Sayeed Muhammad: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday laid emphasis on protecting students from militancy and drug addition, only to help ensure a better future. “Teachers and guardians should be aware so that students are not misguided by evil forces,” he said while addressing the 5th convocation of State University of Bangladesh (SUB) at the Bangabandhu…
Sayeed Muhammad: Art and photography installations calling for the release of Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam have gone up around the Valley, with Kathmandu set to welcome several heads of state, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The leaders will be attending the fourth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic…
The Pioneer Labels on packaged foods such as nutrition facts, “low-sodium” or “fat-free” as well as calorie counts on restaurant menus, have to some extent encouraged healthier eating choices, say researchers. The research, led by Tufts University researchers, found that labelling reduced consumers’ intake of calories by 6.6 per cent, total fat by 10.6 per…
DOT Desk The government has taken initiatives to revise the textbook curriculums from pre-primary to secondary levels after seven years to ensure that the students remain in tune with the changing perspectives and necessities of the current world, reports New Age. Revision of curriculum for pre-primary and primary levels has already been started this year while the…
Arab News: Three Ukrainian members of a sophisticated international hacking group that targeted restaurants, casinos and other businesses in 47 US states to steal credit and debit card records have been arrested and face charges in federal court in Seattle, officials said Wednesday.The hacking group, known as FIN7 or Carbanak, stole about 15 million credit…
Ashif Entaz Rabi Finally the Governor has managed to do two things. He has resigned and cried out two drops of tears. Just these two drops has caused us to lose all our logical sense. We are now busy to prove that the Governor is not human, but a saint. Some people have taken it…
Tarannum Sattar Je parle francaise, et vous? (I speak french, do you?) It has been suggested that French language will be spoken in plenty at the Gateway Film Centre. In the whole series named “Young French Cinema” where 12 French movies will be played and a number of short films. “The content is really good,”…
NSU Finance Club has launched the second installment of their critically acclaimed national financial modeling competition, IDLC presents Blueprints 2.0 in associations with Dhaka Bank Ltd. The competition is the first and only one of its kind, bringing new flavor to the competition scene dominated by marketing competitions. Finance majors are limited to their books…
UNB BNP has sought Election Commission’s decision on using its jailed chairperson Khaleda Zia’s portrait in posters of the candidates of its 10 allies, who are contesting the 11th parliamentary elections with the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbol. BNP sent a letter, signed by Chairman of its National Election Conducting Committee Nazrul Islam Khan, to Chief…
Sejuti Mourin: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained a Police SI along with 30,000 Yaba pills at Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram yesterday morning. The detained Abul Basher, son of Abdul Hamid of Cumilla, is the member of Brahmanbaria Detective Branch of police, reported the Daily Observer. Md Nuruzzaman, assistant superintendent of Chattogram RAB-7, said…