Desk Report The chairman of Bishwambharpur upazila parishad in Sunamganj district allegedly raped a mother of four children inside his office promising to provide her a sewing machine, reports Prothom Alo. The alleged perpetrator is Harun-or-Rashid, chairman of the upazila and former president of Biswambharpur upazila unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). On information,…
Priangka Acharjee : Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has become the prestigious film festival in Asia. Not only Asia, TIFF has develop into a major festival among the film directors. TIFF looks forward to even a larger number of submissions from around the world. The 30th Tokyo International Film Festival will take place October 25-November…
Prof Anu Muhammadspeaks to DOT : It is not possible for Awami League to declare zero tolerance against corruption. Because, the AL-led government has been in power for the last one decade. There has been unprecedented corruption in all development projects including banking sector under this government. Corruption has taken a new dimension under the…
AFP: Yoga pants and leggings have become a staple in the wardrobes of many Americans but one US school district is under fire for allegedly punishing young girls who wear them to class.Public schools in the Wisconsin lakeside city of Kenosha were defending themselves Tuesday against accusations of discriminating against female students who have embraced…
Desk Report: Authorities are curbing small vehicles from plying on the Natore-Pabna highway following Saturday’s devastating road crash; mounting sufferings on locals, reports The Daily Star. Three-wheelers like easy bikes and CNG-run auto-rickshaws, and illegal human hauliers were being barred since yesterday, our local correspondent reports. Banpara Highway Police Outpost Sub-Inspector Habibur Rahman confirmed The…
Salamishah Tillet, Professor of African-American and African studies and creative writing at Rutgers University, Newark/The New York Times Rather than remain silent, she insisted on being heard. Rather than contain herself, she used her rage for the countless women silenced by sexism and racism. I’ve never booed so loudly in my life. I was standing…
Tulip Siddiq : “Thank you all for supportive messages. My decision to delay my baby’s birth is not one I take lightly. Let me be clear, I have no faith in the pairing system — in July the Govt stole the vote of a new mother. It’s my duty to represent Hampstead & Kilburn, and…
UNB: The government has directed all the news media, includingprint media and news agencies, to provide dearness allowance to their staff, including journalists and other employees, under the 9th wage board. The Information Ministry issued a notification on Tuesday directing the news media to pay 45 percent of the main salary of media staff and…
Desk Report: A child worker, mercilessly beaten by his former employer in Mission Intersection area of the town on Sunday, is undergoing treatment at Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital. The victim is Harez Ali, 13, son of Faridul Islam and Hasina Begum of Khochabari in the district town. “I left my job as a trainee at a…
Sayeed Muhammad: In an organised attack, a Rohingya camp leader has been hacked to death by unknown assailants inside the Balukhali camp of Cox’s Bazar. Arif Ullah, 35, the head majhi of block 11, Balukhali camp (2/2), was dragged down from an autobike, hacked with sharp weapons and then his throat was slit around 7pm…