Sayeed Muhammad: Acc-laimed author and academician Prof Zafar Iqbal, who was attacked at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in March, will return to campus today.“I am doing fine now. I have to return to the campus and take classes and hold exams,” said he, reports the Dhaka Tribune.Prof Iqbal is expected to leave for…
Tara Sattar Lara Dutta who plays a lawyer in the upcoming movie “Azhar” said cricketer Azharuddin is a phenomenal person. The film is based on the life of the most controversial captain of the Indian cricket team in history. In her role in the movie, Lara Dutta is a lawyer who is adamant to prove…
UNB: Main opposition Jatiya Party on Monday picked Mustain Billah to contest the by-election to Kishoreganj-1 seat with its ticket. Billah, senior vice president of Jatiya Matshyajibi Party, will contest the by-election with Jatiya Party’s election symbol ‘Plough’, said a press release. Jatiya Party secretary general Moshiur Rahman Ranga signed the party nomination paper of…
Reporter by: Anisur Rahman Tapan Written by: Eshan Maitra Chikungunya posing to become an epidemic in the city. Therefore, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has opened an Information Center in order to increase public awareness about Chikungunya & collect affected patient information. Nagar Vaban DSCC Secretary Md. Shahabuddin in-charge of coordinating the center. Their phone…
Xinhua: While proving age is merely a number which is nothing to do with your passion, 96-year-old Karthiyani Amma (Malayalam term for Mother) was among the 40,440 people appearing for the literacy examination conducted by India’s Kerala State Literacy Mission on Sunday. Kerala, the southern state of India, has a high literacy rate compared to…
Ginia Bellafante/The New York Times The animosity directed at Amazon and the legislators who have opened the velvet rope to the city has been fomenting for weeks, but on Wednesday it reached peak rage. It was then that Amazon executives faced members of the City Council, a body that was locked out of the process…
Shakir Shakirul Islam Starring National award winner filmstar Ferdous and Moushumi, shooting for the movie ‘Postmaster 71’, almost has been completed. Most of the shots have been taken in different locations of Iswardi, Pakshi; Savar, Pubail and Dhaka. Based on a liberation war context the movie will portray the character of a young postmaster who…
NDTV This video is going crazy viral on social media right now, and with good reason. A video which shows a woman impersonating Siri has garnered over 16 million views on Twitter, and people just can’t believe how spot-on the impression is. Shared by Twitter user @Erinie_DaBest, the video shows a woman – identified by…
Reader’s Digest: A better night’s sleep? Happier mood? A strange rash? Spending time in the sun has upsides and downsides you’ve never heard of. Red, blotchy skin: Years of unprotected sun exposure can lead to permanently red, blotchy skin, says Jason Reichenberg, MD, associate professor at the University of Texas-Austin’s Dell Medical School and chief…
Sayeed Muhammad: A Kushtia court has sentenced a young man to 14 years’ imprisonment and three others to 7 years’ one for a 2014 acid attack on a college gir. The convicts are Rajib, 22, son of Masud Ali of Baidyanathpur village in Sadar upazila, his accomplices Ratan, 20, son of Ashraful, Al Amin, 23,…