Monday, July 7, 2025

Carla Bruni confirms pregnancy

France’s First Lady Carla Bruni has finally confirmed she’s pregnant after months of keeping her baby news under wraps. The model/actress refused to comment on reports she’s expecting her first child with her husband, President Nicolas Sarkozy, after she was spotted on several occasions wearing baggy clothes to mask her bulging belly. Now the beauty ... Read more

Argentina out in Copa America

Uruguay knocked hosts Argentina out of the Copa América on Saturday after goalkeeper Fernando Muslera saved Carlos Tevez’s spot kick to give his side a 5-4 win on penalties. Uruguay took an early lead through Diego Perez, who was then sent off seven minutes before halftime. Argentina equalised through Gonzalo Higuaín and saw Javier Mascherano ... Read more

ATN Bangla celebrates its 15th anniversary

Country’s first private satellite television ATN Bangla has turned 15 on Friday. On this occasion, the television authority organised a colourful cultural programme at its Bashundhara Studio. Only the members of ATN Bangla family performed at the programme which was aired live. Senior reporter of ATN Bangla Keramatullah Biplob and Hridoy Nondita Hridy hosted the ... Read more

Convergence of Tune and Rhythm

Dhaka Int’l Music Conference at National Museum Dhaka International Music Conference featuring classical music (both vocal and instrumental) performances by four Indian artistes — Sandip Chatterjee (santoor), Manali Bose (vocal), Amzad Hossain (sitar) and Sandip Bhattacharya (vocal) was held at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum on July 15. Arranged by Web Entertainment Limited, Tabla ... Read more

Prachyanat School celebrates a decade

Shakespeare’s Tempest staged Prachyanat School of Acting and Design, the academic wing of the popular theatre troupe, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. To observe the occasion as well as to award certificates to the latest batch of students, the school arranged a programme at the National Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, on July15. The ... Read more

Dhaka unaware as Delhi gives go-ahead to Tipaimukh dam

Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen on Saturday said that his ministry was not aware of a reported move by the Indian government to start construction of the Tipaimukh Dam. “We do not have any information about it,” the minister told The Independent when his attention was drawn to media reports that the North Eastern ... Read more

DCC delays approval for new mobile toilets

Only seven mobile toilets are in operation in the capital as the non-government organisations willing to add more are yet to get permission from the Dhaka City Corporation. The Association for Realisation of Basic Needs is running four, Dustha Sasthya Kendra is running two and Nagar Seba is running one mobile toilets in the

‘Vandal’appointed IO

Ransacking Journo’s House by Cops ‘Vandal’appointed IO Rajshahi journos demand punishment Different journalists’ organisations in Rajshahi yesterday held protest programmes demanding punishment of the responsible police officials for assaulting journalist Imran Hossain and ransacking his house. They also demanded withdrawal of the “false” extortion case against Imran Hossain, Tanore upazila correspondent of Rajshahi-based daily Sonar ... Read more

Govt ready to award environment critics

Says Hasan Mahmud  The government would award people who constructively criticise its roles related to environment and wildlife preservation, State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr Hasan Mahmud said here yesterday. Criticisms will make the government aware of its lapses and act accordingly, he said, speaking at the inauguration of a 15-day tree fair at ... Read more

Constitutional recognition of ethnic minorities demanded

Ninety-four eminent citizens of Chittagong in a joint statement on Saturday demanded cancellation of the 15th amendment to the Constitution and recognition of the ethnic minority communities in it. They came down heavily on the government for imposing Bengali nationality on the minority communities by amending the Article 6 of the Constitution, which now states ... Read more

Demolish BGMEA bldg

Environmentalists urge govt The government must immediately demolish the much talked-about BGMEA building that the High Court has declared illegal, said environment and development organisations at a demonstration yesterday. It is not understandable why Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) is not knocking the building down despite all legal bars removed, they said during the demonstration in ... Read more

Disabled people demonstrate their special abilities

Hundreds of audiences were mesmerised by the spectacular performances of some disable school children at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium of National Museum on Friday. Rendition of patriotic songs, Tagore’s songs and modern song along with a short-play not only enthralled the audiences but also created a realisation among them. The realisation was that how can ... Read more

Female madrassah student killed

A female madrassah student was allegedly strangled by miscreants in Sripur upazila of Gazipur. The deceased was Munia Akhter, 12, Class V student of a local Dakhil Madrassah and daughter of Kuwait expatriate Miar Uddin of Shiriguri village in the upazila. The police and local sources said Munia’s mother along with another daughter went to ... Read more

Two women with 4,500 Yaba held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday arrested two sisters and seized some 4,500 Yaba tablets from their possession in the city’s Banasree. Rab arrested Taslima Akter alias Sumi, 28 and her sister Fahima Akter, 19, from their residence at the city’s South Banasree, says a Rab