November 19, 2017

Tanzim Taqrim Thousands of people stream across Libya’s borders each year. In search of better opportunities these people flee in Europe as refuges or economic migrants. They sold everything they had to finance the journey through Libya to the coast and the gateway to the Mediterranean. Recently fewer boats are making it out of the…

Tanzim Taqrim Drones are saving lives in Rwanda. The locals label them as ‘Sky Ambulances’. The unpiloted aircrafts convey hundreds of blood supplies daily. Due to Rwanda’s poor infrastructure ground deliveries can take hours but these do it in minutes. Flight operators load the supplies onto the drones then launch from a catapult to their…

Nayon Sarkar Awami League general secretary, also road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader and BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir are set to visit Thakurpara in Rangpur today. A communal attack on the local Hindu community took place recently in the area over a facebook post allegedly hurting sentiment of Muslims. Rezaul Karim,…

Sabah Mannan Jubilant scenes unfolded as euphoric crowds filled the streets of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Saturday morning demanding the resignation of President Robert Mugabe. The rally was supported by the army and members of the ruling Zanu-PF party of which at least 8 out of 10 regional branches voted on Friday for Mr. Mugabe…

Afrida Ahmed BNP Advisory Council member Abdul Awal Mintoo, his wife and three sons have been named in the Paradise Papers leaks. The leak shows that Awal Mintoo, his wife Nasreen Fatema Awal, and three sons — Tabith Mohammed Awal, Tafsir Mohammed Awal and Tajwar Muhammed Awal are shareholders and hold top positions in the…

Noman Mosharef Primary School Certificate (PSC) and Ebtedayee Examinations this year begins today. The exams will continue till 26 November. Examination on English would be held on the first day. A number of 30, 96, 075 students sit for the exams, including 28,04,509 appearing in PSC and 2,91,566 in Madrassa (Ebtadayee), according to officials of…

Noman Mosharef BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called the Chief Election Commissioner to prove their neutrality in terms of their works instead of trying to bring political parties in the elections by means of flattery. Fakhrul was speaking at a discussion organized by Maulana Bhasani Smriti sangsad at Dhaka Reporters Unity in capital…

Rubya Tripty Bari Siddi-qui, the eminent folk singer and composer was admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) and has been put into life support at Square Hospitals in Dhaka on Friday night after he felt chest pain. He has been suffering from several physical complications including kidney problems and diabetes, said the Hospital doctor. His…

Ismail Hussain Emu The most famous fighters and organizers of the Bangladesh Liberation War,Bongo Bir Abdul Kader Siddique and former BNP government’s minister, Barrister Nazmul Huda, were seen sitting among the government ministers & prominent Awami League leaders, in front of the stage of yesterday’s Public Rally. That was, called by Awami League, at Suhrawardy…