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MNA Education Desk (JnU Correspondent): Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said that group-based politics will never exist in Bangabandhu’s Chhatra League. No group is also in the present BCL committee led by Sohag–Jakir. None would grab any post by making a group; rather leader would be elected according to his capability. The Minister Obaidul Quader, also Awami League General Secretary, came up with this comment as Chief Guest while addressing the BCL annual council-2017 of Jagannath University (JnU) unit at Science Faculty premises on the campus at 12:00pm. Pointing at BCL leaders and activists, he said ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: British superstar singer George Michael was buried in London on Wednesday in a private funeral some three months after his death on Christmas Day. Several luxury cars with blacked-out windows arrived and later left Highgate Cemetery in north London, Reuters reporters said. British media said Michael’s mother is buried there. Born in London in 1963 as Georgios Kyriacos Panayiatou, son of a Greek Cypriot immigrant father and English mother, Michael became one of the best-selling British recording artists of all time. He sold over 115 million records worldwide by the time of his death. The ...

  MNA Features Desk: It was 1972. A young and unknown writer came up with a book named ‘Nondito Noroke’ (In Blissful Hell) and many experts in literature and arts were taken away with the sheer genius of this writer; the writer was Humayun Ahmed, a chemistry literate. A new star was born in the horizon of literature in Bangladesh. Many writers and poets are extremely notable in Bangladesh literatures. Humayun Ahmed stays close though not above all of them. But he is different in many ways – he created and developed a new generation of readers in Bangladesh during ...

MNA Science & Tech Desk: The first bamboo-made telecom tower was installed at the rooftop of a building at Uttara in the city on Tuesday. The technology group developed the tower in association with Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET). BTRC chairman Shahjahan Mahmood, among others, was present during the installation ceremony. Tower management company Edotco installed the tower which was developed with home grown technology in collaboration with Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet). The company is focusing on the use of alternative material instead of the traditional steel structures in telecommunications. The company intends to roll out more ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: US actress Shailene Woodley has reached a plea deal over her involvement in the protest against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Woodley, star of the Divergent series, was one of 27 people arrested at the site last October. She has now signed a document agreeing to plead guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct, which would mean she would avoid jail. The pipeline project has been highly controversial and drawn huge protests. Native Americans say it will desecrate sacred land and damage the environment. Woodley, who live streamed her arrest on Facebook, initially pleaded not guilty to ...

MNA Education Desk (JnU Correspondent): A two-day long music festival titled – Diamond World International Music Festival-2017 began for the first time on Jagannath University (JnU) campus on Tuesday. JnU Music Department in association with Diamond World Ltd organized the festival at the central auditorium of the university. The festival started with the song ‘Aanondo Dhonnee Jagao Gogone’ at 10:00am. Later, Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor inaugurated the festival as Chief Guest enkindling mongol prodip. JnU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Mijanur Rahman, Treasurer Prof Md Salim Bhuiyan and Diamond World Ltd Managing Director Dilip Kumar were present as Special Guests ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Renowned actor and producer Mizu Ahmed, best known for his negative roles, died of cardiac arrest on Monday at the age of 63. He died on a running train near Airport Station in the capital on his way to Dinajpur as he was going there by train for shooting purpose. The duty doctor of the train examined him primarily. Later, he was taken to Kurmitola General Hospital. The doctor of the hospital declared him dead. He was born on 17 November 1953 in Khustia, Khulna Division. His birth name is Mizanur Rahman. During his childhood, ...

MNA Education Desk: Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Begum Rokeya University Rangpur, (BRUR) Professor Dr AKM Nurun Nabi here today said the anti-liberation forces must be resisted to save national independence. “The spirit of the War of Liberation should be properly nurtured in every sphere of the society to thwart the anti-liberation forces for safeguarding independence of the country,” he said. Dr Nabi, also a population scientist, made these observations while addressing a discussion arranged at the “Independence Memorial” premises on the campus to celebrate the Independence and National Day- 2017 as the chief guest. The authorities of BRUR chalked out programmes ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Deepika Padukone says she won’t be seen walking the red carpet of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in May as she is focused on her film project Padmavati. There was buzz that Deepika, who has reportedly bagged an international endorsement deal with cosmetic giant L’Oreal, will represent the brand at the film jamboree. Asked about it, Deepika told the media here: “No. Right now all my energies are focused on ‘Padmavati’.” The actress, who featured in Hollywood film “xXx: Return of Xander Cage”, looked very stylish as she stepped out for the HT Style Awards ...

