Cinemas should offer a greater variety of ticket prices, according to one of the leading figures in the UK film industry.
Day: November 19, 2014
Android Lollipop update causes problems
Early adopters of Google’s latest Android operating system are warning others of problems with the software.
4-day Russian cultural festival begins Friday
A four-day Russian cultural festival will begin in the capital and port city Chittagong from Friday to mark the “Russian Cultural Day-2014”. The festival will be organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy under the cultural ministry and Russian Embassy in Dhaka.…
Honduras beauty queen Maria Jose Alvarado found dead
Two men have been arrested after Honduras beauty queen Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister were found dead nearly a week after disappearing.
Islamic State: Second French jihadist seen in video
France has confirmed that a second Frenchman features in a video showing the beheading of Syrian prisoners, and a US hostage killed by Islamic State (IS).
Lata Mangeskar cried for Amitabh
Amitabh Bachchan is the epitome of a gentleman and his simple words have always managed to touch the soft spots in our hearts.
1 held with 1,760 ampules of sedative injections in Rajshahi
Police arrested a young man in possession of 1,760 ampules of Indian sedative injections from Mundamala municipality area in Tanor upazila on Tuesday.
Suspected burglar lynched in Jhalakati
A suspected burglar was killed in a lynch-mob attack while fleeing after stealing goods from a house at Boro Koibarto Khali village in Rajapur upazila early Wednesday.
3 Shibir men on 1-day remand in explosive case
A local court on Tuesday placed a leader and two activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, including its Azizul Haque College unit president, on a one-day remand in connection with a case filed under the Explosives…
Teacher jailed for sexually harassing schoolgirl in Khulna
A mobile court sentenced a schoolteacher to three months’ imprisonment for sexually harassing a female student in the city on Tuesday.
Woman held with Phensidyl in Magura
Police in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 250 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup at Parnaduali village in the district town on Tuesday morning.
98 held on different charges in C’nawabganj
Police in an overnight drive on Tuesday arrested 98 people on various charges from five upazilas of the district.
Bumper production of sugarcane expected in RSML zones
A bumper production of sugarcane is expected at the eight sub-zones of Rangpur Sugar Mills Limited (RSML) as the sugarcane saplings have grown well in the fields.
Workshop on child and woman development in Faridpur
A workshop on child and woman development programme (4th phase) with the objective of motivating the social leaders in creating awareness was held yesterday at Faridpur Sadar upazila parishad auditorium.
Quash Khaleda orphanage graft case like Hasina case: Lawyer
The lawyer for BNP chief Khaleda Zia has cited the quashing of a case against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as he urged for dismissal of a corruption case against her at the Supreme Court. An Appellate Division bench, led by…
RAB arrests drug peddler in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 in a raid arrested a drug peddler from Faridpur railway station area yesterday.
Legal assistance to ensure justice for disabled people stressed
Speakers at a views-sharing meeting here have called upon all concerned stakeholders for extending necessary legal assistance to ensure justice for the physically disabled people to ensure their universal human rights.
Youth beaten to death by mob in Jhalokhati
A young man, suspected to be a thief, was killed in lynch-mob attack while fleeing with stolen goods from a house at Chhoto Koibarto Khali village under Rajapur upazila early this morning.
85 held from trawler for illegal voyage sent to Ctg jail
A Chittagong court on Wednesday sent 85 people, including Myanmar nationals, who were arrested from a trawler in the Bay of Bengal while heading towards Malaysia on Monday, to jail. Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Ahmed Sayed passed the order when they…
Optimal nutrition must for normal growth of children: Experts
There is no alternative to meeting optimal requirement of nutrition for ensuring normal mental, physical and psychological growths of the children, experts said at a daylong nutrition fair on Tuesday.
Expanded biogas plants can help reduce chemical fertilizers uses
Wide-ranging promotion and expansion of biogas plants has become an urgent need to reduce the use of chemical fertilizer in the farming fields.
BNP celebrates Tarique’s 50th birthday Thursday
BNP and its associate bodies have taken up various programmes to celebrate the 50th birthday of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a befitting manner. Tarique Rahman, now in London, turns 50 on Thursday. The programmes include discussions, milad mahfils,…
3 held with firearms in Bogra
Police arrested three alleged terrorists in possession of one foreign-made pistol, two magazines and two rounds of bullet from in front of Karonation Government Primary School in the district town on Tuesday night.
Seizure of Malaysia-bound boat: 106 sued
Two separate cases have been filed against 106 people in connection with the seizure of a Myanmar flag carrying trawler with at least 625 people on board in the deep see en route to Malaysia illegally.
Schoolboy killed in Gopalganj road crash
A schoolboy was crushed under the wheels of a bus on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Hasina’s citedal will tremble at Khaleda’s roar: Abbas
BNP Dhaka city unit convener Mirza Abbas on Wednesday said that this government will not be able to withstand their movement as their Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s roar will shake Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s citadel. “We’ll see how many bullets this…
Minor girl killed in Gaibandha road accident
A minor girl was killed as she was knocked down by a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Kalugari in Palashbari upazila on Tuesday morning.
Centenarian woman burnt to death in Ctg
A centenarian woman was burnt to death in a fire that broke out at Khantarhat in Sandwip upazila early Tuesday.
None voted on Jan-5, voterless polls no democracy: Dr Kamal
Noted jurist Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday said he did not find anyone till date who cast vote in the January-5 general election and observed, holding a ‘voter-less’ election is not democracy. He was addressing a discussion, titled ‘1972 Constitution…
5 Muslim inventions that changed the world
by Firas AlKhateeb Coffee About 1,600,000,000 cups of coffee are consumed every day around the world. Billions of people rely on it as part of their daily routines. And yet, very few people know of the Muslim origins of this…