Author: PV DESK
Popular music band “Dalchut” second album “Hridoypur” was released in 2000. Most of the songs from this album won the hearts of the audience. “Gari Chole Na”, “Tomakei Bole Debo” or “Brishti Pore”- the songs equally move the audience today. Bappa Mazumdar has now brought the song “Brishti Pore” after 25 years in a new arrangement. The artiste released the song with the music video on his YouTube channel on Tuesday night. The lyrics of the song were written by Sheikh Rana and composed by Bappa himself. The music video was made with artificial intelligence (AI) created by…
Dhaka University (DU) Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan has reasserted the authority’s ban on political activities at student dormitories amid strong protests against Chhatra Dal’s latest efforts to revive the practice. The vice chancellor had to reiterate his pledge to enforce the ban, originally imposed last September, after students denounced his unwillingness to implement a complete ban on dormitory-centric politics. Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan made the pledge during talks with protesting students in front of his residence around 2:30am Saturday. Securing his pledge regarding a complete ban, the protesters, numbering in thousands, began returning to their respective…
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that the commission will neither work in favour of nor against any party in the upcoming elections. “We will work for the 18 crore people of the country. Voting is not only a civic duty but also a matter of conscience,” he said. The CEC made the remarks on Saturday morning while speaking to journalists in Rangpur. “When the state, government, and political parties become one, everything collapses together,” said the CEC. “Public trust in the election system has eroded, and getting people to the polling stations is…
The ‘Sandwip Diploma in Engineering Students’ Forum’ celebrated its 12th anniversary in a colorful event at JP Convention Center on PC Road in Halishahar, Chattogram, on Thursday (August 7). The programme was attended by former members of the forum, politicians, journalists, professionals, student organizations, and representatives from various sectors of society. Convener Meherab Hossain presided over the event, with Member Secretary Kamruzzaman Nishad and Tariqul Islam Sabbir moderating. BNP National Executive Committee Member Tariqul Alam Tenzing attended as the chief guest. Other notable guests included Zahidul Karim Kachi, Convener of Chattogram Division’s Sammilito Peshajibi Parishad and Member…
Journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, who was killed in a machete attack in Gazipur, was buried in his native village in Mymensingh on Friday evening. The burial took place at 7:30pm at the family graveyard in Fulbaria Upazila after a funeral prayer at his residence. Tuhin was assaulted by a group of armed attackers near Chandna Chowrasta in Gazipur on Thursday night. He was hacked multiple times, and his throat was slit. After an autopsy at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College and Hospital in Gazipur, police returned the body to his family. He leaves behind his wife, Mukta…
The newly imposed 20 percent tariff on Bangladeshi exports to the United States took effect at 10am on Wednesday (6 August), prompting a sharp surge in shipments from Chattogram Port as exporters rushed to beat the deadline. According to the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA), an additional 800 containers are being exported daily due to the last-minute push, with priority support extended to exporters. By 8:00am on Wednesday, 15,400 twenty-foot export containers were recorded across 19 port depots, most of them destined for the US. Mohammad Hatem, president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), said…
A stunning hat-trick from Sree Moti Trishna Rani inspired Bangladesh Under-20 women’s national football team to a commanding 8-0 victory over Timor-Leste in their second group-stage match of the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane on Friday. Fresh from their opening 3-1 win over hosts Laos, coach Peter Butler fielded an unchanged starting XI against a Timor-Leste side that had suffered a 9-0 defeat to Korea Republic. The young Tigresses wasted no time asserting dominance, launching waves of attacks from the outset. Bangladesh opened the scoring in the 20th minute…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed his determination to build Bangladesh as a democratic welfare state if his party is voted to power in the upcoming national elections. “Fascism has been defeated in the mass uprising of students, workers and the public in July, following a long path of movement and struggle. Everyone must move forward unitedly,” he said while virtually addressing a meeting with BNP’s allies of movement. Tarique Rahman exchanged views with leaders of the 12-party alliance, Jatiyatabadi Somomona Jote, the LDP and the Labor Party at the BNP Chairperson’s political office…
The interim government led by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus marks one year in office today, following its swearing-in on August 8, 2024. The administration assumed office in the wake of a massive popular uprising that led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s regime on August 5, 2024. The uprising, driven by a wave of student and public mobilization, came at a high human cost, with significant casualties and injuries reported during the nationwide demonstrations. Despite the challenges of a turbulent transition, the Yunus-led government has been widely credited with a series of notable reforms and governance…
BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that journalists should not work for any political party, including BNP. Instead, they should speak for the people of Bangladesh. He was speaking at a rally in front of the Chattogram Press Club on Tuesday, marking the anniversary of the July-August mass uprising. He said journalists who support dictatorship or stand for just one person or party are not real journalists. “They are like political workers,” he said. “Real journalists speak for the country and for the people.” The event was part of a week-long programme organized by Chattogram Press…