International desk A South by Southwest helper has been dismissed and festival organizers apologized after an U.S. Olympic fencer who is Muslim was asked to remove her headscarf in order to get a permit. South by Southwest registration official Amin Simms said in an emailed statement that it was “an insensitive request” and against the…
NDTV A Sweden-born Instagram influencer has come under fire for posting obviously altered pictures on the photo sharing platform. 28-year-old Johanna Olsson visited Paris a few months ago on an all-expenses paid trip, reports the Mirror. However, pictures from her Paris trip led to more than just a few raised eyebrows. This is because it…
Abrar Hussain: Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad has announced that his party will take part in the next general election ‘unilaterally’ in order to assume office. “Jatiya Party will not be used as a ladder for any political party in next general election and the party is ready for contesting the election unilaterally,” said the…
We all want to make the perfect choice. Although it is not easy, there are many ways to improve our chances and one particularly effective technique is critical thinking. This is a way of approcahing a question that allows us to carefully deconstruct a situation, reveal its hidden issues, such as bias and manipulation, and…
DOT Desk A two-day Rabindra Utshob was recently held at the National Museum in the capital. At the programme, Rabindra Sangeet singer Fahmida Khatun received an award, reports the Daily Star. National Professor Annisuzzaman inaugurated the programme, while Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser, Dr Gowher Rizvi, was scheduled as the chief guest of the ceremony….
Sabah Mannan: UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a three-day visit. Till July 3, he will visit Nepal, India and Pakistan. During this trip, Lacroix will meet with senior officials from all four countries, including government, military and police officials. Before concluding his trip to the region with a…
Sejuti Mourin The film ‘Yeti Obhijaan’, directed by Srijit Mukherji, will be released on Friday in Bangladesh’s theaters after India. Yeti Obhijaan is produced by SVF Entertainment. The film was originally intended to be a joint venture between India and Bangladesh, with the production company Jaaz Multimedia set to serve as the Bangladeshi co-producer but…
Dishika Tasnim All my life, I have read books that I found intriguing. I considered myself to be in those books, a character playing a part and not as just an audience. I have lived their lives, I have won battles and I have cried and felt joy along with them. These books have been…
Sejuti Mourin Nachiketa Chakraborty, the popular musician of Kolkata again sang a song by Bangladeshi music composer Joy Shahriar. The title of the song is ‘Shesh Shomoy’. On 15th November, they recorded the song in the music room at Park Street, Kolkata. Nachiketa said, ‘Among the new composers who work with Bengali songs, I love…