Agency :England beat Brazil in a penalty shootout in a thrilling inaugural Women’s Finalissima on Thursday, the second straight international...
AFP :An ice storm that battered eastern Canada left two dead and some million people without electricity on Thursday, as...
News Desk :Bangladesh Railway (BR) began selling advance train tickets on Friday for Eid holidaymakers to ensure hassle-free journey.Holidaymakers will...
UNB :Ganashasthaya Kendra founder and trustee valiant freedom fighter Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has become critically ill.He has long been suffering...
Entertainment Desk :In the Eid special episode of ‘ Ityadi,’ foreigners who live in Bangladesh, will portray the characters of...
City Desk :Bangladesh Awami Jubo LeagueLeaders and activists of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, Rangpur district unit distributed sarees, lungis and cash as Eid gifts among 500 popor, distressed and needy people of Rangpur city. The Eid gifts were distributed in a function arranged on Thursday in front of the mural of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Bangbandhu Sqaure on the DC Mour area in the city. Rangpur District Jubo League former Joint Convener Laxmin Chandra Das...
Reuters :The Editors Guild of India is deeply disturbed by the government’s move to police news on social media through a self-appointed fact-checking unit, the industry body said on Friday, describing the new rules as draconian and akin to censorship.The amendments to the country’s IT rules make it obligatory on platforms “not to publish, share or host fake, false or misleading information” about the government.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration has been in repeated tussles with various social media platforms when...
UNB :President Abdul Hamid on Friday called for making the standing committees on various ministries truly effective under the parliamentary system to ensure transparency and accountability of the government.“Our parliament has overall three important duties and roles. Firstly, to represent the opinions of the society irrespective of class, profession and gender; secondly, to enact laws and control of public expenditure and thirdly, to ensure the accountability of the executive branch through supervision,” he said.“The transparency and accountability of the government...