professor Muhamamd Mizanuddin at the latter’s office in the university on Monday.
NOSTALGIC: Reflections from the pages of diary
BOOK REVIEW LIFE is a diary of memories, both sweet and sad! We live in time upon which life rolls on. At one stage of life one gets nostalgic when one wishes to recall and record one’s memories.
Why does NC Textbook Board play confusing games?
Masum Billah Mysterious things continue happening in NCTB and more importantly they happen without any reason and things seem that they hardly bother about the people concerned and national criticism. The Education Policy 2010, free distribution of textbooks among school…
How I tricked myself into reading more books
Patrick AIlan love books. I can’t leave a bookstore without at least one. But I also have a tendency to buy books and not actually read them. Somewhere along the way reading fell by the wayside in favor of other…
Barack, Michelle Obama agree Penguin book deal
Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have agreed a book deal with Penguin Random House. “The company has acquired world publication rights for two books, to be written by President and Mrs Obama respectively,” the publisher said.
Ekushey fair marks 3646 new books, Tk 57 cr sales
Dhaka, Feb 28 – The month-long ‘Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela’ ended in the capital on Tuesday with a huge turnout of book-lovers and sales. A total of 3646 new books came out during the month-long book fair. A closing ceremony…
Nirikh Literary Conference at RU begins Wednesday
Rajshahi – A two-day long Nirikh Literary Conferencec-2017 will begin on the Rajshahi University (RU) campus Wednesday.
Ekushey Book Fair Ends Tuesday
Dhaka – The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, the largest literary event of the country, ended is going to end today as a result thousands of booklovers thronged the Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises on Monday to seize the…
What will Baghdad face in 2017?
By Cathy Breen Being stuck in traffic is daily fare in Baghdad. While checkpoints have been dramatically reduced in recent times, and the number of concrete walls appear markedly decreased, traffic jams still defy description. It doesn’t help in the…
Dhaka urges UN to make Bangla its official language
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday demanded the United Nations make Bangla, a language of the world’s 32 crore people, as one of its official languages. “We want the United Nations to recognise Bangla as one of its…
Nation pays homage to language martyrs
Dhaka, Feb 21 – The nation pays glowing tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement on Tuesday marking ‘Amar Ekushey’ and the International Mother Language Day.
Amar Ekushey Tuesday
The ‘Amar Ekushey’, the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day, will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe on Tuesday with due fervour. Different political parties and their front organisations as well as socio-cultural organisations…
17 get Ekushey Padak,2017
Dhaka, Feb 20 – Seventeen eminent personalities on Monday were given the Ekushey Padak, 2017 in various categories for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented the prestigious award to the recipients at a ceremony…