Cultural Correspondent A six-day documentary film and project show begins in the city on Monday for the third time to promote independent filmmakers, directors and producers of the South Asian countries. The Dhaka DocLab, a south Asian project market for…
A group art exhibition titled ‘Colours’ has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka on Friday. Eminent architect and poet Rabiul Hossain attended the opening ceremony as the chief guest while eminent artist Kanak Chapa Chakma also attended the…
Entertainment Desk The EMK Center will be hosting two events on its premises in Dhanmondi of the capital. In celebration of the International Tiger Day 2019 (created in 2010 at St. Petersburg Tiger Summit). As a part of the celebration,…
Dhaka, June 9 – The sixth Agriculture Census of Bangldesh began in the country on Sunday to collect the latest information on crops, fisheries and livestock resources. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the census will continue till…
Dhaka, May 25 (UNB) -The race to become the next Conservative Party leader has begun, following Theresa May’s announcement that she will step down next month, reports the BBC. The contest will not only result in a new party leader,…
Procurement of Boro rice has been started in all eight districts under Rajshahi division with the main thrust of facilitating the farmers towards getting fair price of the newly harvested food grain. According to the official sources, the government has…
Mango harvesting is set to begin in Meherpur from May 14 in the current season. The decision has been taken in a meeting related to mango harvesting held at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner here today. Deputy Commissioner Md…
Dhaka, May 6 – The Holy Ramadan, the Islami month of self-restraint for self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begann in Bangladesh on Tuesday as the new crescent moon was sighted on Monday. Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessing and…
Dhaka, April 25: The inaugural ceremony of the 4th solo painting exhibition entitled ‘রূপময় বাংলা / Rupomoy Bangla (Graceful Bangla)’ by artist Suman Kumar Sarkar will be held on Friday, 26 April 2019 at 5.30 pm in its La Galerie…
Dhaka – Dhaka University (DU) Inter-Hall Football Tournament for both boys and girls has started on Tuesday at the university central playground. Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall defeated Kuwait Maitree Hall by 3-0 goals in the opening match of girl’s competition.…
Dhaka- The Hurray Wafer School Mini Handball (Boys & Girls) Tournament, Powered by Pran Bubble Gum, begins on Tuesday (April 2) at the Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here. Twelve boys and 12 girls’ school handball…
Deepika Padukone is all set to captivate the audience with her performance in Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak. The actress will be essaying the part of Laxmi Agarwal, an acid attack survivor. Deepika will be seen on the big screen after almost…
A five-day Bangabandhu International Cultural Festival began at Lalon Shah Open stage in the city yesterday evening. Organized by Bangabandhu International Cultural Festival CelebrationCommittee, the festival is showcasing and screening documents both visual and still picture related to the War…
Rajshahi, March 08 – A three-day Media Tech Challenge Boot Camp-2019, jointly organized by Mass-communication and Journalism department (MCJ), Computer Science and Engineering department (CSE) of Rajshahi University and Deutsche Welle (DW) Academy of Germany began on campus on Friday.…
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) – Voting in the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), and in 36 wards of Dhaka north and south city corporations (DSCC) began on Thursday amid rain. The balloting that began…
Culture Desk The 12th International Children’s Film Festival will begin on March 2 .That will featuring 179 films from 32 countries simultaneously at four venues in the city. National Professor Anisuzzaman will formally inaugurate the weeklong festival while Information Minister…
A three-day ‘Flower Fair-2019’ began on Rajshahi College campus in the city on Saturday. Rajshahi College Nature Conservation Club (RCNCC) of the Department of Botany organized the fair. Students and volunteers have set up more than eight stalls displaying more…
Rajshahi, Feb 23 – A two-day-long International Literature Conference “Nirikh” began on Rajshahi University Campus on Saturday. Former Vice-chancellor of Assam University of India Tapodhir Bhattacharjee inaugurated the occasion in front of the Shukhranjan Samaddar Student-Teacher Cultural Center of the…
Dhaka, Feb 23 – Fuel loading began right on schedule on February 19 at the unit- 2 of Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II in Russia. Equipped with the VVER-1200 reactor this is another referential unit of under implementation Rooppur Nuclear…
Dhaka, Feb 1 (UNB) – The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, a yearly event for booklovers and publishers, began on the Bangla Academy premises and at adjoining Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Friday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the…
Dhaka, Jan 12 – A two-day business development conference of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited began at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka on January 12, 2019, Saturday. Professor Md. Nazmul Hassan, PhD, Chairman of the bank inaugurated the conference as chief guest.
The 16th Dhaka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition began at Basundhara International Convention Centre (BICC) in the capital on Wednesday.
Re-balloting in three election centres in Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, where the voting was suspended during the December-30 general election, began at 8 am Wednesday.
Dhaka, Jan 8 – The 24th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) begins at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city on Wednesday.
Remo D’Souza’s dance film, ABCD 3 has been making headlines for the longest time now.
The Textbook Festival, marking the distribution of free textbooks among school and madrasah students, was kicked off across the country on Tuesday morning.
An exhibition titled “East Coast Group Bangladesh International Salon 2018” organized by ‘Phoenix Photographic Society’ has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on Wednesday, 26 December 2018.
Katowice, 6 Dec (Evelyn Teh)- The technical part of the stocktake on the pre-2020 implementation and ambition kicked off on 5 Dec. at the ongoing climate talks under the UNFCCC in Katowice, Poland.
Culture Desk A two-day “Rabindra Utshab” (Rabindra Festival) will begin at the National Museum in the city on November 27 (Tuesday).
Dhaka, September 01 – The inaugural ceremony of the seventh solo art exhibition by artist Kazi Sayed Ahmed titled ‘Surface as Symbol’ was held on Friday, 31 August 2018 at Alliance Francoise Dhaka.