Anu Muhammad said, “One of the defining characteristics of a healthy society is that everyone can express their views, participate in debate and discussion, challenge opinions and generate new ideas, new knowledge and new forms of creativity. However, when someone faces attacks because of what they say or create, or when other people threaten or […]
Prime Minister Tariq Rahman has declared the next one year from May 25, 2026 to May 25, 2027 as “Nazrul Year”. The Prime Minister made the announcement this afternoon after enjoying a cultural program organized at Trishal here on the occasion of the 127th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. Earlier, the Prime […]
Trade has also been affected by the halt in land-port trade with neighboring India following the diplomatic fallout. “We used to export sarees by road and import yarn when local prices rose. Now the land ports on both sides have been sealed. Exports have become almost impossible,” he said. In the 1960s, the sari emerged […]
Thus, the sports-culture-music-acting-YouTubing influenced politics that, it can be argued, resonates with people in a way that traditional politics cannot. True, celebrities are not politicians in the first place and the process by which they are selected marginalises issues of political substance. But as argued above, the term ‘representation’ should include not only ‘nirbachon derano’ […]
While only 17 people caught shrimp this way in 2013, 200 people now go out into the waves at the right time of year on horseback, dragging shrimp nets behind them, says Otton. Indonesia says inscription on the UNESCO list of the noken, a knotted or woven bag made by Papua people to carry everyday […]
Rahman M. Mehboob, PhD, Head of the Department, inaugurated the programme. Under the guidance of faculty members, Tamanna Islam, Mithila Farzana, Sushmita Sarkar Shubhra, Riyad Sohan, students managed all aspects of a 30-minute play (abridged version) of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, which included hosting, acting and background work. . And Mehnaz Akhtar.
K-Fest, organized by BD K-Family, took place on 10 November at Tokyo Square Convention Centre, Mohammadpur, Dhaka. Starting in 2010, ‘BD K-Family’ was a small regular Facebook group of only 5 members, which has gradually grown into a family of thousands. Founder Tashnuwa Zahn shared information about the inspiration behind organizing the Korean festival, “Since […]
Zeenat Barkatullah is survived by two daughters and has many relatives and fans to mourn her death. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak, the second highest award for civilians in the country, in 2022. Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmood expressed deep shock and grief over the death of Zeenat Barkatullah. Ruling Awami League joint […]