DOT Desk The last film scenes captured by late cinematographer Anowar Hossain has been screened. The scenes are part of a short film titled “Bhalobasha”, reports The Daily Observer. It has been directed by Shuvra Goswami. Story is from Shahidul Jahir and screenplay by Shawon Koiri while music has been composed by Pintu Ghosh. The…
DOT Desk: he opening day of the three-day long (January 4-6) Bangla Utshab featured performances of Tagore songs, adhunik Bangla numbers and film songs by both Bangladeshi and Indian singers, reports The Daiuly Star. Lopamudra Mitra set off the musical performances with Tagore songs, based on the six Bengali seasons. The artiste sang several songs…
UNB Two sweepers were found dead with their bodies carrying stab injuries at West Khabashpur Miapara Road in Faridpur district town early Friday. Miscreants stabbed to death the two municipality sweepers, Manik Jamaddar,28, and his brother-in-law Bharat Jamaddar, 23, residents of Harijan Polli in Alipur area, while doing cleaning work on the road early in…
Desk Report: The country’s rice production hit a new record of 36.2 million tonnes in the last fiscal year (FY), 2017-18, reports Financial Express. According to the official data, the output was 7.1 per cent higher than that of FY ’17. It was 34.7 million tonnes (the then record) in FY ’15 which declined to…
Sejuti Mourin Nissan Motor and Japanese software maker DeNA will commence public tests of their “robo-taxis” taxis” project from March next year. It will adapt a Nissan Leaf electric car, which passengers will summon using an app. The free trials will be held over a two-week period in March in Yokohama. The Easy Ride system…
Abrar Hussain of DOT The Awami League has obtained a record percentage of votes in the recent general election that also served BNP its biggest ever defeat, according to official statistics published by the Election Commission. The results cite that AL secured as much as 76.80% of votes in the December 30 election, compared to…
Desk report: Vaping can damage vital immune system cells and may be more harmful than previously thought, a study suggests. Researchers found that e-cigarette vapour disabled important immune cells in the lung and boosted inflammation, the BBC reported. A small experimental study, led by Professor David Thickett, at the University of Birmingham, showed that in…
UNB: A high-level delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led by Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque, paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj on Sunday. The Foreign Secretary was accompanied by the senior officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and their spouses and children. During…