Spring in the Air
Spring dominates the nature with fresh air and new leaves in trees. Flowers bloom in bounty in a Palash tree (Butea monospermain) in capital’s Dhanmondi Lake. (Photo: Shakir Shakirul Islam)
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Prime Minister retains five advisors for new term
DOT Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reappointed her five advisers in the new government, reports The Daily Star. The advisers are: HT Imam, Dr Mushiur Rahman, Dr Gowher Rizvi, Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique. The cabinet division today published a gazette over the appointment of the five advisers with portfolio…
Nokia meets Rangpur Riders
Chittagong, Nov 27, 2017 – Nokia, one of the sponsors of Rangpur Riders of Bangladesh Premium League (BPL) hosted an exciting reception at honor of players and officials of the team at Chittagong Boat Club in the port city last night.Captain of Rangpur Riders, the living legend of Bangladesh cricket Mashrafee Bin Murtuza joined the…
Alessia Glaviano, Photographer, World press photo
Internationally renowned photographer Dr. Shahidul Alam, Managing Director, Drik, was forcibly abducted from his house in Dhanmondi, Dhaka after 10pm on 5 Aug 2018. According to security guards of the apartment building and other eyewitness reports, there were roughly 30 to 35 men, in plain clothes, who claimed to be from the Detective Branch (DB),…
Murder accused killed in Savar ‘gunfight’
UNB An accused in a murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Yearpur in Ashulia early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Babul Mia, 27, son of Babar Ali Munshi of Teknimunshipara in Sonatala upazila in Bagura district. He is an accused in garment worker Mehedi Hasan killing cases. Tipped off,…
Boko Haram landmines in Nigeria killed at least 162 in two years: study
The Guardian, UK: Hundreds of people have been killed or maimed by landmines in north-east Nigeria, research shows. Mines laid by Boko Haram, the extremist group that has waged a deadly insurgency in the Lake Chad region, killed 162 people in two years and wounded 277 more, according to the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), a…
How will inexperienced firm run second export sector?
Dr Saleh Uddin, Former Governor of Bangladesh Bank : Tanners are not interested n buying rawhides of sacrificed animals despite their retail prices being lowest in 30 years, something which is not right. It is also not right that there is no demand of rawhide in the market. Usually, 60% of the county’s rawhide comes…
Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top
Reuters: The archbishop who sparked a crisis in the Catholic Church by calling on Pope Francis to resign has denied he was motivated by personal vendetta and said he sought to show that corruption had reached the top levels of the Church hierarchy. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano has gone into hiding since conservative media published…
Grameenphone celebrates 7-crore landmark
M Humayun Kabir: Grame-enphone, the market leader operator, has crossed the landmark of seven crore active subscribers in Bangladesh, a magic figure for any mobile operators even in the global perspective. Michael Patrick Foley, chief executive officer of Grameenphone shared greetings with the executives, GP yesterday said on its official Facebook page. Foley, in his…