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PM urges media to discard negative frame of mind

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged on Thursday the media to discard a negative frame of mind in general about the government and expected journalists to portray positively whatever is done for the country's betterment, reports BSS."There is a misconception that the media would not sustain unless it take a negative...

Some 60 babies born a day in Rohingya camps: UNICEF

Around 60 babies are born a day in refugee camps in Bangladesh, sheltering hundreds of thousands of mainly Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Wednesday, reports Reuters.Nearly 0.7 million (7.0 lakh) Rohingya fled to Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh in the past nine...

SOPA announces journalism awards finalists

The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) has announced the finalists for the SOPA 2018 Awards for Editorial Excellence. The Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organisation made the announcement on Thursday, according to a Media OutReach statement. The finalists were shortlisted from more than 850 English and Chinese-language entries submitted by international,...

Kochipata celebrates founding anniv

Kochipata, a magazine for children and juveniles, celebrated its first founding anniversary by awarding its junior writers and renowned personalities.The publication also organised painting competitions at four educational institutions to mark the occasion. Held at National Press Club in the capital recently, the celebration was attended by member of parliament...

Doa mahfil for AK Chowdhury tomorrow

A doa mahfil for AK Chowdhury, managing partner of Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co, a chartered accountant firm, will be held tomorrow (Saturday), says a press release.The partners of the firm have requested all relatives, friends and well-wishers to attend the doa mahfil and pray for the salvation of the...

SC verdict on appeal Monday

The Appellate Division will deliver its verdict on Monday on a petition filed by Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) seeking a stay on a High Court order directing it to provide half of Tk 10 million as compensation to the family of deceased Titumir College student Rajib Hasan, reports UNB.A...

DU, JU students condemn Israeli attacks on Palestinians

Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) and Dhaka University (DU) formed on Thursday separate human-chains on their respective campuses protesting the recent attacks carried out by Israeli military on Palestinians in Gaza, reports UNBThey also urged United Nation and other international communities to create pressure on Israel to stop atrocities immediately...

RDJF makes Shawkat Reza its convener

Shawkat Reza of Alokito Bangladesh has been elected convener of Rajshahi District Journalists Forum (RDJF), Dhaka. Dipok Dev was elected its member secretary at the conference of the organisation held at a city restaurant on Wednesday, said a press release. Other members of the nine-member convening committee include Mamunur Rahman...

A bulldozer destroying chemically tainted mangoes

A bulldozer destroying chemically tainted mangoes seized by a mobile court from a warehouse at Jatrabari in the city on Wednesday — FE Photo

Vice Chancellor of BRAC University Prof Syed Saad Andaleeb presenting a crest to Dr Hasibun Naher

Vice Chancellor of BRAC University Prof Syed Saad Andaleeb presenting a crest to Dr Hasibun Naher, associate professor of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Department, on her winning 2018 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for early-career women scientists in the developing world at a reception on the university campus in the city's Mohakhali...