Google honours women’s rights advocate Begum Rokeya in Doodle

    Rubya Tripty Search engine Google commemorated Begum Rokeya’s 137th birth and 85th death anniversary with a doodle that depicts Begum Rokeya walking in a corridor while carrying some books.“Begum Royeka was a pioneer in Bengali feminist thinking and writing” in a statement google also said, “Born in 1880 in present-day Bangladesh, she became a persistent…

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      Rain forecast as depression moves north-northwest

      Raj Abrar Light to moderate rain in parts of the country as a depression in the Bay of Bengal continues its path north-northwest. Rain is forecast in most areas of Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions, and many areas of Rangpur. And it will be heavy over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Dhaka…

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        Zia family has $12bn investment in Saudi, Qatar, says Quader

        Sofian Khan Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday has said that the Zia family has about $12 billion investments in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other countries. The laundered money by Khaleda Zia and her son Tareq Rahman should be brought back, said the roads transport and bridges minister at the AL President’s Dhanmondi…

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          PM urges women to discover their own potential

          Sofian Khan Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the county’s women to discover their own potentials and values. They have to defeat all the odds and obstacles to achieve establishment.”Women always think how can they flourish their merit and potential…they have to take their own initiatives, they must not dependent on others. There’ll be…

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            Five received Rokeya Padak-2017

            Raj Abrar This year’s prestigious Rokeya Padak was awarded to five persons for their contributions to the society and the empowerment of womenfolk. They are- Freedom Fighter and organiser Mazeda Shawkat Ali, journalist Mahfuza Khatun Baby Moudud (Posthumous), Artiste Suraiya Rahman, writer Shobha Rani Tripura, and social worker Masuda Faruk Ratna. The award ceremony was…

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