MNA Science & Tech Desk: World’s most popular web search engine Google has been celebrating Bangladesh’s 47th Independence and National Day by creating a special doodle on its homepage. The doodle, featuring a girl carrying the national flag of Bangladesh and the combination of red and green colours, which are the colours of the national flag, has been seen above the search box on the homepage of Google since early Sunday. Google for the first time in its history made a special doodle in celebration of Bangladesh’s Independence Day in 2013. However, it is a special, temporary alteration of the ...

MNA Education Desk (JnU Correspondent): University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof Abdul Mannan has said that since the students are the future of tomorrow, they can play a vital role to build up a rich, bright and peaceful country through taking part in the anti-militant and anti-drug activities. He came up with this comment while addressing a discussion as Chief Guest held at the central auditorium of Jagannath University (JnU) on Monday at 12:00pm, marking the 47th Independence and National Day. He also said “…. We gained the independence through much sacrifice and struggle for a long time. The opponents ...

MNA Life Style: Here are some inspirational and motivational quotes to conquer obstacles in life. Whenever you or your loved ones feel lost in life, take a look at them and they can be the beacon lights to guide your way to get through the darkness. True, we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. There is always some madness in love, but there is also always some reason in madness. —Petrach Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey.—Roy T. ...

MNA National Desk: The nation is being celebrating the 47th Independence Day and National Day today (Sunday) paying deep homage to three million martyrs of the Liberation War. The day was heralded with a 31-gun salute in Tejgaon Old Airport area at dawn. The national flag was raised atop all government, semi-government, non-government and private buildings in the morning. Early in the morning, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on behalf of the state, placed wreaths at the National Memorial paying deep homage to the martyrs. The President and the Prime Minister stood there in solemn silence for ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday handed over the Independence Award 2017 to Bangladesh Air Force and 15 distinguished personalities. The premier handed over a certificate, an 18-carat gold medal weighing 50-gram, and a Tk 3 lakh cheque to each of the recipients and their representatives at a function in the city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium this morning. The award was given in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields. Group captain (retd) Shamsul Alam Bir Uttam, former Bangladesh Betar official Ashraful Alam, former police super late Shaheed Md Nazmul Huq, former minister late ...

MNA Science & Tech: Micro-blogging social media website Twitter has blocked more than six lakh terror-related accounts in last one and a half years, reported news agency. According to a report in CNET on Tuesday that quoted Twitter’s ‘Transparency Report’, the micro-blogging site has suspended a total of 636,248 terror-related accounts since August 1, 2015. In the last six months of 2016, Twitter suspended 376,890 accounts for promoting terrorism. It had announced the blocking of more than 125,000 accounts earlier in 2016 which were primarily related to the Islamic State (IS) extremist group. In addition to the account suspensions, Twitter’s ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Salman Khan is happy to be back together with actress Katrina Kaif to shoot a song for upcoming film ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, a sequel to 2012 blockbuster ‘Ek Tha Tiger’. Salman took to twitter to share a glimpse from the shoot. He posted an image with him in tuxedo and Katrina—with her locks falling over her shoulder—in a gown. Salman captioned the photograph with Katrina—his once rumoured ladylove: ‘Back together in ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’. Yash Raj Films’ ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ has been shooting in scenic locales of Tyrol, Austria, currently. The film’s unit has wrapped ...

MNA Education Desk: Students of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) released the vice-chancellor (VC) and other teachers and officials from about 17 hours of confinement in their respective rooms in the administrative building. The agitating PSTU students postponed their movement and left the administrative building around 3:00 am on Wednesday (March 22). Later, the PSTU VC Prof Dr Harun Or Rahsid, teachers of the officials came out of their respective rooms. Proctor committee’s chief of the PSTU Dr Purnendu Biswas told that the students postponed their movement following an assurance in favour of their demand. The students confined the ...

MNA Feature Desk: The World Water Day-2017 is being observed around the world today (Wednesday) in a befitting manner with the theme “Wastewater”. The United Nations General Assembly designated March 22 as the World Water Day since 1993, following a resolution taken in Rio, Brazil, in 1992 when demands were made to designate a special day for water resources. Focusing attention to the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources, the UN-Water co-ordinates the World Water Day campaign. President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday greeted the riverine people of Bangladesh ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: The Kuwait National Cinema Company has decided to ban Disney’s hit movie Beauty and the Beast, citing its responsibilities despite it already having been screened. The film was released in the conservative Muslim Gulf state on Thursday, but the privately owned company withdrew the film four days later to review its content. “Beauty and the Beast” has come under fire in some Muslim countries for a “gay moment”, but Disney said it will be released in Muslim-majority Malaysia with no cuts. Starring “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson, the movie has raised hackles worldwide among religious ...

