Abul Quashem Fozlul Faque, Supernumerary Professor, Dhaka University : It will not be wise for students to return to their homes right now just after listening to the prime minister’s assurance. If they return to their schools and colleges, would the premier keep her promise? What is the guarantee? Both the students and the people…
Abrar Hussain: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said yesterday they more pressure will be mounted on Myanmar to make them understand what they should do on the Rohingya issue. “We’re keeping up pressure on Myanmar…we need to put more pressure on Myanmar to make them understand what they should do on this issue,” he said during…
Three food shops were fined Taka 13,000 on charges of selling unhygienic and substandard foods to the customers in the city on Thursday. A team of Department of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) conducted the raid in Haragram Bazar area and found Mika Sweets and Departmental Store, New Olympia Sweets and Joy Maa Mistanno Bhandar…
DOT Desk: The actor stars in Phagun Hawa, directed by Tauquir Ahmed. The film, which revolves around the Language Movement of 1952, is scheduled to release on February 8, 2019, reports The Daily Star. Other than that, Babu will also be seen in Joy Sarkar’s Indubaala and Rezwan Shahrear Sumit’s Nonajoler Kabbo. The actor has…
The Independent, BD: IFIC Bank and Samakal jointly have introduced ‘IFIC-Samakal business award’ to recognise the special contribution to businesses and individuals in the country’s industries and commerce sector. The announcement was made at a press conference in the capital. Mohammed Farashuddin, former governor of Bangladesh Bank, Shah A Sarwar, managing director and CEO of…
Reuters: Iran’s defense minister said Saturday that the Islamic Republic is set to unveil a new fighter jet next week and, despite new US sanctions, will continue developing its missile program. “Our top priority has been development of our missile program. We are in a good position in this field, but we need to develop…
Wion Japan, the land of rising sun, is facing a peculiar problem: Abandoned houses that have been left vacant as the nation’s population grays and its growth shrinks. So, the Shinzo Abe government has come up with a novel idea to make use of the pieces of property: Give them away at discounted price, or…
UNB A court here on Monday started recording the deposition by witnesses in two cases in connection with the Narayanganj 7-murder incident. District and Sessions Judge Enayet Hossain started recording the deposition by a witness named Bijoy Kumar Paul around 10.45am. The court is also expected to record the deposition of Selina Islam Beauty. a…
Reuters: Rwanda has decided to immediately free Victoire Ingabire, an opposition leader jailed for 15 years, after President Paul Kagame exercised his power to grant mercy, the justice minister said on Saturday. Ingabire, who leads the unregistered FDU-Inkingi opposition party, will be freed along with other prisoners, including singer Kizito Mihigo, jailed in 2015 for…