Desk report: The planet’s largest colony of king penguins has declined by nearly 90 percent in three decades, alarmed researchers said Monday. The last time scientists set foot on France’s remote Ile aux Cochons — roughly half way between the tip of Africa and Antarctica — the island was blanketed by two million of the…
Asian Age: To the young generation of Bangladesh, Masud Rana is a widely popular spy character. From school students to the elders, Masud Rana is still popular. Penned by Qazi Anwar Hussain, Masud Rana is a fictional character modeled after James Bond. However, the character expanded widely in Bangladesh. Written from the 1960s and continuing…
UNB: obile financial service, bKash Limited signed an agreement with the app-based ride sharing company Shohoz Rides, to facilitate its passengers and drivers to make and receive payments by bKash. It also said the customers can make their ride payment through bKash from Shohoz Rides app only in three steps. The steps include selecting bKash…
Desk Report: The 10th International Inter University Short Film Festival has introduced a new category titled “Short Film on Refugee” this year with a call to submit short films on refugees, reports Daily Sun. 10th International Inter-University Short Film Festival- 2018” organised by Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) in association with United Nations High Commissioner…
AFP: The United Arab Emirates launched a three-month visa amnesty program, hoping to resolve a Catch-22 for foreign workers who are fined daily for overstaying their permits but prevented from leaving until they pay the penalties. The government isn’t releasing specific numbers, but said it expects “thousands” of people, primarily labourers from countries like Bangladesh,…
Asian Age: Popular model-actress Mithila is rarely seen in any tele-drama and telefilm nowadays without any special occasion. Due to work pressure, the actress can’t manage time for regular projects. For the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, the actress has acted in four tele-dramas under the same director. The four tele-dramas are ‘Long Drive’, ‘Tumi Kinba Ghashful’, ‘Bashpo…
UNB: The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Bangladesh signed a financing agreement to significantly increase incomes and food and nutrition security for 250,000 rural households in southern Bangladesh where the highest percentage of rural poor reside. The agreement for the Smallholder Agricultural Competitiveness Project (SACP) was signed by Gilbert F Houngbo, President of…
Asian Age: Nafisa Azad (Nuzhat) became Grand Champion this year in the Mental Arithmetic International Competition 2018 (ALOHA) held at World Trade Centre, Moskva in Russia recently. She is daughter of AK Azad and Ishrat Jahan of 301/A, Free School Street, Sonargaon Road, Dhaka-1205. Nafisa is a student of Viqarunnisa Noon School & College.
Asian Age: China has assured that it would continue support to Bangladesh for accelerating the country’s knowledge-based industrialization. The commitment came when Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Zhang Zuo met Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu at the Industries Ministry,an official release said. During the meeting, they discussed various bilateral issues, including Chinese investment, technology transfer and…
Desk Report: Almost all the 320 families at Parshuram village of Chandrapur union in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila earn their livelihood by making and selling bamboo made things, especially fishing tools, reports Daily Star. They earn well when there is high demand of indigenous fishing tools like darki, bana and teprai during the rains from June…