BSS: The ‘Shubho Mahrat’ (launching ceremony) of ‘Operation Jackpot’, a movie based-on historic operation of the Naval Commandos during the War of Liberation, will be held on September 16, reports BSS. The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) is going to make the movie in a bid to project the historic incident of the War of Liberation…
AFP:Myanmar police are hunting dozens of escaped inmates who hijacked a delivery truck and smashed through the gates of their jail in a daring prison break on Sunday (Sept 16), officials said. The escape occurred on Sunday morning as prisoners seized a truck that had entered Hpa-An prison in eastern Karen state. “They attacked a…
BBC: “People rely on WhatsApp for all kinds of sensitive conversations, including with their doctors, banks and families,” Carl Woog, a spokesperson for the messaging service said in a statement to CNNMoney on Friday. Tracing individual messages “would undermine end-to-end encryption and the private nature of WhatsApp, creating the potential for serious misuse,” Woog added….
Suzana Rahman Ecu-ador says it is considering inviting a third-party mediator to tackle its long-standing disagreement with Britain over the fate of Julian Assange. The situa tion was described as “unsustainable” by the foreign minister. Political asylum claims the Wikileaks founder has been confined to the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012. He was originally…
Reuters: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Friday he assumed all EU members would adhere to EU rules when asked about Italy, amid question marks about the new government’s budgetary plans. “I think we all know that we in Europe have big tasks ahead of us. Everyone needs to sort out their own problems…
International desk A South by Southwest helper has been dismissed and festival organizers apologized after an U.S. Olympic fencer who is Muslim was asked to remove her headscarf in order to get a permit. South by Southwest registration official Amin Simms said in an emailed statement that it was “an insensitive request” and against the…
Prof. Dr. Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, Chairman, JANIPOP and Vice Chancellor, Begum Rokeya University : The Election Commission is a constitutional body, a sovereign institution. If it decides to adopt EVMs (Electronic Voting Machine), deploy the army or take any other decision, the political parties are obligated to accept those decisions. I do not know whether…
Tara Sattar A dusty Shahid Kapoor with long beard can be in the first look of Rangoon. Shahid Kapoor is currently shooting for his new film and he shared his picture on instagram. Rangoon, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, is a period romance drama and will feature Shahid as a soldier. Rangoon is expected to release…
DOT Desk: Bangladesh Panorama is one of the eight sections at the ongoing 17th Dhaka International Film Festival. The section has emphasized local films and documentaries. It has featured ten recent and acclaimed films, reports The Daily Observer. This year, the section has screened Iftekhar Ahmed Fahmi’s To Be continued, Arun Chowdhury’s Alta Banu, Golam…