UNB A court here on Monday started recording the deposition by witnesses in two cases in connection with the Narayanganj 7-murder incident. District and Sessions Judge Enayet Hossain started recording the deposition by a witness named Bijoy Kumar Paul around 10.45am. The court is also expected to record the deposition of Selina Islam Beauty. a…
UNB Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 2,700 pieces of Yaba tablets from Burmese Market area in Teknaf upazila on Sunday night. Sub-inspector Abdur Rahim, second officer of Cox’s Bazar Sadar Model Police Station, said they conducted a drive in the area and arrested Md. Shafi, 22, son of Jafar Alam, and Abdus…
UNB Full list of winners at Sunday’s 88th annual Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Best Picture: “Spotlight.” Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant.” Actress: Brie Larson, “Room.” Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies.” Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl.” Directing: Alejandro G. Inarritu, “The Revenant.” Foreign Language…
UNB The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will interrogate former chairman of Basic Bank Limited Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu in connection with swindling around Tk 2,200 crore from state-run bank. “Our investigation officers are conducting probe into the allegation. If necessary, the Commission will ask him (Bacchu) to face grilling,” ACC director Nur Ahmad said at…
UNB As Hungary’s ‘Son of Saul’ took home the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, it nailed the already-destined coffin for Bangladesh’s Oscars aspirations this year. Not that debutant Abu Shahed Emon’s ‘Jalaler Golpo’ was nominated in the final five, but it blew the candle on Bangladesh’s hopes of ever reaching the big show,…
UNB A housewife, who received burn injuries as her in-laws set her ablaze over dowry at Dadan village in Pirgachha upazila on February 25, succumbed to the injuries on Monday morning. Tahmina Begum, 27, wife of Abdul Mannan of the village and mother of two girls, died on her way to Dhaka, said Dr Maruful…
UNB Ahead of the party’s sixth national council, BNP on Monday announced the schedule for elections to the party chairperson and senior vice chairman posts. BNP standing committee member and its election commissioner Jamiruddin Sircar announced the election schedule at a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office. Sircar said the elections will be held…
UNB In an underdog win for a movie about an underdog profession, the newspaper drama “Spotlight” took best picture Sunday at an Academy Awards riven by protest and outrage, and electrified by an unflinching Chris Rock. Tom McCarthy’s film about the Boston Globe’s investigative reporting on sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests won over the…
Zayaan Alamgir That time of the year has come around again, the time for music lovers to unite and gather around their television sets with their music players and snacks as they’re about to spectate the year’s biggest night in music, The Grammy Awards Ceremony, held annually. Every year an award ceremony is held usually…
Our Time Desk Leap year comes once in four years and with history and superficial, there are plenty of facts about 29th February! •Bachelor’s Day: Back in 1288, Scotland passed a law which allowed women to propose to men and if they refused, they had to pay fine for their refusal! Thus, 29th February is…