Raj Abrar This year’s prestigious Rokeya Padak was awarded to five persons for their contributions to the society and the empowerment of womenfolk. They are- Freedom Fighter and organiser Mazeda Shawkat Ali, journalist Mahfuza Khatun Baby Moudud (Posthumous), Artiste Suraiya Rahman, writer Shobha Rani Tripura, and social worker Masuda Faruk Ratna. The award ceremony was…
A man was killed in a clash over land related dispute at Char Chowka village of Sreepur upazila on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Babul Sheikh, 45, son of Abdul Kader Sheikh, a resident of the village. Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Sreepur Police Station, said there had been a longstanding dispute between Babul and…
Images While Musk chose to tweet out a GIF of Ranveer dancing to ‘Malhaari’, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film also starred Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles. The film follows the romance between Maratha general, Baji Rao I , and Mastani, princess of Bundelkhand. The 2015 film won nine Filmfare awards and seven…
UNB, Dhaka The Election Commission on Wednesday cancelled the polls schedule for 12 Union Parishads in the second-phase election billed for March 31. The 12 UPs are Ghaghra of Kotalipara in Gopalganj, Bachore, Hossaingaon and Nanduar of Ranisankail in Thakurgaon, Begumpur, Shankarchandra and Titudah of Chuadanga sadar, Khokshabari and Tupamari of Nilphamari sadar, Aminabad and…
Priyanta Islam Some of us can manage our 24 hours with such impeccable efficiency that not even a single minute is wasted. They are almost as accurate as a computer, executing their tasks with zero system loss. However, most of us though, let’s just say we are a bit less efficient. Procrastination is our favorite…
UNB: Mondelēz Inter-national, an international food and beverage company, recently stated its operations in the country, expanding their presence in South Asia. The company set up its country headquarters in the capital, says a press release. Kallappa Pattanashetti, was appointed as Country Lead and will play a pivotal role in running the company’s operations in…
Abrar Hussain of DOT : Citizens in the Polish city of Gdańsk have been queuing to donate blood to help their mayor, following a stabbing that left him in a critical condition in hospital. Paweł Adamowicz, 53, who has held the post since 1998, was stabbed in the chest on stage aat a charity concert…
DOT Desk A China-led consortium is set to build Dhaka bypass as the country’s first toll expressway with high-tech road facilities under public-private partnership, reports The Financial EXpress. Officials claimed the first-ever real-time PPP project followed the PPP guideline, including design and selection of concessionaire under the PPP Authority. Although projects like Dhaka Elevated Expressway…
Customs officials seized 52 gold bars worth around Tk 2.7 crore left abandoned in an aircraft at Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Saturday morning. Ahmedur Reza Chowdhury, an assistant commissioner of customs intelligence, said the gold bars, weighing 6.32 kilograms, were concealed in a box under a seat of Biman Bangladesh Airline’s flight BG-248 that…
UNB People of the district are being deprived of quality healthcare services as most of the private clinics and hospitals have no Intensive Care Unit(ICU) and modern operation theatres. They also lack sufficient doctors with requisite expertise and nurses to provide proper care for patients. As a result, the number of accidental deaths of Narayanganj…