Ahmad Rafique, noted language movement activist, poet, essayist and renowned Rabindra researcher, has passed away. He was 94. He breathed his last at 10:12 PM on Thursday at ICU of BIRDEM Hospital in Dhaka. (Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un) His longtime driver Md. Russel confirmed the news of his death. Doctors at BIRDEM Hospital said Rafique suffered a cardiac ...

The five-day Durga Puja festival, the largest annual religious celebration of the Bengali Hindu community, came to a close on Thursday with the immersion of Durga’s idols in rivers and water bodies across the country amid colour, music and emotion. In keeping with Hindu tradition, devotees believe that following the immersion, the goddess returns to her celestial abode in Kailash, ...

Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called for enhanced global cooperation, finance and technology transfer to achieve transformational adaptation in the face of climate change. She made the call while speaking at the Ministerial Roundtable of the 9th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum held under the theme ‘Resilience for All: Catalyzing Transformational Adaptation’ in Bangkok on October 1, an official release ...

Journalists boycotted press conference of National Citizen Party (NCP) and returned back from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after assaulting there by the party leaders and activists on Thursday morning. The incident happened at about 9:45AM at VIP entrance of the airport. According to the journalists, one of the media man requested NCP leaders, who were chanting slogans, to keep clam ...

Israel has detained over 200 activists from 37 countries aboard the Gaza-bound aid ship fleet, the Global Sumud Flotilla. The organization’s spokesperson Saif Abukasheek announced via Instagram that 13 vessels have been seized at sea. This was reported by Al Jazeera on Thursday. According to the report, Israeli forces attacked the flotilla attempting to break the Gaza blockade and seized ...

Eight anthrax patients have been detected in Rangpur’s Pirgachha, according to Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). Rangpur Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr. Ruhul Amin confirmed the matter on Tuesday night. Besides, people with anthrax symptoms found at Mithapukur and Kaunia upazilas. In early August, cattle were found started dying one after another in Pirgachha upazila. After that, the ...

With the carefully planned release of her 12th album this Friday, Taylor Swift once again shows she is as savvy in business as she is talented musically. From subtle hints dropped during her 2024 tour to special movie screenings accompanying the album launch this weekend, Swift “has perfected marketing as narrative art,” according to Robin Landa, a professor of advertising ...

At least three homes were destroyed in a fire that broke out early Wednesday in Konar Bari area under Fenchuganj upazila in Sylhet district. Sayed Hasan Shuvo, station officer at Fenchuganj Fire Service, said the fire started in one house around 1am and quickly spread to two neighboring homes. Locals initially attempted to control the blaze but were unsuccessful and ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $30 million sustainability-linked loan facility with Envoy Textiles Limited, marking its first such loan in Bangladesh. The agreement follows ADB’s earlier textile manufacturing project with Envoy in 2022. The financing will support the design and construction of a new automated, energy-efficient spinning unit at Envoy’s manufacturing plant in Jamirdia, Mymensingh, boosting the ...

A Brazilian billionaire left his fortune of over $1 billion to football superstar Neymar in his will. As the entrepreneur explained, he identifies with the athlete and admires his human qualities and talent, although he has never met him personally. The impressive fortune is believed to be £752 million, F5 reports. The inheritance includes numerous assets, including real estate, investments, ...