Detectives arrested nine alleged drug peddlers yesterday along with 88,000 pieces of yaba and 500 grams of crystal meth from Dhaka's Mohammadpur and Jatrabari area. The arrestees are: Nazim Uddin, Abbas Uddin, Nasir Uddin, Sheuli Akter, Kohinur Begum, Sanjit Das, Hasan Ali, Rashida Begum and Mousumi Akter.
Ferdausi Rahman, one of the most revered singers of the nation, celebrates her 80th birthday today. Born to folk singer Abbas Uddin, she started her tutelage from home. She soon began playback singing and became one of the most prominent voices in the subcontinent. On her birthday, noted musicians of Bangladesh talked about her dedication to her craft in a chat with The Daily
“Nazrul was a true worshipper of fine arts” – Sadya Afreen Mallick
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Ashley Shoptorshi Samaddar
Ashley Shoptorshi Samaddar
Eminent Nazrul Sangeet exponent Sadya Afreen Mallick is one of the most celebrated names in the music industry. In addition to being awarded the prestigious Nazrul Padak by Nazrul Institute and the Ministry of Culture in 2016 and the Gold Medal by Anandadhara, she also won the Ustaad Moti Miya Gold Medal at Chhayanaut . On the occasion of Nazrul Jayanti, the artiste talks about her initiatives to popularise the National Poet s creations among the younger generations, and more.
Over the years, Sadya Afreen Mallick noticed a widening gap between the audience and Nazrul s creations. I felt that we needed established Nazrul Sangeet singers to create a platform for talented upcoming artistes to bring Nazrul s work to old and new audiences, she mentions. Bearing this in mind, I started working on an initiative called Gems of Nazrul.
Vaccines will be procured at any cost, says prime minister Md. Kamruzzaman and SM Najmus Sakib | 02.05.2021
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Sunday began the disbursement of cash support to 3.65 million low-income families to help them survive the coronavirus pandemic.
Each marginalized family will receive Bangladeshi taka 2,500 [$29] as a one-time grant through the mobile banking system. The project s total budget is taka 9,125 million [$105 million].
The beneficiaries also include 100,000 families of farmers who were affected by natural disasters.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually launched the project from her official residence in the capital Dhaka.
Underlining the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, she said: We will continue with the vaccinations. We will buy vaccine doses for all countrymen, whatever fund it requires . stay safe and keep others safe by following the health guidelines.
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