The Spring-Closet

    Nusrat Jahan Winter is finally over (not like it ever even started here in Bangladesh) and spring is here! It is the season of blooming flowers and butterflies dancing here and there. The weather is perfect and your hair is always on point. Plus, you never have to worry about feeling too hot wearing full…

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      ‘Prem Amar 2’ shooting stopped in Bangladesh

      Desk report: After ‘Noor Jahan’, director Raj Chakraborty has already started working on his upcoming home production. He is all set to bring back the love saga ‘Prem Amar’ but it will not be a sequel to the 2009 romantic drama, reports The Daily Asian Age. Directed by Bidula Bhattacharjee, ‘Prem Amar 2’ narrates a…

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        Assamese singer booked for abusing the Bharat Ratna

        WIO News: Popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg has been booked for allegedly abusing the prestigious Bharat Ratna as a clip featuring his voice went viral on the net. Zubeen, of the song ‘Ya Ali’ fame from the film ‘Gansgter’ was heard in a clip allegedly abusing the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. This, when…

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          ‘Father of fiber optics’ dies at 84

          M Humayun Kabir: Charles Kao, a Nobel Prize winner dubbed the “father of fiber optics”, died at the age of 84 on Sunday. Before he passed away, Kao battled Alzheimer’s disease for years, reports China Daily. Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam said Professor Kao pioneered in the development and…

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            HC grants 6-month bail to Khaleda in defamation case

            Kabir Humayun: The High Court granted bail for six months to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a defamation case filed in Narail. The HC bench of Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz and Justice Kashefa Hussain passed the order yesterday rejecting bail petition filed by Khaleda on Thursday, reports The Daily Star. Khaleda a discussion at the…

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              Bangladesh gets $510m in World Bank funds to improve education

              Bdnews24: Bangladesh has signed a $510 million financing agreement with the World Bank to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the secondary education system. “This will benefit 13 million students studying in grades 6-12,” the World Bank said in a statement on Monday. Kazi Shofiqul Azam, secretary of Economic Relations Division, and Rajashree Paralkar, acting…

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