City Desk : Expressing solidarity with the ongoing bout of non-violent protest on US campuses, a group of journalists who report on Jagannath University with mainstream outlets criticized the police crackdown on unarmed and peaceful protest over US support for the ongoing genocide being inflicted on Palestine population by Israel. Educational institutions including the likes Universities are the highest echelons where narrow and dogmatic walls hold no place rather those places shall remain epicenter of free thinking in addition student...
Day: May 4, 2024
Al Jazeera : President Joe Biden has labelled key United States ally Japan and partner India alongside China and Russia...
Business Report : The Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Bangladesh (VCPEAB) is organising a roundtable meeting titled “Smart Bangladesh Budget Thinking” on 5 May at the Sheraton Hotel in Banani. This discussion will highlight the important role of the national budget and the views of private sector stakeholders on achieving Smart Bangladesh, reads a press release. Salman F Rahman, adviser to the Prime Minister on Private Industry and Investment, has kindly consented to be the chief guest at...
Business Report : Donors and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have agreed to a replenishment of $5 billion for ADB’s Asian Development Fund (ADF) 14 and Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF) 8. The commitment was made during ADB’s 57th Annual Meeting being held at Tbilisi, Georgia from 2-5 May. The following developing member countries are the primary recipients of grants from ADF 14: Federated States of Micronesia; Kiribati; Kyrgyz Republic; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Nauru; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tajikistan; Tonga; Tuvalu;...
Chattogram Bureau : Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) and Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) will work together to avoid inconsistency for the sake of Chattogram city’s development, the two top executives of the two organizations have announced. The newly appointed chairman of CDA, veteran freedom fighter Md. Younus welcomed CCC Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury with floral greetings while the mayor arrived from Japan on Wednesday (May 1) afternoon. In a lively conversation, these two soldiers of the 1971 battlefield announced to work...
AFP : Hamas says it is considering in a “positive spirit” a Gaza truce deal, while the UN warned rebuilding...
Entertainment Report : Apu Aman is a versatile singer of this generation of Bangladesh. He was the ‘Wonder Boy’ of...
Sheikh Arif Bulbon : Tareen Jahan is one of the most popular actresses of TV dramas in Bangladesh. She is...
Entertainment Desk : Shamim Ara Nipa, a renowned Bangladeshi dance director and choreographer, was honoured recently at the National Theatre...
City Desk : Bangladesh reported 10 more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,050,038, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB. The official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,494 as no new fatalities were reported during this period. The daily case test positivity rate was 4.24 percent as 236 samples were tested, said the DGHS. The recovery and death rates...
Agency : Pinpoint headed goals from Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson earned Chelsea a 2-0 victory over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Thursday, dealing a blow to Spurs’ hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League. Former academy defender Chalobah diverted the ball expertly into the top corner from a Conor Gallagher free kick 35 metres out in the 24th minute. It gave Chelsea a deserved lead after sustained pressure from the home side with chances...