Dhaka, Oct 17 – Awami League candidate Md Kazi Monirul Islam was unofficially elected in Dhaka-5 by-polls held with the use of EVMs amid the low turnout of the voters on Saturday. Kazi Monirul Islam won the election beating his…
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Noble Peace Prize winner politician John Hume dies
London, Ap/UNB, Aug 03 – Politician John Hume, who won Nobel Peace Prize for working to end violence in his native Northern Ireland, has passed away.
The Ignoble Fall of a Nobel Peace Prize Winner
By Thalif Deen UN, Dec 12 2019 (IPS) – Appearing before 17 judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto civilian leader of Myanmar, became a public apologist for the…
Nobel literature winner dreams of a new narrative style
Stockholm, Dec 8, AP/UNB – Nobel Literature Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk says she thinks a new sort of fiction may be needed to counteract the modern era’s tendency to isolate and divide people.
Eti Akter is the winner of ‘SAPNA Ma Sera Dosh’
Dhaka, Nov 04 – Eti Akter from Kaliganj, Gazipur, won the contest of ‘SAPNA Ma Sera Dosh’. The first runner up is Fatema Akter from Lakshmipur Sadar and the second runner up is Razia Begum from Ramgoti. Special recognition for…
Winner of DSC Prize to be announced on Dec 16
Culture Desk The winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature -2019 will be announced at the Nepal Literature Festival in Pokhara on December 16. The final announcement and award-giving ceremony will constitute the final event of the festival,…
Oscar Winner Malek sought reassurances over Bond film role
Oscar winner US actor Rami Malek has revealed he thought twice before signing up to play the lead villain in the latest long-awaited James Bond film opposite Daniel Craig. The actor, who won the Oscar this year for his performance…
Welcome to GAFA land of tech giants where winner takes all
by Susanne Wixforth Amazon symbolises the four platform giants, also known as GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon). The company is Europe’s largest platform retailer and its turnover is twice as high as that of its 20 largest competitors. While…
Jokha Alharthi 1st Arab wins Man Booker International Prize
Omani author Jokha Alharthi has won this year’s Man Booker International Prize – the first Arabic writer to do so. Her novel Celestial Bodies centres on the lives of three sisters and their families coming to terms with social changes…
BPL Football: Famoussa nets match winner for Muktijoddha SKC
Dhaka – The lone goal scored by Ballo Famoussa helped Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra register their fifth victory in 11 matches beating Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club by 1-0 goal in their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football match at Sheikh Fazlul…
Ekushey Award winner Polan Sarkar passes away
Ekushey Padak winner Palan Sarker, who was promoting the reading books of his locality by walking to villages after village has passed away at his home on Friday in Rajshahi.