Sofian Khan This Saturday (November 25), the nation is set to celebrate UNESCO’s recognition of the Nation Father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s 7 march speech. While addressing a press briefing at the conference room of the cabinet division on Friday, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam confirmed the movement. Honoring the celebration, the 64 districts and…
Mohammad Tanvir Kaisar Lots of observations regarding Primary to Higher Secondary Education make us feel that our education system is just heading towards producing result-oriented students every year. The social structure and average social attitudes are also facilitating the tendency without caring much about the objectives. Students are tied up with class works, home works,…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The new government in Bangladesh is going to legalise electric vehicles, reports bdnews24.com. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority or BRTA has drafted guidelines on the electric vehicles stipulating registration, fitness certificate and tax token mandatory for these. The electric vehicles have been running on the roads despite having no permission in a…
Mohammad Ali Sattar Dear good friend, I was one of the serious souls who watched your movements and travails all along the period (starting June 26) of your mighty struggle to find your way back home and above all to live. Your valorous acts, stubborn stand and frustration all showed. Reports say “..the wild male,…
Reported by: Tariqul Islam Sumon Written by: Eshan Maitra Government’s campaign to collect seasonal Boro rice from the mill owners, is failing. Even after threatening to revoke mill-licenses for next 4 years and, increasing the time duration for making deals. Still, mill owners are not properly responding to the government’s call, in order to dodge…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Have you seen what is believed to be the finest Opal ever unearthed. Named the ‘Virgin Rainbow’, this astounding gemstone was dug up by miners in the desert town Coober Pedy of South Australia. It has been valued at over $700,000 USD as its beauty exceeds that of any other opal ever discovered….
DOT Desk Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain is set to perform at a concert called Shakti in Dhaka this February, along with world-renowned artistes, John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan, Ganesh Rajagopalan and V Selvaganesh. Blues Communications is organising the concert that will be held on February 28 at Dhaka’s Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. “We are hoping…
UNB Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a young man from a beach of the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Hanif, 28, son of late Siddique Ahmed of Sabrang union. Locals spotted the body at Baharchharar Noakhalipara beach in the morning and informed police, said…
Samiul Bashar Samin The strange thing about sad songs is that people will readily consume music that can leave them feeling bad or recalling unpleasant events. When given the choice, why wouldn’t people listen to uplifting music instead of songs that could depress them? Sad music might make people feel vicarious unpleasant emotions. But this…
Entertainment Desk: It wasn’t just CNN’s presidential debate that had trouble drawing viewers last night. The Big Bang Theory hit a season low on Thursday, with a 3.5 rating among adults 18-49, down three-tenths of a point from its last original episode. But the comedy still managed to lead the night, as per usual. The…