NTV Bishnu Bhagat, 36, dresses himself in colourful polythene bags and goes about his business every day in Odisha. He doesn’t mind being referred as a ‘chalta firta dustbin’ (walking dustbin), because the underlying message he wants to convey is, ‘If I look ugly to you, think about earth and what we have made it.’…
Japan Times: Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale and other La Liga stars will soon be beamed for free to viewers on the Indian subcontinent as part of a landmark deal with Facebook to broadcast matches, the Spanish top-flight division said Tuesday. All 380 matches of the 2018-19 La Liga season, which begins Friday, will be available…
Abrar Hussain: Locals in Madhupur upazila of Tangail have claimed that a fifth grader was murdered after rape. Liza, daughter of Mizanur Rahman and a student of Gasbari Government Primary School, did not return after leaving home around 11 am. After a long a search her body was found around 10 pm, wrapped in banana leaves…
AP, The Hague German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been honored for her leadership in a series of crises that have hit Europe in recent years, from the financial meltdown to the massive migration influx. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte lauded Merkel as she was presented with the International Four Freedoms Award at a ceremony Thursday…
UNB, Sangsad Bhaban Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said police officials concerned need to be more aware so that Jamaat-Shibir activists and those involved in terrorist and militant acts cannot be recruited to the police force. The Prime Minister said this replaying to a supplementary question from Tariqat Federation chairman Syed Nozibul Bashar (Chittagong-2)….
Hindustan Times, India: Some 3,000 pieces of military equipment including guns, swords and grenades believed to date back to World War II have been found buried at a Tokyo elementary school, officials said Monday. Construction workers found the weapons last month when they excavated the grounds of Tanashi Elementary School in the city of Nishitokyo…
DOT Desk Internationally renowned Spanish-Bangladeshi artist Monirul Islam will be conferred the Royal Spanish Order of Merit at the residence of the Ambassador of Spain in Bangladesh, today evening, reports The Daily Star. The living legend of art was recently bestowed with the Bangla Academy Honouary Fellowship 2018 in Fine Arts. He will also receive…
Desk Report: The prices of most of the stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Sunday amid post-Eid optimism. Only one trading session is left before Eid-ul-Azha vacation, reports Financial Express. Following the previous last week’s upward movement, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid…
Sabah Mannan: A case has been filed against a bus driver for running over the leg of a car driver on the slope of Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover in old Dhaka. The accused is Kabir Mia, the driver of luxury coach company, Green Line Paribahan Limited, confirmed Jatrabari Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Azizur Rahman, reports Banglanews24.com, adding,…
Kabir Humayun: A case was filed against three people, including a bus driver and its owner, in connection with the death of a baby girl in an accident in Kushtia district town. Kushita Model Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Nasir Uddin said victim’s father Harunur Rashid filed the case against bus driver Khokon, its owner…