By Muhammed Shahed Rahman : Bangladeshi Painter Shamsul Alam’s solo exhibition opens at Spitalfields Studios on Greatrex Street, E1 5NF, East London, until Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Opening hours are from 11 am to 6 pm. Bangladeshi painter Shamsul Alam (Inan) tells a real story in Nisargechitra, it is this story that makes his canvas come alive. One of the ...

Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia have agreed a deal to allow the transit of Ukrainian food exports, the European Commission said Friday, after temporary bans were imposed on the foodstuffs amid farmer protests. Russia’s invasion has severely limited the traditional export channel of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea, necessitating export overland via Ukraine’s neighbours. Member states agreed to ...

Medical waste released from government and private healthcare establishments in the country is posing serious threat to public health and environment. Experts said deadly diseases may spread among people due to rampant dumping of a huge quantity of medical waste, which is released from hospitals across the country every day. Meanwhile, the government has taken an initiative to ensure proper ...

Dismissing all speculations about the party’s subtle strategy to take part in city polls, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday categorically said their party is not joining the upcoming elections to five city corporations in any way. “We have made it very clear that we are not going for any kind of local government elections. Especially in ...

James Bond star Eva Green on Friday won a court case in the UK over her $1 million (o810,000) acting fee for the never-made science fiction film “A Patriot”. The French actress had sued UK-based production company White Lantern Film at the High Court in London for the fee but the firm countersued, saying she derailed the o4-million project by ...

Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen bilateral relations with Mexico, and looks forward to exploring new avenues for cooperation and collaboration. The Embassy of Bangladesh in Mexico City hosted a grand reception at the chancery to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of independence and National Day of Bangladesh. The event, originally scheduled for March 26, 2023, was held on April ...

The government has taken measures to bring back Bangladeshi citizens stranded in Sudan, through Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Seheli Sabrin said that at first the Bangladeshi nationals will be taken to Port Sudan from Khartoum, and from there they will be taken to Jeddah. Later, they will be brought to Bangladesh by several flights of ...

Marcus Stoinis and Kyle Mayers smashed 11 boundaries apiece to bring Lucknow Super Giants the second-highest team total in Indian Premier League history during Friday’s 56-run demolition of Punjab Kings. Lucknow finished on 257-5 after being sent in to bat with Mayers giving the visitors a racing start, putting on 41 runs from 21 balls with skipper KL Rahul, AFP ...

Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will begin across the country on Sunday (April 30) where 20,72,163 candidates are expected to take part. Equipment for the examinations has already been reached at all the centres. The examinees will start their exam with Bangla first paper. The examinations will be held at 10am everyday. The candidates will have to be ...

A woman was crushed under the wheels of a train at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Saturday morning. The dead was Swarna Deb, 30, daughter of late Satish Deb, a resident of Gopalnagar village under Kamalganj municipality. According to locals, a Dhaka-bound train Kalni Express train hit the woman while she was crossing the rail line in Gopalnagar Rail ...