Popular Indian rapper Badshah is set to perform Dhaka stage. Recently, The event is scheduled to take place on March 1st at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB, Expo Zone) in a post on social media, the mobile phone manufacturer Tecno stated this. Badshah received worldwide recognition by his versatile talents. He had made the recognition for himself beyond the borders of his country. He is one of the top Indian celebrities for the past three years.  Recently, the rapper has secured a place in Forbes India's Top 100 Celebrities list. He is considered as one of the best rapper of India. Bangladesh's music sensations Fuad and Friends, Pritom Hasan, Xefer, Black Zang, and Sanjoy will be joining Badshah on the stage in the event.

Prominent Singer, actor and director Anjan Dutta is coming to Dhaka at the end of next September. But the exact date of his visit is yet to be announced. A title with ‘Anjan in Dhaka Metropolis with Ahmed Hasan Sunny’. A source from the organizers said, Already everything have been finalized. his flight, boarding time in Dhaka, everything is final. It's just a matter of time. I hope the audience of Dhaka will enjoy a his show. The official announcement of the concert as well as with the ticket and location will be informed will be made soon. Ahmed Hasan Sunny from Dhaka will sing with Anjan Dutt in this concert, ho recently gained popularity for songs such as ‘Shahar Doi Gaan’, ‘Amra Khaya’ etc. 

In honour of Kargil Vijay Diwas, a team of mountaineers from the Indian Army's Dagger Division achieved a remarkable feat by scaling Mount Kun in record time and performing Yoga at its summit, which stands at an impressive height of 7,077 metres. “The journey commenced on July 8, when the team was flagged off from Baramulla by Maj Gen Rajesh Sethi, SM, VSM, GOC 19 Infantry Division. Setting off from the base camp on July 11, the brave mountaineers led by Col Rajneesh Joshi achieved their long-awaited victory as they summited Mount Kun on the 18th of July at 11:40 AM, according to a press note by the Indian Army. “Adding an extraordinary touch to their accomplishment, the mountaineers performed Yoga at an altitude of 7,077 metres, marking it the highest point ever where Yoga has been practised,” it further added.  This remarkable feat not only showcases the unwavering dedication and exceptional skills of the Indian Army's mountaineering team but also highlights the deep-rooted connection between physical well-being and spiritual practices. “With the successful ascent of Mount Kun, the focus now shifts to the upcoming expedition to Mount Nun, soaring at an awe-inspiring height of 7,135 metres. The same team will now proceed towards Mount Nun, carrying with them the hopes and aspirations of the nation,” it further  The Indian Army mountaineers have once again showcased their determination and commitment to achieve extraordinary goals in the face of adversity. The nation eagerly awaits their next venture, wishing them success and safe passage as they continue to etch their names in mountaineering history.

Tibetan Buddhist monks in Shimla performed traditional Cham (Lama Dance) to celebrate the birthday of the Guru Padmasambhava. Scores of monks assembled at Dorjeedak Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Panthaghati near Shimla. Through these rituals, Buddhist monks paid offerings for compassion and world peace. Before the dance performance, the monks and other Tibetan offered prayers for Guru Padmasambhava. The Buddhist monks through Lama Dance enacted the drama of the arrival of the 8 reincarnations of Lord Padmasambhava and welcomed the lord here. This dance is performed with traditional Tibetan musical instruments and monks wear masks and traditional hats and caps. The Buddhist monks here believe that this is performed to pay respect to guru Padmasambhava. The day of the dance performance is celebrated as his birthday. All Buddhist monks pray for the long life of the Dalai Lama and also other high Lamas. Tibetan monks also offer prayers for world peace and perform dances to preserve their centuries-old tradition. "According to the lunar calendar of Tibet, the Birthday of the Guru Rinpoche (Guru Padmasambhava) is celebrated on the 10th day of the 4th month of the Tibetan calendar.  All these Lamas and monks are doing the ritual dance for the offering. We are practising the preaching of the Guru Padmasambhava. We are reminding his teachings and performing rituals and preaching is important for world peace," said Shedup Mipham, a Tibetan Buddhist monk and secretary at Dorjeedak Tibetan Buddhist Monastery. People from the Tibetan community gathered here also to see the rich traditional dances of the Buddhist monks. The local residents of the Tibetan Buddhist community in exile here are pleased to take part in the Buddhist chanting. The local residents of the Tibetan Community here believe that the preaching of the Guru is important in propagating Buddhism and the message of compassion and peace.

