Eminent painter Samarjit Roy Chowdhury passes away

Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, one of the most prominent Bangladeshi artists and art educators, passed away at 2:40 pm in a city hospital on Sunday.    The Ekushey Padak-winning painter (85) was suffering from multiple health issues, according to his family.   Confirming the matter, Dhaka University fine arts faculty dean Nisar Hossain

Chevron inks deals to drill more wells at Bibiyana gas field

Chevron Bangladesh has signed several agreements with the Energy and Mineral Resources Division and also with state-owned Petrobangla to drill more wells at the expanded Bibiyana gas field.   The deals are Supplemental Agreement to the Block 12 Production Sharing Contract for Bibiyana Flank Area Extension, amendment of Jalalabad Gas and

Benazir to get police protection during post-retirement leave

The government has announced post-retirement leave security plans for outgoing inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed. Benazir, who went into the police as an assistant superintendent in 1988, formally goes into retirement Friday. His security team will include two armed and uniformed bodyguards who will work on a full-time basis. Also, plainclothes

Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre

With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that's been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook. "We were good with most of