Cultural activists from several organisations gathered to sing Rabindra Sangeet in unison in protest against an attempt to deface a graffiti portrait of Rabindranath Tagore on a wall outside the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segunbagicha, Dhaka.
Four persons arrested over the incident of putting ink on the portrait of world poet Rabindranath Tagore on the wall in front of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segunbagicha of the capital are being questioned at the Detective Branch (DB) office of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Among them are member-secretary of Rashtra Songlap Forum A N M Ayas and one woman.
Eight more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am today, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,155 this year.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of senior journalist Amir Khasru.
Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) has expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of its former member and senior journalist Amir Khasru.
Senior journalist Amir Khosru passed away today. (Inna lillahi wa inna ilahi rajiun). He breathed his last this evening while undergoing treatment at the Super Specialized Hospital of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU).