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District watch in pictures: BARISAL: A children-juvenile painting competition and scholarship distribution functions was held to observe 80th birth anniversary of language hero Azharuddin at Swadhinita Mancho, Barisal on Monday night.

26 Dec 2014, 12:00 am0

BARISAL: A children-juvenile painting competition and scholarship distribution functions was held to observe 80th birth anniversary of language hero Azharuddin at Swadhinita Mancho, Barisal on Monday night.

In tribute to Mahbubul Alam

Sir Frank Peters :It is always sad when a friend leaves, never to return. Such is the case of Mahbubul Alam, former multi-award-winning writer, absolute gentleman, esteemed Editor of The Independent, and a man of national and international renown and acclaim.His departure on June 6, 2014 (he was 78) to a higher level of existence has proved the adage ‘out of sight, out of mind’ totally wrong – in my case, at least. He’s seemingly ever present.Here I could make...

6 Jun 2016, 12:00 am