Syed Badrul Ahsan, Columnist/Dhaka courier In conversation with a journalist a few years before his death, Selim Al-Deen took positive pride in the way the farmers in his tales reached heights as sublime or as heroic as the characters in the old Greek plays. And that about sums up Selim Al-Deen’s attitude to the world…
Reported by: Mona Haque Written by: Tanzim Taqrim Arnob The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has urged the employers and organizations to be more alert to bring illegal foreign nationals working under income tax. The public has recently issued a public notice requesting specifically to comply with regulations for conducting foreign citizens. Otherwise, the concerned…
Eshan Maitra Rangpur Teletalk customer care’s supervisor Ahmed Jahid Anwar (30) was arrested for illegally selling sim cards through biometric fraud. Also, his accomplice Rangpur City Corporation superviser, Md. Mahmudul Hasan (30) was captured as well. They were supplying these fake registered sim-cards to the open retailers, in the northern areas & even to the…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Yemen’s factions fighting in the civil war are currently meeting for a third day of talks in Sweden. The talks,. Both the internationally recognized government, backed by a US-sponsored and Saudi-led coalition, and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels claim they are striving for peace. The Houthi delegation says the talks, aimed at…
UNB President Barack Obama is launching a version of “take your child to work day” that’s focused on America’s science laboratories instead of its corporate workspaces. It’s part of Obama’s effort to encourage young people, especially girls and minorities, to pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. More than 50 national…
Kazi Anis Ahmed, Investor and Publisher : TRIGGER WARNING: Unpopular opinon ahead!!–The student protests triggered by a bus running over two college kids five days ago have made for an amazing display for civil action – so far. But by now, the owner and driver of the offending bus have been arrested, the company’s permit…
Desk Report: Health experts at a post-rally discussion have stressed ensuring proper maternal, newborn and child health services to further reduce the neonatal death rate to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs), reports Financial Express. They expressed the view in the discussion organised by the civil surgeon’s office in the conference room of Sadar Hospital…
Bishawjeet Dutta 12 railways between Bangladesh & India, got closed during the historical time-shifts of 1947, 1965 & 1971. Bangladesh has taken initiation to reopen all these & also requested India to renovate the railways on their side of the border. Railways Minister Mazibul Hoque mentioned that, Bangladesh-Indian bilateral relation allowed this initiation to happen….
CNN Whether they are disrupting flights at London’s Gatwick Airport or racing around stadiums in one of the world’s newest sports, drones are being put to use in an ever wider variety of ways. Now, India may join a growing list of countries that use the unmanned aerial vehicles for transporting medical materials. Officials are…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Executive Editor, The New York Times, Bangladesh National Section : In the year 2017, Bangladesh was fortunate to see a good number of international achievements. It had achievements in IT sector as well as in medicine and medical treatment. Many of the Bangladeshis had earned global appreciation in 2017. One of the…