Asian Age: Theatre troupe Swapnadal is going to pay tribute to the victims of the world’s first atomic bombing in Hiroshima through staging an anti war play ‘Tringsha Shatabdi’ at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today. This will be the play’s 95th show. During the final stage of World War II, the…
Sejuti Mourin Shadhona Dance team will leave from Dhaka to Taiwan on 7th November to represent Bangladesh in the annual conference on the World Dance Alliance. On 11th November, they will represent the folk tradition and culture of Bangladesh through a variety of dance forms. This group will also perform classical dance, kathak dance, Bharatanatyam…
DOT Desk: An investigation committee formed by the Chittagong Customs Commissioner has started probing the delivery of cargo-laden containers from the Chittagong Port using passwords of retired Customs officials, reports The Financial Express. The committee headed by joint commissioner of the Chittagong Custom House (CCH) HM Shariful Hassan has been assigned to scrutinise last five…
Psychology can help you to understand other people’s behaviors, and sometimes even your own, much better. Oddly enough, it can help you in your social life as well. Here’s how- •People notice the first and last things you do: In a sequence of events, people remember the first and last things to happen more strongly….
Zhao Minghao , Senior research fellow with The Charhar Institute/Global Times Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump’s meeting in Argentina on Saturday yielded results that boosted the confidence of both countries and the world. The US agreed to hold off on raising tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25…
Mehedi Hasan: Renovation work needed to be done in a faster way, to help us survive in hostile environment. New plans were supposed to be taken up for the water-stagnation problem. It is also necessary to work fast on the plans considering them long-term ones. These comments were made by Prof Dr Nazrul Islam, former…
BSS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government is working relentlessly for further strengthening democracy and speeding up development in the country as Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland QC paid a courtesy call on her. “We’re working tirelessly for further consolidating democracy and accelerating development in the country,” Premier’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim quoted…
UNB, Barisal At least ten people were injured in a clash between the followers of two chairman candidates during electioneering ahead of Sarikal union parishad (UP) election at Kurirchar in Gauranadi upazila on Saturday afternoon. Officer-in-charge of Gauranadi Police Station M Alauddin Milon said two chairman aspirants – BNP-backed SM Manjur Hossain and AL-nominated Faruk…
Kabir Humayun: President Abdul Hamid is scheduled to hand over ‘UGC Gold Medal’ among 35 university teachers today for their fundamental research works and publications. Among them, 18 teachers will be given the award for the year 2016 and 17 teachers for 2017 at a programme at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital, reports…
Desk Report: Shohoz, a Bangladesh-based online ride-sharing and ticketing platform, announced today that it has raised US$15 million pre-series B investment. Shohoz lets consumers book car and motorbike rides for their daily commute, reserve bus and ferry seats, and even buy movie tickets from its website and app. It will use the fresh capital for…