The news about taking over of operations of the Bangbandhu-1 satellite by the state-owned Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL) comes along with a disturbing piece of information. The Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has defaulted on repayment of loan taken from an international bank for the purpose of sending...
Read moreThe Malaysian government has reduced the cost of hiring Bangladeshi workers four times less than before. Although the government fixed the migration cost at Tk 160,000, a local worker bound for Malaysia needs to pay Tk 40,000 only. The rest of the amount will be paid by the Malaysian employers,...
Read moreCompared to the rising intensity of summer heat, the country's winter has been losing its bite over the last few decades. Winter, however, comes every year, the early signs of which begin to show up from the month of November, Kartik-Agrohayon in the Bangla calendar. The traditional and typical views...
Read moreBangladesh cricket team will be taking on the Zimbabweans today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur, in the second of a two-match test series. I hope that the Tigers have done their homework well before coming to the ground today. Zimbabweans are already full of confidence following their win...
Read moreOn November 09 in Victoria of Melbourne in Australia, Somali-born Hassain Khalif Shire Ali set fire to a pickup truck full of gas cylinders and stabbed three people, killing one. Later the 30-year-old killer was shot by police. He succumbed to his injuries after he was taken to the hospital....
Read moreFinally, I watched 'Debi' in the cinema hall. Directed by Anam Biswas, the movie is based on a novel written by the late Humayun Ahmed. I have to say that the director has done a wonderful job as it was not easy to bring the character of Misir Ali properly...
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