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Winslet reunites with Titanic director in ‘Avatar’ sequels

AP 2017-10-04 10:53:32

It’s a titanic reunion — Kate Winslet is joining the “Avatar” franchise, reuniting the actress with “Titanic” director James Cameron. A spokesperson for 20th Centu...

Special licence for rice, wheat traders

-- 2017-10-04 09:08:23

The food ministry has moved to tighten the spanner. It has made obtaining of a licence from the directorate of food by importers, millers, dealers, wholesalers and retailers of rice and wheat compulso...

Pilot scheme for creating safe food zone in Dhaka

-- 2017-10-03 09:46:36

Indisputably, the people's right to safe food is trampled under the foot of a section of profit-hungry and neglectful producers and sellers of food items in this part of the world. Purity and safety o...

‘It’ edges out Tom Cruise film to take No. 1

AP 2017-10-02 12:00:00

After dipping to No. 2 last weekend, “It” has regained control of the North American box office in its fourth weekend in theaters. The movie beat out the new Tom Cruise film “Americ...

Export incentives for non-traditional markets

-- 2017-10-02 09:05:04

The reported move of the ministry of commerce (MoC) to provide additional cash incentive to export of products, beyond readymade garments (RMG), to the non-traditional markets has been long overdue. T...

Half of Rohingya refugees are 'traumatized' children

Fox News 2017-10-01 12:00:00

For a 7-year old, Mohammad Sohail is unusually quiet. He’s startled by the smallest sounds and rarely smiles. He clutches the hand of 18-year-old Jahangir Khan as the two make their way through...

India won’t mediate between Myanmar and Bangladesh

-- 2017-10-01 10:16:56

New Delhi (India), Sept 30 : India has said that it has no plans to mediate between Myanmar and Bangladesh to solve the Rohingya refugee crisis, said a report by ANI.   "India's Ministry of E...

BNP slams govt as Myanmar dared to send Rohingya into Bangladesh

-- 2017-10-01 06:29:21

The BNP has accused the government of not taking a tough line on the Rohingya issue. The government should use ‘tougher language’ while addressing the crisis, said Mirza Abbas, a BNP stan...

Schools reopen in restive Rakhine, but Rohingya still flee

-- 2017-10-01 05:58:10

Myanmar has reopened schools for ethnic Rakhine children in townships hit hard by recent communal violence declaring “stability” has returned, state- backed media said today, but thousands...

Govt to move 15,000 Rohingya from Bandarban

-- 2017-10-01 05:06:17

Bangladesh is to move to a camp at least 15,000 Rohingya refugees who have settled in a restive hill district near the border with Myanmar, a local official said Sunday. Most of the estimated half a...

Dhaka wants peaceful resolve of Rohingya issue: FM

-- 2017-10-01 05:00:20

  Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali Sunday said Bangladesh wants peaceful resolve of the Rohingya issue soon in line with the five-point proposal made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the recent...

Rohingya crisis: 'Persecution' could be used by IS : Australian FM

-- 2017-10-01 04:41:22

Terrorist groups like Islamic State could gain a foothold in South-East Asia if violence continues against ethnic minorities in Myanmar, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has warned. It is bel...

India opens two border crossing points with Myanmar, Bangladesh

-- 2017-10-01 04:05:52

India has opened two immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, official notifications said.     News agency PTI reported that separate gazette notifications i...

How Bangladeshis coping with half a million new Rohingya refugees

The Washington Post 2017-10-01 03:45:38

The sudden arrival of half a million Rohingya Muslims has upended life in this humble village, which is now overshadowed by one of the largest concentrations of refugees in the world. The village&rsq...

Deaths of construction workers

-- 2017-09-30 12:00:00

Reports about accidental deaths of on-the-job construction workers in Dhaka city are often carried by the media. Last Saturday's newspapers published a report which narrated the details about the trag...

Mitigating gas crisis in industries

-- 2017-09-29 10:14:41

As the gas crisis lingers on, acutely for industrial use in particular, the solution by way of generating captive power is also becoming unaffordable due to high-priced fuel of the state-run Banglades...

Business magazine shapes young business minds

Md Shahjahan Khandakar 2017-09-28 12:12:42

Voice of Business (VoB), the first ever and the largest student-run publication team in Bangladesh, has been relentlessly working for the students of the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dha...

Why raise power tariff?

-- 2017-09-28 07:56:00

With the beginning of public hearing on the proposed rise in power tariff, the diametrically opposed views of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) on the one side and the consumers, rights gro...

DU goes on 11-day holiday today

-- 2017-09-27 12:00:00

The Dhaka University (DU) declared an 11-day vacation from September 27 on the occasion of Durga Puja, Ashura and Laxmi Puja, reports BSS. All classes and examinations will remain closed until Octobe...

Public unease with savings certificates

-- 2017-09-27 08:11:22

There are reports of unease among a large section of the fixed-income groups in the country who rely on savings certificates for their very survival. The economic rationale from a strictly theoretical...

Cattle quarantine infrastructure

-- 2017-09-26 08:57:01

Entry of unchecked cattle into the country across borders and the existence of non-functional quarantine stations are a weird combination. This paradoxical reality has long forced the nation to underg...

‘It’ becomes top-grossing horror film

-- 2017-09-25 12:00:00

Stephen King adaptation, It, has surpassed the worldwide gross of seminal film, The Exorcist, to become the highest-grossing R-rated horror movie of all time. The Exorcist, released in 1973 to critica...

DU 'Kha' unit admission test results today

-- 2017-09-25 12:00:00

The admission test results of ‘Kha’ (B) unit of Dhaka University for 2017-18 academic session will be published this (Monday) noon.   Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, acting vice-chan...

Public hearings on corruption

-- 2017-09-25 09:25:37

There is no surprise that public hearings hosted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have otherwise become quite popular. Aggrieved people seeking various government services vent their anger out...

Editorial: Problem of too many cars

-- 2017-09-24 12:00:00

The news that only 6.0 per cent private cars take 76 per cent space of city streets should leave commuters of the capital city shell-shocked. Blaming rickshaws or other vehicles for the intractable tr...

Users plead for raising Ctg port efficiency

Our Correspondent 2017-09-24 10:40:26

The Chittagong seaport users Saturday urged the authorities concerned to improve further the efficiency in container handling as well as documentation process and inspection of goods for reducing the...

‘PM's proposal contains ways to resolve Rohingya crisis’

-- 2017-09-24 06:56:44

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Sunday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s five-point proposal at the 72nd UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York contains the ways to resolve...

RAB arrests 11 on terror financing charges

-- 2017-09-23 12:00:00

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 11 people from different areas of the capital Dhaka on Friday allegedly for providing financial assistance to militancy. Tipped off, a team of RAB con...

Rohingya crisis and PM's 5-pt proposal

-- 2017-09-23 09:29:51

The five-point proposal placed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before the United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) Friday last to help stop persecution of Rohingyas in Myanmar and ensure their safe retur...

Reining in Dhaka's violent teenagers

-- 2017-09-22 10:53:43

Teenage 'gang culture', a relatively new phenomenon, has lately started taking root in Dhaka's urban life. Its flare-ups and ferocity has triggered concern in social circles, which is a normal respons...