Sports Reporter : Bangladesh piled up a fighting total of 153 for the loss of six wickets against the United States of America (USA) in the first Twenty20 International (T20I) match at Houston in Texas of the USA on Tuesday. Bangladesh had a modest start with two openers Litton Das and Soumya Sarkar put on together 34 runs before Litton (14) was trapped leg before wicket by Jessy Singh. After Litton’s dismissal, Soumya Sarkar could not stay at the crease...
Day: May 22, 2024
Agency : Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter Litton Das doesn’t want to over think his poor form; instead, he wants to stay...
Dr Matiur Rahman : In the early 20th century, sociologist Charles Horton Cooley introduced a seminal concept in social psychology:...
A recent revelation by the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) has exposed a critical vulnerability in our national data security. Sensitive citizen data, including National ID details and call records, was compromised and sold through social media platforms. This alarming breach, spanning millions of individuals across Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram groups, reveals a severe lapse in how government employees safeguard our personal information. The NTMC’s investigation uncovered a disturbing pattern. Government officials entrusted with protecting data, specifically Farhana Yesmin (Superintendent...
Court Correspondent The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education’s (DSHE) decision to cancel the admissions of 169 students of Class 1 at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College. A bench of the apex court comprising Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil delivered the judgement after hearings on two separate writ petitions, said Deputy Attorney General Kazi Mynul Hassan. Per the admission policy, students born before January 1, 2017 are disqualified...
Reuters : Lawmakers in Taiwan jostled, unfurled banners and shouted at each other on Tuesday in a dispute about efforts to widen parliament oversight pushed by the opposition, despite the anger of the ruling party, which says there has been no consultation. The squabble comes as Lai Ching-te took office on Monday as the new president, facing not only an angry China, which views him as a “separatist”, but also a fractured parliament, after his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost...
City Desk : Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdus Shahid has said the country has no shortage of rice, as its entire rice demand is now being met by internal production. “The country’s rice production has increased more than fourfold in the last 50 years, resulting in the country having no rice shortage now,” said the minister. The minister made this comment while speaking at the ministerial session titled “Paddies for the Planet and People” of the ongoing 10th World Water...
Staff Reporter : The Department of Law at North South University (NSU) successfully hosted a highly anticipated event titled ‘Palestine’s Recognition in International Law and My Life as the Ambassador’. Professor Atiqul Islam, Vice Chancellor of NSU, announced here that NSU Trustee Board will fund the education of 15 Palestinian women. The event took place on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at noon in the NSU Moot Court Room. The distinguished Chief Guest and Speaker for the event was His Excellency...
City Desk : Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Tuesday called on Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal, alias Prachanda, at the office of Nepalese premier ‘Singha Durbar’ in Kathmandu. During the meeting, they discussed in detail the long-standing mutual relations of Bangladesh and Nepal, the potential areas of cooperation on climate change and the scopes to increase trade possibilities between the two countries, reports BSS. They highlighted the shared commitment of Bangladesh and Nepal...