Kabir Humayun: At least five people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a minibus in Rangpur city yesterday. The victims could not be identified immediately. Rangpur Central Circle Additional Superintendent of Police Saifur Rahman Saif said the accident occurred on the Rangpur-Dinajpur Highway in the CO Bazar…
DOT Desk Poet and engineer Habibullah Siraji joined as the new director general of Bangla Academy, reports The Daily Sun. The Public Relations Department of the academy informed media of taking charge of the post. Siraji replaced Shamsuzzaman Khan, whose tenure ended in May after 10 years. He will serve as the DG of the…
ENCA: Two large sharks have been killed in Australia after a woman and a girl were attacked at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot. Both victims — one of them just 12 years old — were still in hospital on Sunday after being mauled in separate incidents earlier this week at the Whitsunday Islands. Drum…
BRAC Millions of young people are fighting everyday to make the world a better place for all. Let’s meet three of these people from Bangladesh and Uganda whose stories confirm the remarkable things that happen when young people find safe spaces to learn and grow. Mahinur: A 16-year-old’s fight to save child brides Comilla, Bangladesh…
Hossen Sohel of DOT BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused the government of using the court to invalidate the nominations of BNP candidates, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said this during a press briefing at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office yesterday. Fakhrul also claimed: “Law enforcement agencies, especially the police, are our main…
Hossen Sohel of DOT In a medical first, a mother who received a uterus transplant from a dead donor gave birth to a healthy baby, reports AFP. The breakthrough operation, performed in September 2016 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, shows that such transplants are feasible and could help thousands of women unable to have children due…
Ovi Moinuddin Singer Laboni is working with DJ Rahat for the first time. She gave her voice in one of the song featured by DJ Rahat. The song is named “Janiye dilam tomaye” and the tune was given by Mir Masum. Lyircs is given by Robiul Islam Jibon. The recording of the song was recently completed…
Our Time Desk Havocs of many causes are not beneficial, in some cases they can be the worst of all. Case studies carried out by the experts have been an issue to render those to the new charisma of the generation. The cohort of the new era is fashion raging themselves with an expulsive and…
Desk Report A total 12 teams participated in the competition A row-boat race festival was celebrated in Chalan Beel of the Singra upazila in Natore. The race started from the Gur River near the Singra bazar around 3pm on Friday. State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak inaugurated the event. According to…
Aayan Ahmed: The long expected January 1, 2019 finally arrived. It was the day when all of the Bangladesh contingent would fly to Australia towards an amazing adventure in the 25th Australian scout jamboree. We, the 16 young scouts from Sunnydale School were as excited as anything to join in that luxurious event. We were…