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Happy Birth Anniversary to The New Nation

Alamgir Mohiuddin :It is indeed a great achievement for The New Nation as it celebrates the 40 year of publication. Happy Birth Anniversary to the paper that bears the name for which it strove hard all these years.  For me it is nostalgic and at the same time great happiness. ...

International »

Indonesia's President kicks off fresh term after wave of crises

AFP, Jakarta :Indonesia's President Joko Widodo will kick off a fresh term Sunday, facing a wave of crises and with Jakarta under heavy security days after Islamist militants tried to assassinate his top security minister.More than 30,000 security personnel were deployed in the capital amid fears of another attack during ...

Editorial »

Default loans pose risk, economic sector needs overhauling

THE International Monetary Fund on Friday said the rising defaults on loans poses the biggest risk for the Bangladesh economy that stands to grow at a remarkable pace. As of June, the total defaulted loan in the banking sector was Tk 1,12,425 crore, up 19.71 percent from December last year, ...

Football »

Bulgaria coach quits after racism row at England match

Bulgaria's coach quit Friday over the 6-0 loss to England in a Euro 2020 qualifier which was overshadowed by racist abuse that sparked a storm of protest.Monkey chants and apparent Nazi salutes during Monday's match in Sofia caused indignation in the football world and led to the resignation of Bulgaria's ...

City »

Emeritus Professor Sirajul Islam Chowdhury along with other distinguished persons at a memorial meeting on Dr Mizanur Rahman Shelley organised by Academic Press and Publishers Library at the Jatiya Press Club on Saturday.

International »

Some worries about nuclear weapons at Turkey base

AP, Washington  :Frayed U.S. relations with Turkey over its incursion in Syria raise a sensitive question rarely discussed in public: Should the United States remove the nuclear bombs it has long stored at a Turkish air base?It's a tricky matter for several reasons, including the fact that by longstanding policy, ...

International »

Last Soviet leader Gorbachev urges Russia, US to hold nuclear talks

Reuters, Moscow :Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, warned on Friday that the world was drifting into a dangerous era of militarised politics and appealed to Moscow and Washington to sit down for urgent nuclear arms control talks.Gorbachev, whose 1980s arms control push and democracy-oriented reforms helped end the Cold ...

Entertainment »

Sara Ali Khan has sweetest wish for her first friend

Sara Ali Khan might be just two films old in the industry but her popularity is great among the youth. Thanks to the success of her second film, Simmba, and her upcoming film #Aajkal. But apart from that she's popular for her chic style too. While we all know about ...

Editorial »

Monitoring must to prevent fatal gas cylinder blasts

THREE of a family died and three others were injured on their way home from hospital as the gas cylinder of an ambulance exploded in Chattogram's Anwara upazila on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Mafij Uddin, 65, his daughter-in-laws Babul Akter, 33, and Jainab Begum, 38, police said. Mafij's ...

Sports »

Chinese gymnast Chen Yile poses for photos after getting the ANOC award for Best Female Athlete of Asian Games 2018 during awarding ceremony of the ANOC Awards 2019 at the XXIV ANOC General Assembly Qatar 2019 in Doha, capital of Qatar on Thursday.

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Entertainment »

Vidya honoured in London

Vidya Balan, who is currently stationed in London shooting for her highly-anticipated movie Shakuntala Devi - Human Computer, was recently invited by Imperial College to address the students who idolises the powerhouse performer for her exemplary body of work and for being one of the finest actors of Hindi film ...

Editorial »

Tackle urban poverty with well-designed safety nets

A WORLD Bank report stated that most of the urban poor are deprived of the government's social protection benefits. There is a large gap in allocation under social safety net, though the pace of poverty reduction has slowed and the ratio of extreme poverty edged up in urban areas after ...

Cricket »

Tamim Iqbal unlikely in T20 series in India

Bangladesh Opener Tamim Iqbal's return to International cricket is likely to be delayed as he suffered a muscle strain on the right side of the rib.The injury also forced him to sit out from the second round of the National Cricket League (NCL) in which his side Chattogram Division is ...

Entertainment »

Bindu Kona’s Krishna Leela

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Among the present generation’s singers, Bindu Kona has been entertaining the hearts of many music-lovers by virtue of her melodious voice and stage performances. It is said that when Bindu Kona gets microphone on her hand on the stage, she becomes a different ‘Bindu Kona.’ While performing ...

International »

HK lawmakers dragged from chamber as leader heckled for second day

AFP, Hong Kong :Pro-democracy lawmakers were dragged out of Hong Kong's legislature by security guards on Thursday after they heckled the city's pro-Beijing leader for a second day running, the latest outburst of political rancour in the strife-torn city.Chief Executive Carrie Lam has faced an outpouring of anger from her ...