UNB, Dhaka A student of Dhaka College was killed as a bus knocked down him at Tikatuli intersection in the capital on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Arifur Rahman, 20. Quoting witnesses, Assistant Sub-inspector of Motijheel Police Station Roman said Arifur was going to his college riding a motorcycle. When Arifur reached Tikatuli…
Dr. A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan, Professor and Founder Chair, Dept. of Television, Film and Photography, University of Dhaka : A New York-based business data company Wealth X in its 2018 report mentioned that the number of ultra-high wealthy people in Bangladesh grew at a higher rate, which is 17.3%, than any other countries….
Sayeed Muhammad: Police Bureau of Investigation has arrested the helper of a minibus for allegedly pushing off a man, who was run over and killed following an altercation in Chittagong city on August 27. The arrestee, Mohammad Manik, 32, was held from Ramgati area in Laxmipur, The Daily Star reports quoting PBI Inspector Santosh Chakma….
The Science Alert: Potatoes are apparently far from being flavour of the month. Rejected by young people and “clean eaters”, sales are plummeting. But what has the potato done to deserve being treated so distastefully? Reports claim that millennials prefer rice and noodles, and think that potatoes will make them fat. According to The Grocer…
Desk Report: After a day of mainlining coffee and staring at the computer, “relaxing” at happy hour then staying up late glued to the television, getting in bed only to consume the infinite scroll of news and takes on your mobile instead of sleeping like you know you should, an eye twitch begins.You go to…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Columnist & Researcher Karl Marx was born in a jews family in the town of Terion, Germany in 1818. He was the third among the nine in his family. At the age of six, his family converted to Christianity in order to adjust with the German society. He had an intention…
Desk Report: The beauty hunt event called ‘Miss World Bangladesh’ will be beginning today, for the second time in a row, the host of the event Antar Showbiz said, reports the Daily Asian Age. The winner will directly be sent to the final stage of Miss World competition, after the selection process ends in the…
Raj Abrar: Unidentified attackers had stabbed Chittagong zila parishad member SM Alamgir Chowdhury, who is also a ruling party leader, in Chittagong city early yesterday. He was admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH), with severe injuries to his hands and back. Alamgir is the member for ward no.12 (Anwara and Banshkhali part) of the…
DOT Desk The capital market ended 2018, a gloomy year for it, as the core index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) suffered a 14 per cent loss amid lack of investors’ confidence, reports The Financial Express. People familiar with the capital market said lack of investors’ confidence, fear about political turmoil, low participation of…
A 30-year-old woman and her lover were arrested on Tuesday night for allegedly beheading her husband after getting him drunk on November 30 in Shahberi. Rajni, a native of Bhadra village in Chattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, and Aniruddh (32), a native of Mahoba district, were arrested by a team from the Bisrakh police station…