Sayeed Muhammad: Patients being treated at emergency wards at the National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, well known as Pongu Hospital, were left to suffer for want of electricity supply since yesterday morning. Power supply was there for just two hours from 8am to 3:22pm, reports bdnews24.com quoting the hospital’s emergency surgery room in-charge…
Sejuti Mourin: Shus-hashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) has claimed the recent Khulna City Corporation elections were marked by “peaceful rigging”, adding that there is no scope to term it free, fair and flawless, reports The Daily Star. “We feel the Khulna City Corporation elections were a questionable one,” said Dilip Kumar Sarkar, central coordinator of Shujan at…
UNB: Despite owning some of the world’s largest reserves of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), the Middle Eastern nation of Iran stands out as unique in its region for having captured a place in people’s hearts in every corner of the globe through a purely creative pursuit – namely cinema. By the time Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A…
The Independent: Keeping up with the trend, maverick television presenter Hanif Sanket has made an Eid tele-drama on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The viewers will get the opportunity to enjoy a new tele-drama titled ‘Sesh Oshosher Golpo’ by the renowned anchor of the popular magazine show ‘Ityadi’. The drama is as usual packed with a…
Reported by: Tariqul Islam Sumon Written by: Eshan Maitra Already over a hundred applications have piled up praying for certification for a private university. As the term of current government nears to the end, more of such applications are piling up. Out of these, only 25 may get accepted, informs University Grants Commission (UGC). Most…
M Humayun Kabir: The bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of BIMSTEC Summit is going to be held in Kathmandu this evening. Hasina will leave for Kathmandu this morning to attend the fourth BIMSTEC summit that envisages a “peaceful, prosperous and sustainable” Bay of Bengal”,…
Suzana Rahman The High Court has stayed the Feb 26 bypolls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and elections in new wards for three months. Justice Naima Haider and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed the order yesterday after two Union Parishad chairmen filed petitions, reports BDnews. After the death of former Dhaka North mayor Annisul Huq…
Sayeed Muhammad The preliminary test for the 38th Bangladesh Civil Service or BCS examination has been scheduled for December 29. Confirming the date, Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Dr Muhammad Sadique yesterday told bdnews24 that the exams will also be held under newly constituted Mymensingh Division. “The candidates will be allowed to choose either Bangla…
Desk Report: Nearly a half of dried fish samples tested at the laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute in the first six months of this year were found to have been treated with pesticides, reports New Age. Residues of six pesticides considered to be highly dangerous for humans and the environment were found in the…