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WHY SUNDARBANS SO CRUCIAL? Not merely a forest

‘Posting photo with wife not a crime’

Shahriar Islam Shaon, who has been arrested in a case filed by just-married actress Mahiya Mahi, has once again claimed…

May 31, 2016 / 1 Comment / Read More

National Film Award, 2014 awarded to 29

Twenty-nine artistes and film professionals have received the National Film Award, 2014 in 26 categories for their outstanding contributions to…

May 11, 2016 / No Comment / Read More

Meril-Prothom Alo Award-2015 conferred

The Hall of Fame auditorium of Bangabandhu International Conference Centre buzzed with glitzy showbiz celebrities as the 18th edition of…

April 29, 2016 / No Comment / Read More

TAUQUIR DIVES INTO “HALDA”

Riding high on the festival-circuit success of “Oggyatonama”, Tauquir Ahmed has just announced his new venture. Titled “Halda”, the film begins principal photography from the end of this month. The film has been scripted by Azad Bulbul, and will be distributed by Nokkhotro Films. The…

September 21, 2016 / No Comment / Read More

New album of Fahmida Nabi & Samina Chowdhury

Sister duo Fahmida Nabi and Samina Chowdhury are all set to lend their vocals for…

August 29, 2016 / No Comment / Read More
MONSOON CELEBRATIONS IN THE CAPITAL
Jahid is back with new songs

Stop dreaming about Kashmir: India tells Pakistan

India’s Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj addresses the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, Sep 26, 2016. Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has told the United Nations that Pakistan, which is aiming to capture Jammu and Kashmir by…

September 26, 2016 / No Comment / Read More

Hillary, Trump face off in first crucial debate

  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were neck and neck Monday as they girded for…

September 26, 2016 / No Comment / Read More
Hasina-Modi to hold meeting in Goa October 16
Canada not expelling Noor Chowdhury, law minister says

Mashrafee feels great relief

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Muratza makes an unsuccessful appeal during their first one-day international against Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza said on Monday that he was relieved to get over the opening match against Afghanistan as his…

September 26, 2016 / No Comment / Read More

Great calibre sees Tigers through

The Tigers survived a scare from Afghanistan on their return to ODI cricket after a…

September 25, 2016 / No Comment / Read More
Bangladesh beat India in U-18 Asia Cup Hockey
Taskin, Sunny cleared by ICC

Fatima Jinnah’s Death: The Story You Don’t Know

Sana Ahmed The history of the subcontinent is known to be betraying and misleading. Owing to the influence of corrupt and powerful officials, our history has largely been defined not by the people but the rulers of the time. One clouded chapter of our history…

August 4, 2016 / No Comment / Read More

Bangabandu: The subtle Dhaka, Delhi bond

By Sunanda K Datta-Ray A well-wisher is said to have once warned Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,…

July 10, 2016 / No Comment / Read More
You can’t understand ISIS if you don’t know the history of Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia
Death of 1947 in Bangladesh’s Popular Memory

Modi, Hasina open 100MW power supply from Tripura

The Bangladesh-India cooperation has advanced another step forward as the prime ministers of both the countries on Wednesday inaugurated supply of 100 MW electricity from Tripura of India to Comilla of Bangladesh and leasing of 10 GBPS internet bandwidth from Bangladesh (Cox’s Bazar) to India…

March 23, 2016 / No Comment / Read More

ROOPPUR POWER PLANT : Fin min raises string of issues on US$ 12.65b Russian credit

The ministry of finance has raised a string of issues including the interest rate and…

March 4, 2016 / No Comment / Read More
Diesel prices will not be reduced: PM
CNG shortage felt at filling stations