Bangladesh’s name will be heard loud here at a global stage of architects on Friday as the recipients of the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture will receive the award.
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Cooperate with int’l mechanisms for justice: Myanmar asked
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday urged the government of Myanmar to cooperate with the international mechanisms that have been established both to ensure justice and consolidate Myanmar’s democratic transition.
AL destroyed democracy together with Jatiya Party: BNP
Taking a swipe at the Prime Minister for accusing Khaleda Zia of creating the scope for HM Ershad to grab power in 1982, BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said it is the Awami League-led government that has…
India loses touch with lander on its final approach to moon
India’s space agency said it lost touch Saturday with its Vikram lunar lander as it made its final approach to moon’s south pole to deploy a rover to search for signs of water. The fate of the lander — whether…
US woman arrested at Manila airport with baby hidden in bag
An American woman who attempted to carry a 6-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside a sling bag has been arrested at Manila’s airport and charged with human trafficking, officials said Thursday. They said Jennifer Erin Talbot was able…
China to ‘closely cooperate’ with North Korea on int’l issues: Wang
DPRK, PRC foreign ministers held meeting in Pyongyang on Monday Oliver Hotham, September 3rd, 2019 Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in a meeting in the DPRK capital on Monday promised to step-up cooperation between Beijing and North Korea on international…
Xiaomi launches Mi A3 with 32MP selfie, 48MP triple camera
Xiaomi, global technology leader, announced Mi A3, the latest smartphone in their lineup of Android One-powered phones with the world’s highest resolution camera setup. It succeeds Mi A2, world’s number one Android One smartphone previously. Mi A3 marks a shift…
All women committees launched for Rohingya with IOM support
Dhaka, Sept 1 – To give Rohingya refugee women a platform to raise their voice, access to information and obtain referrals for service, “all women’s committees” were launched yesterday at the refugee camp with support from International Organization of Migration…
Operation indiscriminately infects iPhones with spyware
Researchers say suspected nation-state hackers infected Apple iPhones with spyware over two years in what security experts on Friday called an alarming security failure for a company whose calling card is privacy. A mere visit to one of a small…
Neetu opens up about Rishi Kapoor’s battle with cancer
Rishi Kapoor has been in New York for over 10 months now. The actor went there after he was diagnosed with cancer last year. One person who hasn’t left him alone even for a day as he was battling cancer…
6,000 trees to be equipped with QR codes in New Delhi
It is a good news for students, tree lovers, morning walkers and research scholars as they would be able to know detail information about the trees planted beside roads and parks since authorities are going to tag trees with Quick…
Israel seeks to beat PTSD with ‘ecstasy’ therapy
Nachum Pachenick says he lived a nightmare for nearly two decades after being sexually abused and developing post-traumatic stress disorder — until MDMA therapy came to his rescue. “It’s a life full of stress, pressure, nerves, anxiety, fatigue,” the 46-year-old…
Mexican women cook meals with sunlight, not firewood or gas
By Emilio Godoy Reprint Villa De Zaachila, Mexico, Aug 2019 (IPS) – Reyna Díaz cooks beans, chicken, pork and desserts in her solar cooker, which she sets up in the open courtyard of her home in a poor neighborhood on…
Arctic sea ice loaded with microplastics
At first glance, it looks like hard candy laced with flecks of fake fruit, or a third grader’s art project confection from recycled debris.
Fighting violence with evidence
by Rachel Locke, David Steven San Diego/New York – In last year’s Pathways for Peace report – the result of a joint study by the United Nations and the World Bank – UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world…
Jaya Ahsan to pair with Prosenjit
Entertainment Desk Acclaimed director Atanu Ghosh, has signed Bangladesh’s Jaya Ahsan in his next venture, who’s ‘Mayurakshi’ was adjudged as the best Bengali Feature Film in 65 Indian National Film Awards. Jaya will be seen pairing up with Prosenjit Chatterjee…
Vehicle mounted data interceptor to deal with rumours in BD
Dhaka, Aug 7 – The government Wednesday approved a proposal to purchase a Vehicle Mounted Data Interceptor for the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) through Direct Purchase Method (DPM) for the sake of national security, official news agency BSS reported…
US seniors fulfill dreams, fight depression with virtual reality
Nidia Silva had never realized her dream of swimming with dolphins until a Miami NGO gave her a pair of virtual reality glasses as part of an experimental treatment for depression and isolation in senior citizens. “You’re in a world…
Selim’s third film brings back Chanchal along with Siam
Cultural Correspondent Noted filmmaker Giasuddin Selim is about to start with his third film. Titled ‘Pap-punna’ shooting of the film would start after Eid-ul-Azha. Selim has already finished the screenplay and script by himself while two lead male actors have…
Hospitals strained to cope with dengue cases rising daily
Dhaka, July 28 – The death of two students of two public universities — Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University of dengue virus infections have angered their students and have made them to stage agitation on the streets yesterday.
Huawei celebrates National Day with $54 smartphone deal
Singapore – Media OutReach – 24 July 2019 – Huawei Consumer Business Group, Singapore, has announced that it will be offering its popular casual smartphone series, the HUAWEI Y6 Pro 2019, at a mere $54 (original RRP of $198) for…
Pamplona festival ends with 3 gorings in final bull run
Pamplona, Jul 14 (AP/UNB) — A bull broke from the pack and gored two Australians and a Spaniard during Sunday’s final bull run of this year’s San Fermin festival, health officials from the northern Spanish city of Pamplona said.
Haimanti Sukla teams up with Samarjit Roy
Entertainment Desk The song was written and composed by Samarjit, and the singers recorded it at a studio in Kolkata Bangladeshi singer Samarjit Roy has performed a duet with legendary Indian singer Haimanti Sukla, which is released on Saturday. The…
Defeat ruling party with strength of unity: BNP
Dhaka, July 10 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged his party colleagues to find out effective ways based on political reality to defeat the ruling party with the strength of people’s unity. “The world politics…
Youth arrested in connection with Barguna Rifat murder
Dhaka, June 27 – A youth was arrested from BKP area in Barguna town yesterday in connection with the Wednesday’s killing of a man in front of his wife. The arrest comes after a video went viral on social media…
What’s wrong with environmental impact assessments?
by Maxwell Gomera Cambridge – Walhi, Indonesia’s largest environmental organization, recently took the government to court for issuing construction permits to a Chinese company based on what they allege was a “deeply flawed” environmental impact assessment. In fact, Wahli contends,…
Varun will be seen with fresh faces in Street Dancer 3D
Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor are once again coming together after ABCD 2 with Street Dancer 3D. Varun has been occupied with the film for a while now and going by his social media posts, we’re sure he’s worked hard…
Instagram, PlayStation hit with outages
An Instagram outage on Thursday left users of the Facebook-owned social network flocking to Twitter to vent frustration. The website DownDetector.com showed a spike in reports of Instagram being unavailable in the afternoon, nearly hitting 54,000 before diving back down.…
Aung San Suu Kyi finds common ground with Orbán over Islam
On a rare trip to Europe, Myanmar leader and Hungary PM discuss issue of ‘growing Muslim populations’ Hannah Ellis-Petersen Thu 6 Jun 2019 06.12 BST Last modified on Fri 7 Jun 2019 02.39 BST From her failure to speak out…
End fossil fuel subsidies with taxpayers’ money: Guterres
“We need to tax pollution, not people”, and “end subsidies for fossil fuels,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the World Summit of the R20 Coalition on Tuesday, a UN-supported environmental organization, founded by former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The idea that…