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Satellite Images Show Rohingya Villages Razed

First, their villages were burned to the ground. Now, Myanmar’s government is using bulldozers to literally erase them from the earth - in a vast operation rights groups say is destroying crucial evidence of mass atrocities against the nation’s ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority.

7th March: The Pinnacle Of A Relationship

More than anyone else in Bangladesh’s history, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman enjoyed a relationship with his people. That special relationship reached its zenith at Racecourse Maidan.

Saima Wazed For Collaborative Efforts To Fight Disabilities

Disability is a very complex issue and it requires collaborative efforts to fight against it, said Saima Wazed Hossain, Chairperson, Bangladesh National Advocacy Committee for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders on Wednesday 28 February 2018.

Country's Southwest To Get Uninterrupted Power Supply

West Zone Power Co. implementing Tk 4000 crore projects

The Rawat Offensive

Blend of impropriety and arrogance

Maya Apa Aiming High In Digital Healthcare

Asking questions about one’s physical or mental health publicly (in newspapers or forums) always came with the stigma of “what would people think?”

Energy Secretary Nazimuddin Gets Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award

Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources Division Nazimuddin Chowdhury was awarded Bangabandhu Jatiya Krishi Puroshkar-1423 (Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award), the highest state recognition in the agriculture sector.

Tension Along Tambru

Good borders make good neighbours.

Youth's take on nature at “Immensity” art exhibition

The culmination of an art residency project back in December last year, is the ongoing art exhibition titled “Brihotto” (Immensity) at the city’s Abinta Gallery of Fine Arts.

Udichi's elocutionists recite poems

Elocutionists of Udichi Dhaka Mahanagar Sangsad enthralled the audience reciting poems depicting irregularities, abnormalities and anomalies in the society, human rights and others at a event which was held at Music and Dance Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on March 2.

Crossing The Rubicon

On 7 March 1971, we turned our backs on a disturbing, debilitating past.

Commemoration Of 33rd Death Anniversary Of Dr. Aleem Al-Razee

The 33rd death anniversary of Dr. Aleem Al-Razee, the celebrated jurist, parliamentarian, educationist and philanthropist who died on March 15. 1985 will be observed on Thursday with due solemnity in the country.

A Pair Of Sandal Selected For Prestigious German Festival

A Pair of Sandal has been selected for taking part in Germany’s Independent Days International Film Festival. This is yet another grand addition to the films growing number of golden feathers as they may be called to address the success of the film in international arena.

Freedom Fighter And Craftswoman Ferdousi Priyabhashini No More

Freedom fighter and noted craftswoman Ferdousi Priyabhashini died at the age of 71 on March 6 in a private hospital in the city.

UPL Completes Four Decades Of Journey, Awards Best Books, Authors

Marking the occasion of completing four decades of journey in quality publishing, the University Press Limited on 10 March recognised 18 books, 16 individuals and six institutions with the UPL Excellence Awards 2018 recognizing their contribution and impact on the 40 years long journey.

Freedom Sanitary Napkin WIL Fest Celebrates Women Empowerment

Marking the International Women’s Day, Women in Leadership (WIL) initiated the first ever WIL FEST on 8-10 March at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

A New Kind Of Tragedy

Last Monday both Bangladesh and Nepal witnessed some of their citizens perished in deadliest of air crashes in contemporary aviation history in our parts of the world.

Ending All Forms Of Violence Against Children In Schools

Schools are the places where children gain knowledge and skills as well as learn attitudes and behaviour that can shape their relationship with the community.

Weeklong Dhaka Book Fair Starts At Shahbagh

National Book Centre and Department of Public Libraries have jointly initiated a weeklong book fair at Central Public Library, Shahbagh in the capital. The fair was inaugurated on April 27 by Professor Emeritus Anisuzzmana.

Iqbal's move with art towards a genuine world

Solo show at Courtyard in Dhanmondi.

Shelving The Books: Death Of A Habit

How many people of this young generation know Romena Afaz’s Dashyu Bonhur series? Undoubtedly, not many bacause this is old. How familiar is Kuasha then? Not much right? These names are close to the hearts of young people back in 70s’, 80s’ and 90s’. Undeniably, there are still young people who are familiar with these names and even many others.

Poet Belal Chowdhury: A Solitary Walker

“Cast a cold eye/ On life on death/ Horseman, pass by/,” wrote W. B. Yeats in his own epitaph. The inscribed words are the last bit of his poem Under Ben Bulben, which later became and is still becoming the philosophy of life of many of his devotees.

Growing Popularity Of Dance Needs Showcasing: Minu Haque

On the eve of International Dance Day on April 29, Ekushey Padak recipient dancer and choreographer Minu Haque urged the media to showcase dance as a prominent performing art of Bangladesh.

Dhaka's Noise Level Too High To Tolerate

The extent of noise pollution is twice higher than the human tolerance level in Dhaka, seriously affecting public health

A New Approach To Peace

When the United Nations was created, its founders envisioned a different kind of world.

The Greatest Danger To Journalism Lurks In Men's Hearts

In her provocative monologue at this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner, that seems to have drawn bellyaching laughter and sanctimonious outrage in equal measure, US comedian Michelle Wolf skewered pretty much everyone under the sun, as is often the way in this unique annual event, but pointedly deigned to spare the print media. Only to deliver the blow back-handed, by saying it was because “it is illegal to attack an endangered species.”

Should Private Universities Allow Student Politics?

Should Private Universities Allow Student Politics?

Gohin Baluchar, Putra To Lead Transition Into 2018

Gohin Baluchar, Putra To Lead Transition Into 2018

A Mega Printmaking Exhibition At Shilpakala Academy

A Mega Printmaking Exhibition At Shilpakala Academy

A Leg-Up To Tea Workers

A Leg-Up To Tea Workers