Afrida Ahmed Danica Roem became the nation’s first openly transgender state lawmaker in Tuesdays’s election. According to media, Roem defeated Bob Marshall who was one of Virginia’s most socially conservative lawmakers. Roem’s gender identity was not an important part of her campaign. She rather focused on Nirginia’s traffic problems, jobs and schools. Roem will be…
Sabah Mannan Created a year or two ago, 500 national apps were developed with the aim to grab public attention but these apps went missing from the Google Play Store and were only available at the Ministry’s website. When questioned, the Ministry said that software company Ethics Advanced Technology Limited (EATL) was responsible for looking…
Dr. Engr. Jnan Ranjan Sil It is undeniable the contribution of the freedom fighting in the independence struggle of Bangladesh .Its core formula is Joy Bangla,Joy Bongobondhu, 16th December, 1971,26 the March ,1971 are our Victory Day & Independence Day respectively, is this independence is only 9 months fighting output? Whether this fighting had been…
Jafar Ahmed Bangladesh Bank soon will be integrating all the 18 mobile-financing operators under a single network. That will allow transactions between account holders of different operator companies. BB is discussing about this, with all the mobile-banking operators about this matter. The initiation is at its preparatory stage, said BB Spokesperson & Executive Director Subhankar…
SM Gafur, Cox’s Bazar Police have captured 26 suspicious persons, who had been trying to create an unrest in the Ukhiya Rohingya camps. Addition District Magistrate (ADM) led a surprise operation, 11am yesterday. It lasted for 1.5 hours. Many police & ansar joined in the operation, who were stationed SM Gafur, Cox’s Bazar: Police have…
Sabah Mannan The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) which is a joint treaty discussed by UN member states and backed by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime has elected Bangladesh as its Vice President of the Conference of the States Parties. The disclosure was issued in a press release on Tuesday by the…
Nayon Sarkar BNP has changed plan of holding their November 7 rally again, rescheduling the date on 12th. With this, they have revised it twice. BNP joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi who had been talking about the matter with the media came up with the latest announcement. First they sought permission for November 8…
Tanzim Taqrim A 7th semester student of Kurigram Polytechnic Institute Motiur Rahman Riad has invented a device where motorbikes won’t start if the helmet is not worn or the driver is on drugs. He said “This is a Smart Bike Device. A sensor is attached on the motorbike which detects the sensor from the helmet…
Tariqul Islam Sumon All the Hajj traveling seats under private managements had been booked. Even, about 51 thousand Hajj-passengers are already in the waiting list for 2019 Hajj-travels. Hence, the government Hajj management authority has began pre-registration option for the interested Hajj travelers. Government management can accommodate 10 thousand passengers for 2018 hazz travel. Ministry…
Ahmed Raju Qatar has sent an official letter, wishing to buy vegetables from Bangladesh Government. Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) has been given the responsibility to initiate at the field levels with the farmers, regarding this export opportunity. An official meeting about the trade details, yet to be conducted between two countries. Exporting vegetables can…