Samiul Bashar Samin Jeff Beck is one of rock’s true virtuosos and among its most dynamic instrumentalists. He is not strictly a “rock” guitarist, having taken much from the world of jazz as well. His style is largely based on improvisation, and he’s cut hybrid jazz-rock albums on his own and with jazz-fusion titan Jan…
M Humayun Kabir: The US military took decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan. The decision came over Islamabad’s perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties, reports Reuters. The Trump administration says Islamabad is granting safe haven to insurgents who are waging a 17-year-old war…
Sofian Khan Pre-sident Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have mourned at the disease of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC)’s first down at London’s Wellington Hospital on Thursday. Annisul Huq was born on Oct 27, 1952 in his mother’s ancestral village of Sonapur at Sonagazi in Feni. He has completed his graduation in economics…
Tahsin Rahman Oshin The internet holds the promise of enlivening the public sphere of communication all over the world in a single immense network. No doubt, technology has allowed us to communicate with people in far proximity with the help of texts and messages that we never could before. Instead of air molecules, our channel…
AP, Seoul North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea on Friday, Seoul officials said, hours after the U.S., South Korean and Japanese leaders pledged to work closer together to prevent North Korea from advancing its nuclear and missile programs. The surface-to-air missile fired from an eastern coastal area flew into waters off the…
Desk Report: A Dhaka court yesterday denied a petition seeking bail for actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed and sent her to jail in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act for allegedly spreading rumours on social media during the recent student movement for safe roads, reports Daily Star. Metropolitan Magistrate Mahmuda Akhtar…
Muhammad Zamir writes for DOT : Socio-economists, at different times have pointed out to a significant aspect in our national paradigm- the shortage of skilled workers. They have also mentioned that Bangladesh’s garment industry needs to move up the value chain and be recognized as a branded products manufacturer. This would then enable them to…
UNB, Dhaka Worried at the controversies over Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s remarks on the prosecution, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Sunday urged all to exercise restraint in making comments on such issues as those are ‘unconstitutional’. “When the case was filed against Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, there had been so many gossips and juicy stories…
Olivier Bonaparte/Seven Billion Today A French court has demanded that Marine Le Pen have psychological tests, because she shared images on her Twitter of the Islamic State beheading James Foley. She was the leader of the National Front in 2015 when she tweeted these images. NOW, the party has tried to change its name to…