British writer Samantha’s ‘Orbital’ wins booker prize
British writer Samantha’s ‘Orbital’ wins booker prize

Samantha Harvey, a British author, claimed the Booker Prize for Fiction on Tuesday for her novel Orbital, a brief yet captivating tale set on the International Space Station, reflecting on the delicate beauty of Earth. Harvey won the 50,000 ($64,000) prize for her novel, which she describes as a...

HC hearing on 15th amendment adjourned till Nov 6
HC hearing on 15th amendment adjourned till Nov 6

The High Court (HC) today adjourned the hearing on a rule questioning the legality of the 15th amendment to the constitution till November 6. A High Court Division bench, comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury, issued the order after senior advocate Dr Sharif Bhuiyan...

Shuvosangho holds essay writing competition against use of polythene
Shuvosangho holds essay writing competition against use of polythene

Shuvosangho, a leading social welfare platform of Bashundhara Group, has arranged an essay writing competition in Rangabali Upazila of Patuakhali, to raise awareness about the danger of polythene, which poses a serious threat to the environment. With a call to avoid the use of polythene and to...

Story writing contest at JnU to preserve memories of July mass uprising
Story writing contest at JnU to preserve memories of July mass uprising

Bashundhara Shuvosangho on Tuesday organised a short story writing competition at Jagannath University (JnU) in Dhaka to preserve the memories of the July mass uprising and commemorate the martyrs. The organisations JnU unit hosted the event titled July Mass Uprising: Preserving the Memories of...

Hasnat-Sarjis not to continue writ to suspend of AL, 10 other parties' activities
Hasnat-Sarjis not to continue writ to suspend of AL, 10 other parties' activities

Sarjis Alam and Hasnat Abdullah, coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, have decided not to proceed with the writ seeking court directives to prevent 11 parties, including the Awami League, from conducting political activities, reports The Business Standard. At the same time,...

Bashundhara Shuvosangho organises story writing contest at Anando Mohan College
Bashundhara Shuvosangho organises story writing contest at Anando Mohan College

Bashundhara Shuvosangho on Sunday organised a story writing competition for students of Anando Mohan College in Mymensingh town, in a bid to preserve the memories of the violent and yet glorious July-August days. The Anando Mohan College unit of Bashundhara Shuvosangho also honoured the...