Rajshahi – The 65th founding anniversary of the University of Rajshahi was celebrated o Thursday amid festivity and fanfare on the campus. RU Vice Chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan inaugurated the programs at 10 am in front of the administrative…
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RU celebrates its 65 th founding anniversary
Rajshahi – The 65th founding anniversary of the University of Rajshahi was celebrated o Thursday amid festivity and fanfare on the campus. RU Vice Chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan inaugurated the programs at 10 am in front of the administrative…
Two books by Abdullah Shibli published
The publication ceremony of two books – Economics and policy in the public arena, and Nightfall (a collection of short stories) by Abdullah Shibli, university teacher and researcher based in Boston, USA was held at the Policy Research Institute, Dhaka…
Book on Ziaur Rahman published on Wednesday
Dhaka, July 5 – A book on the life and works of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was launched on Wednesday night by Zia Parishad.
RU celebrates its 65th anniversary Thursday
Rajshahi – The Rajshahi University is the highest seat of learning in the northern region of Bangladesh. Over last glorious 6 decades, a large number of students and teachers from this university have displayed their ingenuity and intellectual potentiality in…
Varun, Anushka’s ‘Sui Dhaaga’ locks release date
Bollywood young guns Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have joined forces for the very first time and will be seen together in Yash Raj Films’ ‘Sui Dhaaga—Made In India’. The venture was announced yesterday and since then social media is…
Grateful to my fans for watching Nabab: Shakib
Entertainment Desk Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan has thanked his fans especially who have watch ‘Nabab’. Shakib made his remark celebrating the grand success of Nabab which has become the major hit of this Eid. Shakib starrer ‘Nabab’ and ‘Rajniti’ as…
Subrata Sengupta passes away
The musician, who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, died at Dhaka’s Green Life Hospital early Tuesday, said his wife Joli Sengupta. Doctors had previously informed the family that the cancer had spread from the prostate gland to other parts…
Loko Natyadal arranges mega festival at Shilpakala
Culture Desk Theatre troupe Loko Natyadal will organise a four-day theatre festival at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy marking its 36th founding anniversary. The festival will feature the troupe’s eight plays including Abak Jolpan, Kanjush, Majh Raater Manushera, Mujib Mane Mukti, Dakghar,…
Facebook drone could one day provide global internet access
Yuma, Jul 3 (AP/UNB) – A solar-powered drone backed by Facebook that could one day provide worldwide internet access has quietly completed a test flight in Arizona after an earlier attempt ended with a crash landing.
Excessive praise unwelcome- King Salman: Columnist punished
Manama: Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has called for the suspension of a columnist after he published a piece that praised him with God-like attributes.
Kathak Dance classes begin
The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, High Commission of India was beain Kathak Dance classes in the New Chancery Complex of the commission in Baridhara here from July 1 Country’s eminent Kathak dancer Munmun Ahmed was the dance teacher, said a…
“Trust me, no boy is worth starving for!” – Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt, who is undoubtedly b-town’s favourite girl amongst the young stars is at the peak of her career and it surely has been an interesting journey for her. Alia made her big Bollywood debut with Karan Johar’s Student Of…
Adele shares devastation at canceling weekend London shows
London — Grammy award winner Adele canceled two sold-out weekend shows at London’s Wembley Stadium, telling fans early Saturday that her vocal cords were damaged and that she was advised by a doctor not to perform. –AP/UNB
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was solitary choice for Fanney Khan
There were rumours that Priyanka Chopra and not Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was approached first for Fanney Khan. A source close to the actress has revealed thus to a tabloid: “The actress is busy reading Bollywood projects, but nothing has been…
“Salman Khan is a force of nature
Salman Khan is a force of Nature. Who would have thought that the lanky youngster, who made his debut in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), would one day be regarded as the gold standard of box-office collections? He’s been destiny’s…
Messi marries childhood sweetheart in Argentina
Rosario, Jul 1 (AP/UNB)- Lionel Messi and his childhood sweetheart married Friday night at a ceremony in his Argentine hometown attended by some of the biggest names in soccer. About 250 guests attended the marriage of Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo…
No Is Not Enough
by Naomi Klein Donald Trump’s takeover of the White House is a dangerous escalation in a world of cascading crises, Klein asserts. She argues that Trump’s vision—a radical deregulation of the U.S. economy in the interest of corporations, an all-out…
Queen honours young leaders frokm Bangladesh
Her Majesty The Queen presented young people from Bangladesh with a Queen’s Young Leaders Award at Buckingham Palace, to honour Sajid Iqbal and Rahat Hossain for their work to champion the use of renewable energy in commercial and domestic environments,…
‘Donald Trump is not well,’ say Brzezinski and Scarborough
One day after being attacked by US President Donald Trump, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough are trying to turn the national conversation around, making it about the president’s “erratic behavior” and his emotional health. “We’re OK. The country is not,”…
Obama making nostalgic visit to city of his childhood
Bogor – Former President Barack Obama and his family are set to visit his childhood home city of Jakarta at the end of their 10-day vacation to Indonesia, where they went whitewater rafting and visited an ancient Buddhist temple. –AP/UNB
Bangladeshi film to be focused at South Asian Film Festival
Entertainment Desk Selected full length and short films from well-known Bangladeshi filmmakers will be screened at the 1st Mostra de Cinema Sul Asiático (1st South Asian Film Festival) in the city center of Lisbon, Portugal. The film festival focusing on…
My character in Boss 2 will be a trendsetter’
Entertainment Desk Though she is just four films old, the beautiful Nusraat Faria is confident of her position as an actress. In Kolkata for the release of her upcoming film, this Dhallywood actress talked about her experience of working with…
Sabbir ranks 10th as T20I batsman
Dhaka – Bangladesh top-order batsman Sabbir Rahman placed 10th in the ICC’s latest T20I batsmen rankings. The rankings were updated following the T20I series, between England and South Africa, which ended on June 25 at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. -UNB
Actor Nazmul Huda passes away
Dhaka – Prominent film and television actor Nazmul Huda Bachchu passed away at a city hospital early Wednesday. He was 78. -UNB
Malinga suspended 1-year ban for media remarks
Colombo, Jun 28 (AP/UNB)- Lasith Malinga received a suspended one-year cricket ban after the fast bowler pleaded guilty to a charge of speaking to the media without permission, Sri Lanka’s cricket board said Tuesday.
Nazrul exponent Sudhin Das is no more
Dhaka, Jun 27 – Prominent Nazrul exponent Sudhin Das passed away at a city hospital on Tuesday. He was 87. The singer breathed his last at Apollo Hospitals Ltd around 8:20 pm, said family sources.
Socially owned news media must for objective journalism
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A young journalist colleague told me the other day he would make no mistake in aligning himself with either of the two major political parties in Bangladesh because he has seen and is by now ‘sure that…
UAE princesses guilty of servant abuse in Belgium
Eight princesses from the UAE have been convicted of human trafficking and degrading treatment of their servants by a Brussels court.
Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo released from Chinese prison
China’s best-known political prisoner, the civil rights campaigner and Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo, has been released on medical parole after he was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer.