UNB: Myanmar authorities have taken little efforts to make any tangible progress to improve conditions in Rakhine State for the safe return of Rohingyas in almost one year into the crisis began though the international community, including the UN, remains actively seized with the issue, officials said. Myanmar is likely to face ‘fresh spell of…
Kabir Humayun: Siraj-ganj district administration has formed a five-member committee to probe into deaths of eight people by electrocution on Tuesday. The probe body headed by Additional DC (general) Moniruzzaman has been asked to submit the report within 24 hours, said Sirajganj DC Qamrun Nahar Siddika. The other committee members include Power Development Board executive…
Desk Report Rajshahi University is going to construct two new modern ten-storied dormitories for the students. The move aims at removing the existing accommodation crises, reports Financial Express. According to the RU sources, one of the dormitories will be the named after Prime Minister ‘Sheikh Hasina Hall’ for female students while other ‘AHM Kamaruzzaman Hall’…
AP news: Michelle Janikian, who writes about marijuana for publications like Herb, Playboy and Rolling Stone, says after she tells someone what she does for a living, she usually spends the rest of the conversation “trying to act so friendly and mainstream” so they don’t think she’s stoned. Adam Salcido relates that after he went…
Abrar Hussain: Details of the most harrowing period of Vincent van Gogh’s life, including his mental collapses when he tried to poison himself with his own paint, have been revealed in a new book. Author and journalist Martin Bailey, an expert of Van Gogh’s life, traced the admissions register and other records from Saint-Paul de…
Dr. Amena Mohsin speaks to DOT : The four MOU’s between India and Bangladesh are not very effective because of more important issues like the Teesta issue, border management and Rohingya crisis, according to Dr. Amena Mohsin, a Professor of DU. The MOUs that the two countries signed in the meeting: Firstly, India will give…
Abrar Hussain: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has urged protesters demanding safer roads to be ‘patient’ and call off their demonstrations. The minister made the remarks during the convocation ceremony of Sylhet Metropolitan University on yesterday morning. He added that the government has accepted all of the students’ demands, adding that some of the demands…
Reported by: Ismail Hussain Emu Written by: Eshan Maitra Community Polices have been rejuvenated again in Dhaka City. General people are greatly welcoming the initiation. Community police are also pitching in the few works with the regular police. Though there had been few debatable events. Most are glad for them. Community Police Unit launched in…
Banglanews24: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said Finance Minister AMA Muhith made a mistake by telling the date of 11th parliamentary election. CEC made the remark at the closing ceremony of 9th conference of the Forum of Elections Management Bodes of South Asia (FEMBoSA) held in city’s Radisson Blu hotel on Thursday (September…