SMA Ronie

Full Name: Sardar Mahabbat Ali; Nick Name: Ronie; Designation: Online Journalist. Email: sardarronie@gmail.com

The Krishnachuras are here, and they are lovely

Red and orange are beckoning hearts at the streets at the eleventh hour of Baishakh, and the Krishnachuras are starting to bloom with all its vigour. It is nearing Jaishtha in Bangla calendar, the second month of summer; and it is now the bloom of spring chooses to unravel itself.

7y ago

Hasina meets Indian army officer who rescued her family in 1971

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets an Indian army officer, who rescued the family members of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in December 1971.

7y ago

Beat the traffic mess with bike service app

Are you annoyed with fighting for a space in public buses, or fed-up over bargaining with CNG-run auto-rickshaws or cursing your life while sitting in the traffic?

7y ago

DNCC to start building temporary shops at Gulshan-1 market tomorrow

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will begin setting up 291 temporary shops from tomorrow at the Gulshan-1 DNCC market that was destroyed by fire earlier this month, says its Mayor Annisul Huq.

7y ago

Facebook buzz: 2 bookworms’ effort to promote reading

Two Dhaka University sophomores have come up with a unique idea to promote the reading habit among their friends in the university. With an arsenal of over two hundred books in collection, they have decided to lend out the books – free of charge – with the lone condition of a promise to return them.

7y ago

Facebook buzz: Your live video in Victory Day theme

This year, you can live stream on Facebook with a custom frame designed in the theme of Victory Day with the slogan of “Proud to be a Bangladeshi”. The mobile application “Bijoy 71” will help you share Victory Day greetings on Facebook with the green and red Bangladesh theme.

7y ago

Facebook buzz: Good Samaritans still out there

A woman recovers her bag and all belongings in Dhaka, a day after she lost it, thanks to the generosity of a common Samaritan.

7y ago

Facebook buzz: ‘Frustrated’ cop damages motorcycles

A traffic policeman has drawn widespread flak in the social media for letting loose his rage and damaging about two dozens of parked motorcycles last Friday.

7y ago
July 23, 2015
July 23, 2015

Visiting a 200yr old haat (video)

Surrounded by colours, drenches in sweat and a buzz all around – part and parcel of what a traditional haat in the villages still look like.

July 12, 2015
July 12, 2015

DU dorm in battle with bedbugs!

Ask any residential student of Dhaka University about their most common companion and see what answer you get. "Bedbugs," he will

July 11, 2015
July 11, 2015

DU dorm in battle with bedbugs!

Authorities of Dhaka University’s Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall begin a drive against the most common menace, bedbugs.

July 7, 2015
July 7, 2015

Grand Iftar at TSC (video)

Like every other occasion, the Teacher-Student Centre of Dhaka University wears a festive look in an atmosphere of harmony through arranging iftar with their friends during Ramadan.

July 5, 2015
July 5, 2015

Buddhist monastery hosts Iftar for the poor (video)

Authorities of Dhammarajika Buddhist Monastery in capital’s Sabujbagh set examples of religious harmony through distributing Iftari among the poor fasting Muslims in Ramadan.

May 23, 2015
May 23, 2015

Dhaka mayors vision for clean city by next year (video)

Dhaka city will be cleaned within next year through proper waste management systems, the two newly elected mayors of Dhaka city corporations say.

May 20, 2015
May 20, 2015

Bloggers die young (video)

It is hard to believe that a group of writers are in mortal danger in the country now just for expressing their opinions. But that’s the truth.

May 5, 2015
May 5, 2015

Plight of Dhaka Gate (video)

Mir Jumla Gate, popularly known as Dhaka Gate, remains uncared for as years pass by. Abandoned, time is eating away the magnificent Mughal architecture now - hiding in plain sight.

April 23, 2015
April 23, 2015

Sexual assault: Allegations, authorities' response need probe, says DU VC (video)

The adminstration’s underplaying and protesters’ accusations on sexual assault during Pahela Baishakh celebration should thoroughly be probed, opines Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique.

April 14, 2015
April 14, 2015

Sexual assault: BCL’s mysterious silence (Video)

In the wake of mass outrage against sexual assault on women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations on Dhaka University campus, the ruling Awami League’s student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League keeps itself aloof from any protest.

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