After two long years, in the first phase of Ijtema, Friday prayers were performed on the banks of river Turag, Tongi with the participation of worshippers.  On Friday, January 13, Jumaah prayer started at 1:45 PM and ended at 1:52 PM. Before this, Azaan of Jummah prayer started at 12:15 PM, Jummah Khutbah started at 1:40 PM. Maulana Zobair, Khatib of Kakrail Mosque and Shura member of Tabligh, was the Imam of this Jamaat. On this day, pilgrims congregated to the Ijtema Maidan from early morning to participate in this congregation.  Earlier, the first phase of Ijtema began with the speech of Maulana Ziaul Haq in Urdu. This speech was translated into several languages including Bengali.  Muslims from different parts of the country including Gazipur and surrounding areas of Dhaka perform the Friday prayers. Apart from Bangladesh, Muslims from different countries also performed the prayers.  People take positions on various roads, sidewalks and empty spaces around the Ijtema Maidan to perform Friday prayers. Apart from this, many also perform the prayers by unfolding mats, polythene, and newspapers on the roofs of houses, boats and cars. The first phase of this year's Bishwa Ijtema will end on Sunday, January 15 with the last prayer.

The doctors at SKIMS, Soura performed a unique cardiac surgery by replacing the aortic root, aortic valve and transposing the coronary arteries to the newly formed aortic root. This operation is known as Bentall’s operation. A team of doctors headed by Professor Muhammad Akbar Bhat performed the operation on a 52-year-old female, resident of Kupwara, who was suffering from aortic root (origin of largest artery from the heart) dilatation (diameter 6.5 cms). “She had a grossly leaking heart valve (Severe Aortic Regurgitation). The patient had the imminent danger of death due to rupture of the aorta (the largest artery of the heart) or heart failure and was not able to perform daily routine activities due to this heart ailment. The patient was evaluated by Cardiologists at the Department of Cardiology and planned for Surgery after approval,” it added. Dr Mohammed Akbar Bhat, (Professor and Head division III) of the CVTS  department informed the patient was operated and the aortic root and aortic valve was replaced with an aortic Root conduit (Artificial synthetic tube, combined with metallic valve) and transposed both the coronary arteries (blood vessels supplying the heart) in one go. The operation was assisted by Dr Yaqub Khan, Dr M Sahil, and Dr Abid.  “During these operations, the heart is totally bye-passed and no blood goes through it. The function of the Heart and lungs is taken over by the heart Lung machine(CPB) during the operation and the heart is kept standstill (arrested) by instilling drugs till the operation is completed. After the operation the heart starts  beating of its own or is made to beat normally by giving electric shocks,” the hospital said “The Aortic root replacement (Bentall’s Operation) has been performed for the first time in SKIMS. This operation requires extraordinary knowledge and skills for better outcomes. After surgery, the patient was shifted to the cardiac surgery intensive care unit where an expert nursing team managed her postoperative period. The patient is doing well after surgery and has been discharged from the institute,” it said. “Such operations are being performed at very few centres in  India,” said  Dr AG Ahanger, Director and ex-officio secretary to the government, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS). Source: India Blooms    

State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan today (Wednesday) said that if the coronavirus situation improves and Bangladesh gets permission for participating in Hajj by the next year, the pilgrims who have already pre-registered and registered could perform the hajj in 2022 on priority basis.   He was presiding over an inter-ministerial meeting at his ministry's conference room on determining the next steps regarding the registered people for performing Hajj, said a press release.   The state minister said the Hajj was performed in 2020 and 2021 in a limited scale due to the global pandemic Covid-19 while pilgrims from no country across the world, including Bangladesh, were allowed visit Saudi Arabia to take part in the Hajj.   Faridul, however, said if any pre-registered and registered people want to withdraw their deposited money, they can do so following the rules and regulations.   Noting that 3,457 people had registered for taking part in Hajj in 2020 under the government management, he said, of them 757 people have been refunded their money cancelling registrations while remaining 2,700 still remaining registered for Hajj.   Besides 61,142 people had registered for taking part in Hajj in 2020 under non-government management, he said, adding that of them 7,719 people have been refunded their money cancelling registrations while remaining 53,423 still remaining registered for Hajj.   Mentioning that the registration process under the government and non-government management remained open till April 30, 2020, the state minister said, no registration was made after this date.   But, Faridul said, the process of pre-registration for Hajj still remains open and added that the number of pre-registered people for Hajj stood at 5,224.   Secretary of the Religious Affairs Ministry Md Nurul Islam and other officials concerned joined the meeting. Source: BSS AH

