Opinion

Sheikh Mujib: A world leader and architect of Bangladesh

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, one of the greatest leaders in the world, greatest Bengali of the past thousand years, Supreme Command of the Liberation War, Father of the Nation, is the architect of Bangladesh. He brought independence of Bangladesh and saved the people from exploitation and repr...

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Homecoming Day of Bangabandhu

Today is the homecoming day of Bangabandhu. Like this day on January 10, 1972 the greatest Bengali of the past thousand years, sculptor of Bangladesh, supreme command of the Liberation War, Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned home in independent Bangladesh following a ca...

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Poet of nature, love and mankind

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) is a prominent figure and bright star in the domain of Bengali literature. He was a poet of versatile genius, and left ample evidence and traces of his brilliance in poetry, novels, short stories, plays, including songs, almost in every field of literature. He brought...

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Success and failures

24 October is the United Nations Organization (UNO) Day. This day has been observed since the establishment of the UNO in 1945. It is the largest organization in the world. At present, it has 193 member states. Before the creation of the UNO, there existed an     inter­na­...

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International Literacy Day and its importance

Today is International Literacy Day. Like other countries, Bangladesh is observing the day with the global theme 'Literacy and Multilingualism'. As the theme suggests, this year International Literacy Day is providing us with an opportunity to express solidarity with the celebrations of the ...

National

5 alleged militants held in city

A special team of Anti-Terrorism unit (ATU) of police arrested five members of a same family at Rupnagar in the city’s Mirpur area today for their alleged involvement in militant activities, reports BSS.The detainees are: Sonali Bank Senior Principal Officer Ahmed Ali, his wife Salma Ahmed, th...

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Quader for ensuring passengers’ safety in ridesharing

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday stressed the need for ensuring safety of passengers in ridesharing services reports BSS.“Movement of passengers will be easier by brining ridesharing firms under registration,” he said while speaking at a meeting with a delegat...

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Troublemakers be dealt with iron hand: HM

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said the rumour spreaders and troublemakers, who were involved in creating panic and anarchy, would be dealt with an iron hand, reports BSS.“Stern action will be taken if anyone tries to create anarchy centering the rumour over child lifting,&rdq...

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Nutan India-Bangladesh Maitree Muktijodha Sontan Scholarship Scheme

Government of India has sanctioned 10,000 scholarships for heirs of Muktijodhas over five years and the scheme was started in 2017-201 8, says the press release from Indian High Commission.For the year 2019-2020, 2000 scholarships will be awarded (1000 each for Higher Secondary and Undergraduate lev...

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Suspected ‘Child-lifter’ woman beaten to death in capital

A woman was beaten to death by agitated people under suspicion of being a child-lifter at Uttar Badda in the capital.This incident took place on the kacha bazar road of Uttar Badda on Saturday morning.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Badda Police Station Rafiqul Islam confirmed the matter.After mass beatin...

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Earthquake jolts parts of Bangladesh

An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude jolted some parts of Bangladesh and India on Friday, said a primary report of United States Geological Survey.The epicentre of the quake was 16.5-km below the ground from 64-km northeast of Bomdila, a township of Arunachal Pradesh in India.The epicentre is 499 kilometr...

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Drives against corruption, terrorism will continue: PM

 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her firm determination against corruption, terrorism, militancy and drug abuse, saying that the drives against these social menaces will be continued to maintain peace and security in the country on July 18.“We want to free the country from graft, t...

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Rishan Farazi in police remand

Rishan Farazi accused no 3 in the well discussed murder case of Rifat Sharif in Barguna has been granted police remand for 5 days by the court.The Senior Judicial Magistrate of Barguna Md. Serajul Islam Gazi granted this remand on Friday.In this regard, the investing officer Md. Humayun Kabir who is...

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Quader flies to Singapore for follow up treatment Sunday

Awami League General Secretary and  Road Transport  and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will leave Dhaka for Singapore for his follow up treatment on Sunday.He will undergo his treatment at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital there. Deputy Principal Information Officer of Road Transport and ...

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Raise voice to end violation against women, children: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all concerned to be loud against violation of women and children.Expressing the hard-line of her government against the rape of minor girls and women, she said,” Those who commit these types of crimes and heinous acts are not human beings.”She also ...

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Mahathir to join Bangabandhu’s birth centenary

Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad is expected to visit Bangladesh to attend the birth centenary celebration of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.He is likely to visit Dhaka at the end of this year or at the beginning of the next year to join the occasion.Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Mome...

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Bangladesh mass media enjoy more freedom than UK: Hasan Mahmud

“Bangladesh is ahead of United Kingdom in the freedom of mass media” said the Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud. In an interview with the BBC in London he said, “The mass media of Bangladesh enjoy much more freedom than that of  of the United Kingdom.”According ...