MNA Science & Tech Desk: The government has taken initiatives to start 100 technical schools and college in 100 upazilas for creating skilled human resources. The cost of project implementation is estimated Tk 2281.69 crore, according to an official document Administrative approval has been given for land acquisition for the institutes in 91 upazilas while budget has been disbursed for 59. In the second phase of the project, there will be 389 technical schools and colleges across the country. It was discussed in the second pre-evaluation committee (PEC) meeting held recently in the Planning Commission. “The PEC gave directives for ...

MNA Feature Desk: International Poetry Day is being observed on Tuesday to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression. Death Anniversary of renowned poet, Ihsan Danish is also observed today. Poetry reaffirms our common humanity by revealing to us that individuals, everywhere in the world, share the same questions and feelings. Poetry is the mainstay of oral tradition and, over centuries, can communicate the innermost values of diverse cultures. “Poetry is a window onto the breath-taking diversity of humanity.” — Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General In celebrating World Poetry Day, March 21, UNESCO recognizes the unique ability of poetry to capture the ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Bangladeshi film actress Nipun has resumed shooting for the big screen work with her new movie titled ‘Dushor Kuasha’. With the movie under the directorial venture of Uttam Akash, the actress is all set to return after a short break. Nipun will perform in the big screen with newcomer actor Munna in the film. She was last seen in Tauquir Ahmed’s Oggyatonama and Delwar Jahan Jhantu’s Bayanno Theke Ekattor in 2016. Nipun has so far grabbed two National Film Awards. She received the national award for the movie ‘Shajghor’ and afterward in 2009 she received ...

MNA Features Desk: The 4th death anniversary of former president of Bangladesh and veteran leader, Zillur Rahman, also former general secretary of Awami League, is being observed today with high respect to this glorious leader. He breathed his last at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on March 20, 2013. Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader urged activists and leaders of all party affiliate organizations to observe the day with due respect. The party also paid tribute to the great leader at his grave at 8am today. Different social and political organizations paid floral tribute at the Dhaka’s Banani graveyard where ...

MNA Education Desk: The present government has taken a decision of launching mid-day-meal programme at all primary schools for making schooling attractive to students, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said on Saturday. The state minister said this while launching the mid-day-meal programme at Sardaha Government Primary School under Charghat upazila as chief guest. He listed the government’s manifold development activities including nationalization of huge non-government primary schools, development of school infrastructure, ensuring supply of safe drinking water, introduction of uniform education and stipends for disadvantaged children. Distribution of textbooks to primary school students on the first day of ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: A four day long animation film festival tilted ‘Microsoft Animation Film festival 2017’ will begin on Monday at TSC auditorium of Dhaka University (DU). Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) will organize the animation festival to popularize the animated films in the country, sponsored by Microsoft Bangladesh. A total of 16 animated films will be screened during the four-day festival from March 20-23.  The entry is fixed at Tk 30 for every show. Separate from the screening part of the festival, a discussion programme on ‘Prospects of Animation in Bangladesh Film Industry’ will be held on ...

MNA Feature Desk: A heartiest congratulation to team tigers from Mir Mosharref Hossain, the Chief Editor & Publisher of Mohammadi News Agency for winning the historic 100th test against Sri Lanka by four wickets to level Joy Bangla Cup series 1-1 in Colombo on Sunday. “I have seen the dedication of Bangladesh team in the 100th test match, which really impressed me and it seemed to me that they were really positive and determined about their historic victory. Sri Lanka also played well especially the lower order batsmen in their second innings. However, I congratulate the team for this victory ...

MNA Feature Desk: Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a residence of about 17 million populations and growing every day. But if you want to have a visit in Dhaka you will get a huge number of historical places to ride on. Here I am going to introduce four among them. Lalbagh Fort This famous historic place is situated on the northeast side of Dhaka, Bangladesh. This was built during the Mughal rule, on seventeenth century. Lalbagh fort is believed to be an incomplete Mughal fort structure which was started in 1678 AD by the Mughal Subahdar Muhammad Azam Shah. ...