President Abdul Hamid on Saturday urged the Vice-Chancellors of public universities to perform their duties with dedication and honesty and stay away from corruption and irregularities. “Vice-Chancellors are the chief executives of universities. You’ve to prove your honesty, sincerity and skills while carrying out your duties. If you (VCs) allow irregularities or get involved in corruption then what’ll be the condition of the universities?" he said while delivering his speech at the first convocation of Jagannath University at Dhupkhola playground in the capital. Abdul Hamid, also the Chancellor of the university, urged the teachers to uphold the dignity of their profession without being attracted to any kind of greed. "You could join any other lucrative job or position if you had wanted. But instead of doing that, you chose teaching as a career. Therefore, you should uphold the dignity of the profession without being attracted to any kind of greed or lure. Only then students will consider you as their ideal," he said. "There’re some teachers who use the university job as a shield. Most of the times spend busy hours in weeklong evening courses and taking classes at private universities. They’re very sincere in all these activities," he said. On the other hand, he said, the same teachers are very reluctant about taking their scheduled classes. “These teachers are also very serious about completing syllabus. So, they take 3 to 5 hours continuous classes. Sometimes, even on the weekends, students are called to attend classes for several hours together not bother about how much they understand," he added. Hamid also urged the vice-chancellors to look into the matter strictly in addition to their administrative works. The academic programs of universities must be monitored to ensure that it is being administered properly, he added. Mentioning that the major portion of the total cost of public universities comes from the national exchequer that goes into it from the pockets of mass people, Hamid said, "You must give the highest priority to the responsibilities of that university where you work." Terming vice-chancellors and teachers as the main driving force in running a university, Hamid said, “Each public university has its own law. Therefore, you must be respectful to the law and abide by that.” Noted Bangladeshi physicist Prof Emeritus Dr Arun Kumar Basak delivered speech as the Convocation Speaker, where a total of 18,284 graduates and post-graduates were conferred upon degrees at the ceremony.   Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni and Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mijanur Rahman also spoke on the occasion. Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, cabinet members, advisers, national leaders, MPs, vice-chancellors of different universities, secretaries concerned to the President, and senior civil and military officials, among others, attended the convocation. Source: UNB AH

Law Minister Anisul Huq said, former chief justice S K Sinha had a desire to perform ‘judicial coup’. About two to two and half years have wasted to prevent that. Many development activities were interrupted for that. He said these at a coordination meeting with the officials of legislative and parliamentary affairs division at the secretariat on Tuesday. The Law Minister said, the moment when we feel about necessity of rule of law then at the same moment there is necessity of legislative division. The reason is that no law can go beyond the coverage of legislative division. The Prime Minister has formed the division considering the importance. He also said, the birth of legislative wing should have given from the day when the task was taken to formulate the constitution. Because, legislative wing is a very important wing. But that was not done. The military rulers could not think that to formulate law it needs separate division to examine. For that we have to wait till 2009 after the independence of Bangladesh. AH  

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has urged the officials involved in the election results announcement process to be cautious about their duties as any mistake can cause mass disorder in the polls. The EC chief uttered the caution while talking to EC officials during training programme on Software Election Management System (EMS), the Candidate Information Management System (CIMS) and the Result Management System (RMS) at Election Training Institute (ETI) Bhaban in the city. He asked them to announce result flawlessly and convey it to the authorized persons. Otherwise, any minor mistake can create big anarchy in the country. He urged them to hold the December 30 election freely and fairly. The Election Commission rescheduled the 11th general election for December 30. MHK