Reported by: Rafiq Ahmed Written by: Eshan Maitra Act 57, the new online media & journalism regulation is deeming one of the basic human rights. Including this act, any other unjustified laws should be excluded & revised, claimed Asian Journalist Charitable Society (AJCS). They arranged for a protesting assembly in front of the Press…
Abrar Hussain of DOT: The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 222, with more than 800 people injured, officials said yesterday. “222 people are dead, 843 people are injured and 28 people are missing,” according to a statement by Indonesia’s national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. “This number is…
Samiul Bashar Samin So you didn’t bring your physics homework and you have the lousiest reason in this world. What do you do? “In times of crisis, always use treason” says yours truly/a liar/fraud/420 in more ways that one. Remember kids: when honesty seems like a death trap, always lie. I knew this one guy…
Sayeed Muhammad The government has issued a gazette notification on the disciplinary rules of lower court judges with the provision of the president’s authority to control them.A Law Ministry official confirmed the matter to several media outlets, including The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, saying that the ministry sent the gazette to Bangladesh Government (BG)…
Gil Troy/The Jerusalem Post Walker’s good Jews are those nice universalists who “leave race and culture and religion/Handed to us at birth behind.” Last week, the Alice Walker antisemitism controversy shifted from the New York Times to the History News Network (HNN). This time, legendary novelist Walker and a historian stooge proved downright Trumpian in…
Desk Report: The Department of Agricultural Extension has recently issued a pest alert for the Fall Armyworm, a crop-eating pest native to the Americas, reports Dhaka Tribune. As part of checking the entry of the invasive worm, DAE’s Plant Protection Wing has issued warnings to all plant quarantine offices at the land and maritime ports…
Gary Younge, Noted columnist/ Gulf News For quite some time during the primary season for the 2016 presidential race, Democratic party leaders were delighted that Donald Trump was leading the Republican pack. They assumed the brash reality TV star would expose the bigotry of the Republican base before flaming out and leaving a more plausible…
UNB: A total of 85 creative works from advertisement industry won communication award Commward 2018 in recognition of their creative communication methods in marketing and branding businesses. Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) honoured the winners in 23 categories at the eighth edition of Communication Summit and COMMWARD: Excellence in Creative Communication at hotel Le Méridien Dhaka….
Kabir Humayun: Five people were killed in reported gunfights with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar and Pabna early yesterday. The law enforcement claimed that among the deceased two were robbers, two were drug traders and remaining one was a member of an outlaw party, reports UNB. In Dhaka, two unidentified ‘robbers’ were…
Starchild The theatrical sentiment record of the performances in this French drama destabilizes a an outspoken and sometimes insightful portrayal of an violent relationship. In the plot, actress Emmanuelle Bercot who plays the role of Tony, has had a severe skiing accident and was shifted to a rehabilitation centre. During treatment, she progressively comes to…