BCL leader held over rape of sixth grader in Sylhet
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Saturday arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) as he allegedly raped a teenager in Dariapara area of Sylhet city. …
Historic charm of Panam Nagar gets lost in tangle of wires
Panam Nagar, an ancient historic city of what used to be Sonargaon and now lies in Narayanganj, is being robbed of its appeal and charm in the face of the…
BLCPS, the apt answer to copyright issues in Bangladeshi music industry: Shawkat
From being a source of entertainment to serving as a means of elucidating human expressions, it is impossible to imagine a world without music. But plagiarism is something that has…
‘An Insignia of a Forced Winter’ wins Best Project at Dhaka DocLab-2020
The fourth edition of Dhaka DocLab, which provides an international platform for South Asian documentary project market in Bangladesh, has awarded Indian filmmaker Ajimesh Saha’s ‘An Insignia of a Forced…
Fodder crisis leading to farmers selling off cattle
Nothing seems to be going right for the cattle farmers of Jashore's Keshabpur upazila. With river dredging rendering the upazila's soil unsuitable for growing paddy, most cattle farmers in…
Coronavirus: Global caseload hits 34,791,855
The confirmed Covid-19 cases now reached 34,791,855 globally as of Sunday morning, according to the latest tally of Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Besides, the fatalities from the coronavirus were…
Sherpur UNO escapes unhurt in attack, car damaged
Sherpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mohammad Liyakat Ali Sheikh escaped unhurt as miscreants attacked his car at Boroitoli Naldangi in Sherpur upazila of Bogura district on Saturday night. However,…
Biman starts Sylhet-London direct flight operation
Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ maiden flight on the Sylhet-London route took off on Sunday morning from the Osmani International Airport. The flight was inaugurated by State Minister for Civil Aviation…