7 writers receive Bangla Academy Literary Award
Staff Correspondent : The announcement of the awardees had sparked controversy, leading to a suspension and a revised list. But, after much talk, seven writers...
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‘It’s ridiculous to let Bangla Academy read books before printing’
Staff Reporter : Cultural Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has expressed concerns about manuscript verification before the publication of books for the Amar Ekushey Book Fair,...
DU inaugurates July Shaheed Smriti Bhaban
DU Correspondent : The Dhaka University (DU) administration has inaugurated the new building of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall named July Shaheed Smriti Bhaban commemorating...
Over 1,000 icddr,b staffs laid off due to US funding cuts
Staff Reporter : The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) has laid off over 1,000 employees after the United States government decided to...
Ekushey Book Fair 2025 begins today
Md. Moniruzzaman : The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 is set to begin today at the Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises in the...
Dhaka’s mosquito menace spirals out of control
News Desk : Dhaka is facing an unprecedented mosquito crisis as Culex mosquitoes multiply at alarming rates, turning what was once a seasonal nuisance into...
US imposed 25pc tariff on imports from Canada, Mexico
Reuters : US President Donald Trump has set a Saturday deadline to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada to push the two...
Tourist travel to St Martin’s halts for 9 months
Staff Reporter : Tourist travel to St. Martin’s Island, a coral-rich destination in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, will be suspended for nine months starting February 1,...