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Special Read

Nafisa’s HSC result the last memory left with her mother

When the HSC results were published yesterday, Kulsum Begum, mother of 17-year-old Nafisa Hossin Marwa, found out that her daughter had secured GPA 4.25

8m ago

A glimpse into Zahir Raihan's Films

Zahir Raihan, having done some noteworthy works in Benglali literature and film died an untimely death before he had a chance to explore his full potential.

10m ago

Dubai floods / Thousands of Bangladeshis stranded at Dhaka, Dubai airports

Several thousand Bangladeshi passengers remained stranded at the Dubai and Dhaka airports for the last two days as flights to and from Dubai got delayed or cancelled due to unprecedented flooding in the Middle East country

1y ago

From outlaws to flower growers

Former members of outlawed groups in Jhenidah rebuild their lives as flower growers.

1y ago

'Genuine' SSC, HSC certificates for sale!

System analyst at technical education board admits to selling over 5,000 of those in a couple of years

1y ago

Counterfeiting currency / Learning from YouTube, he sells them on Facebook

The gang planned to circulate Tk 50 lakh worth of fake currency before Eid

1y ago

Why many countries are trying a four-day work week

The Dominican Republic announced this week that they would be launching a six-month voluntary trial for a four-day work week

1y ago

Shaheed Asad: The spark that lit a fuse in 1969

One must understand the butterfly effect to grasp the significance of Shaheed Asad in the history of Bangladesh. In early 1969, uniting the ideologically diverse group of opposition political parties in East Pakistan would have been the foremost thought in the minds of activists across the country

1y ago

Bangladesh Liberation Council formed

UN Secretary General U Thant appealed today to all governments and private sources to send relief assistance for the Bangladesh refugees who had crossed over to India.

4y ago

Pakistan seeks UN aid

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi warned Pakistan today that India “is fully prepared to fight if the situation is forced on us”.

4y ago

Indira writes to Nixon

Tajuddin Ahmad, the prime minister of Bangladesh, issued an 18-point directive on May 14 outlining the tasks of the people in the Liberation Struggle. He urged that the people should not listen to rumours nor should they have doubts about the ultimate victory.

4y ago

BJP leader Rawat says coronavirus 'has right to live like rest of us'

Former Uttarakhand state Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Trivendra Singh Rawat has termed coronavirus as a "living organism which has a right to live", sparking troll on social media.

4y ago

US asked not to give aid to Pakistan

Any American economic aid to Pakistan “will leave cash in their hands to pay their French arms bill and to step up arms purchases in the open market”, Rehman Sobhan charged today, adding that the US should give no aid, except for relief to be dispensed by international agencies.

4y ago

Italian woman accidentally given six shots of Covid-19 vaccine

A 23-year-old Italian woman was under observation in a hospital in Tuscany after receiving six doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in error, news agency AGI reported on Monday (May 10).

4y ago

Weekly Jai Bangla launched

India and Pakistan agreed to accept Swiss help to repatriate their respective mission staff from Dhaka and Calcutta. This was the first time the two governments accepted a mediation offer by a third country for resolving the deadlock.

4y ago

Nazrul pledges socialism

Syed Nazrul Islam, acting president of the provisional government of Bangladesh, today assured the countrymen that the promises and pledges given by the Awami League would be fulfilled and the country would be taken towards the path of socialism.

4y ago

Last wild Macaw in Rio is lonely and looking for love

Some have claimed she’s indulging a forbidden romance. More likely, loneliness compels her to seek company at Rio de Janeiro’s zoo.

4y ago

Pakistan’s sinking economy

The Pakistan government was reported ready to carry out recommendations of the United States, the World Bank, the international Monetary Fund and other international donors for a 100 percent devaluation of its currency, from 4.6 rupees to the dollar to more nearly 9, 10 or 11.

4y ago