Oscar spotlight shines on India’s rural women journalists
Shawdesh desk: An all-women team of smartphone-toting, low-caste reporters who chronicle India’s hardscrabble heartland may give the cinema-mad country its first Oscar-winning film, after their own story became a critically ReadMore
Buddha Purnima: Birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha
Shawdesh desk: Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti is a major festival celebrated with great pomp and fervour in countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka (where it is called Vesak), India, Nepal, ReadMore
NATO and its assimilation of Europe
Ron Jacobs: THE North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was formed in 1949. According to its website, NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the ReadMore
Primary schools to remain open till Ramadan 20: Zakir
Shawdesh Desk: State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md. Zakir Hossen today said all primary schools of the country will remain open till Ramadan 20 to make up learning ReadMore
Russia uses hypersonic missiles in Ukraine for first time
Shawdesh desk: Russia used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles on Friday to destroy an underground missile and ammunition storage site in western Ukraine close to the border with NATO member ReadMore
US under secretary in city, partnership dialogue on Sunday
Shawdesh desk: United States (US) undersecretary for political affairs Victoria Nuland arrived in Dhaka this afternoon (Saturday) as Dhaka and Washington are set to hold 8th partnership dialogue to deepen ReadMore
Archer Nasreen clinch 3rd gold in all Bangladesh final
Sports Desk: Women’s archer Nasreen Akhter brought third gold to Bangladesh in stage one of the ongoing Asia Cup World Ranking Archery in Phuket, Thailand. On Saturday afternoon, Nasreen defeated ReadMore
No Covid-19 death in last 24 hrs, positivity rate drops below 1 percent
Shawdesh Desk: No one has died of corona virus in the last 24 hours till Saturday 8:00 am. Earlier, a total of 29,114 people had died till Friday (March 18). ReadMore
