Art & Culture Report :An exhibition titled ‘Ways of Seeing’ is going on at the Bengal Art Lounge in the...
Alyssa Walker :The goal of International Women’s Day is to encourage women, and men, to continue to fight for equality...
Entertainment Desk :Popular actress Jaya Ahsan starrer movie ‘Peyarar Subash’ (The Scent of Sin) has been selected for the 45th Moscow International Film Festival in the competition category. The movie has been directed by Nurul Alam Atique and produced jointly by Chorki and Alfa i, said a press release. The movie will have its international premier at the film festival, which will take place on April 26. In the movie, Jaya Ahsan plays the lead role. While talking about her...
AFP :The Canadian economy gained 35,000 jobs in March while the unemployment rate remained stable at 5 percent, close to a record low for the fourth consecutive month, Statistics Canada said Thursday.Job creation increased in March, after little change in February (up 22,000) and significant gains in December (up 69,000) and January (up 150,000).“That was a stronger outcome than expected, with the consensus of forecasters looking for only a modest increase in employment,” said Royce Mendes, analyst with the Desjardins...
Ensure due supply of medicines The demand for medicines has increased. Many drug dealers are taking advantage of this. They have increased the prices of many essential medicines. The Department of Drug Administration says no drug price has been raised in a year and a half. The drug companies are saying the same thing. So why are the sellers raising the prices of medicines and causing misery to the common people? Medicine is not a luxury consumer product. Human life...
Sylhet bureau :Public health experts and heart specialists have said the prevalence of hypertension and hypertension-related various non-communicable diseases and deaths is growing in Bangladesh.So, ensuring the availability of hypertension treatment facilities at community clinics can be a cost-effective approach, they added. The experts were speaking at the webinar “Health Risks Associated with Hypertension and the Needful” organised by research and advocacy organisation PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) Thursday ahead of World Health Day Friday.“One in every five adults in Bangladesh...
BSS, Dhaka :Afif Hossain struck a brilliant 62 ball-80 not out as Abahani Limited overcame a big hurdle, securing a...
Road safety concerns centring on Eid are nothing unusual, as the movement of people and motorised vehicles goes up remarkably during pre-and post-festival days. Around the last Eid vacation, within just 14 days, there were 283 road accidents, leaving approximately 400 dead and 1,500 injured. In the days leading up to Eid-ul-Azha in 2021, at least 224 people were killed and 866 injured in 203 accidents. There are many accidents which aren’t even documented.Between 2.0 and 2.5 million motorbikes are...
Al Amin :Businesses are still struggling hard to open letters of credit (LCs) due to ongoing dollar crisis and restriction opening LCs.Following this, many entrepreneurs are winding down or curtailing their business to minimize loss for the year-long greenback shortage, businesses said.The slow in imports will hurt the country’s economic activities as it will prompt to lose growth momentum, economists said.Mohammad Hatem, Executive President of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), told The New Nation, “LC opening complication...
Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj :A school student was killed after being hit by a pickup van in Katiadi Upazila of Kishoreganj on Wednesday evening. The accident took place at Induail Charipara area of Achmita Union on Kishoreganj-Bhairab highway.The deceased Md. Moin (15) son of Majlu Mia of Achmita area in katiadi upazila. He was a student in class nine of Asmita Judge Institution, Katiadi. It is reported that a pickup van hit a motorcycle at Induail Charipara area of Achmita Union...