The Independent, BD: For the first time in the country, a non-governmental organisation—Sena Kalyan Sangstha (SKS)—is going to set up a one-stop service centre at a government service organisation—the Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP)—to help applicants fill up forms for machine-readable passports (MRPs) without any hassle. As per the request from the DIP, the…
BDNews24: The newly-elected MP for the ‘historic’ Sylhet-1 constituency, AK Abdul Momen, visited the residence of his defeated rival for the seat, BNP candidate Khandaker Abdul Muktadir as a goodwill gesture and has vowed to give due importance to Muktadir’s plans for the constituency. Momen went to Muktadir’s residence in Kazi Bazar on Monday around…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT : Quoting Hero Alam, “Hundreds of people surround me where ever I go. They desperately want to take a selfie with me on their phones. The situation goes out of control whenever I go outside. I did not know before that they love me this much. The situation will uncontrollable even…
Refinery29: In July of 2018, Demi Lovato suffered an overdose. At the time, a representative for the singer issued a statement on behalf of Lovato’s family, asking for “privacy” during the difficult time. Now, Lovato’s mother Dianna De La Garza is sharing her own side of the story. In an interview with Newsmax TV to…
BDnews24 Five people have received the prestigious Begum Rokeya Padak 2018 for their outstanding contributions to society and women’s empowerment. Zinnatun Nesa Talukder, Prof Zohra Anis, Shila Roy, Rauma Chowdhury (posthumously), and Rokeya Begum (posthumously) received the awards on Sunday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed out the medals, cheques of Tk2 lakh, and certificates, to…
Sayeed Muhammad Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have detained five suspected members of the banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Narayanpur Digholbadh area in Habiganj district.The detainees have been identified as Hazi Abdul Kuddus, Abul Kashem, Abdur Nur, Nazrul Islam, and Ruhul Amin, all aged between 45 and 28.The elite force’s Senior…
BSS The first-year honours admission test for 2018-19 academic sessions of the science disciplines under “Ka-Unit” of Dhaka University (DU) will be held inside and outside of the DU campus today. A total of 81,096 students applied against 1,750 seats of Ka unit, said a DU press release. No electronic devices, including calculator, mobile phone,…
T.S Deepika Padukone recently visited Sri Lanka to attend a friend’s wedding. She was spotted in the wedding partywearing a black ensemble dress. Also spotted in the same party was her mother Ujjala Padukone and her widely rumored beau Ranveer Singh. Yes, reportedly, he has flown to Sri Lanka to be with his girl. Ranveer…
UNB/ AP, Paris U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says U.N.-sponsored peace talks on Syria should go ahead Monday as planned, but Russia and U.S. monitors are meeting first to discuss perceived cease-fire violations. Kerry, speaking in Saudi Arabia, said he hoped for a telephone conversation Saturday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about accusations…
Tech Explorist Pneumonia, a respiratory disease that kills about 50,000 people in the United States every year. Rapid detection of pneumonia is critical for effective treatment, especially in hospital-acquired cases which are often more severe. MIT scientists have now built up a nanoparticle-based innovation that could be utilized to enhance the speed of diagnosis. This…