By Nobonita Chowdhury Edited by Marilyn Thipthorpe “Talking behind the microphone is one of the best things that had ever happened to me,” claims RJ Arunima of RadioFoo rti 88.0 FM in a rendezvous session with Daily Our Time. In the session, RJ Arunima talks about her journey into the profession, her present standing, and…
WIO News: As the BJP faces heat over the Citizenship Bill in the northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said his party will always protect the interests of Assam. Taking to Twitter, he also thanked the people of the state for supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party in elections to three tribal autonomous councils. “Gratitude to…
Paul Wallace, London-based writer/Reuters In scarcely more than six months Britain will leave the European Union. That departure on March 29, 2019 could be toxic and disruptive through a failure to reach a deal, hurting Britain most of all, but the EU as well. Or there could be an amicable parting of the ways. For…
Myisha Nawar Okay let’s face it. It is not an easy thing to re-create Lewis Carroll’s whimsical, completely topsy-turvical tale of un-reality. Underland Wonderland is a place that gyres and gimbles far too crazily with poetic, toppled over madness and inside our logic to be truly pinned to the modern sterility of digital film. It…
DOT Desk: Lending to the agriculture sector fell 9 percent year-on-year to Tk 7,475.60 crore between July and November of the current fiscal year, according to central bank data, reports The Daily Star. Farm loan disbursement also dropped 16 percent from July to October. The ongoing liquidity crunch in the banking sector has left an…
UNB, Dhaka The government has decided to identify prospective areas and framework of cooperation with China to make sure the optimum utilisation of marine resources in the Bay of Bengal. Another decision has also been taken to gear up activities for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and other support activities with the State…
Kabir Humayun: President Abdul Hamid is scheduled to hand over ‘UGC Gold Medal’ among 35 university teachers today for their fundamental research works and publications. Among them, 18 teachers will be given the award for the year 2016 and 17 teachers for 2017 at a programme at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital, reports…
Reuters: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez published the results of plagiarism tests on his doctoral thesis on Friday in response to pressure over alleged academic misdemeanors which have buffeted the country’s politics. Sanchez, who took advantage of a long-running corruption scandal to topple his predecessor in a confidence vote in June, threatened to take legal…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Four people died after a brick-laden truck fell into a water-filled ditch in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, yesterday morning, reports The Daily Star. Divers from Fire Service and Civil Defence recovered the bodies of the deceased, identified as Shaheen, 32, Mujahid, 20, Arif, 18, and Abdul Kader, 45. All…
BSS, Dhaka International War Crimes Mass Trial Committee (IWCMTC) today raised a demand for declaring “March 25” as the “International Genocide Day”. Committee convener and Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan today raised the demand at a press briefing at Segunbagicha in the city. “There should be a day fixed as a sign of protest against devilishness…