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War based book ‘The Spectral Wound’ unfolds at JU

A book based on sexual violence, public memories, and the Bangladesh War of 1971, titled “The Spectral Wound” was unfolded at the Jahangirnagar University on Tuesday through a publishing ceremony. 169411The book is written by Dr. Nayanika Mookherjee, teacher of Anthropology Department of Durham University, UK. Marking the ceremony, the anthropology department organised a seminar while the writer of the book spoke the programme. Dr. Nayanika Mookherjee said, “During the liberation war, the thousands of women raped by the Pakistani military and their l...

Robi e-Sheba available on WhatsApp

Robi, as a customer-centric mobile phone operator, has recently introduced an innovative Robi e-Sheba service on the popular social communication platform, WhatsApp. This innovative digitized customer service channel is the first-of-its-kind initiative launched in the country. Robi eSheba @WhatsAppRobi’s tech savvy subscribers can now avail customer care & access services through this digital platform, in addition to the more conventional customer care channels. This WhatsApp service channel will be initially available to ...

Cabinet clears jute bill

The cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of the Jute Bill, 2016 with a provision of maximum three years’ imprisonment or maximum Tk one lakh fine or both for the violation of the law. The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting of the cabinet held at secretariat with prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, reports UNB. Briefing reporters after the meeting, cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said the proposed draft law is a modification of the jute ordinance 1962. He said a specific amount of maximum financial punishment has been incorporated in the draft law that was not specified in the original ordinance. [caption id="attachment_20187" align="alignleft" width="540"]

72,000 Dhaka buildings at earthquake risk

Disaster Management and Relief Secretary Md Shah Kamal came up with the figure on Monday at a press briefing at the Secretariat following a strong earthquake that jolted the capital and other parts of the country at dawn. Addressing the press briefing, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya said the government has opened a control room to face possible earthquake risks which will remain open until further notice. dhakaBesides, another control room was opened earlier at the Department of Disaster Management and all the cont...

Bangladesh Club observes Milad-Un-Nabi in Oman

Bangladesh Social Club observed Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi, marking the birth of the Prophet recently. More than 1,100 people attended the programme. The chief guest at the event was General Saeed Nasser Al Salmi, (MoD) and Safia Al Omairy, head of the community club, Ministry of Social Development. bd-omanThe special guest was Shaik Abdulla Zaher Al Hossni, ex-ambassador Russia and China. The other distinguished guests who were present included Shaik Ibrahim Al Saadi, Shura Council Member of Liwa, Shaik Ahmed Abdullah Rashid Al Hossni and Abdullah Salim Hoss...

FX reserves hit record $ 27.49b at year end

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves hit a record $27.49 billion at the end of December, the central bank said on Sunday, fuelled by steady exports and remittances. The slower pace of import growth, on the back of a fall in global commodities prices, also helped boost reserves forexabout 23 percent over the corresponding period of last year. The reserves are sufficient to cover seven months of imports. Bangladesh’s exports in July-November, the first five months of the current financial year, rose 6.7 percent from a year earlier to $12.88 billion, le...
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