Entertainment Desk In the Best Actor poll, it was Hrithik Roshan who won the same for his performance in Raees beating Shah Rukh Khan in Raees. As the first quarter of 2017 ended, we ran a series of polls about…
Month: April 2017
PKB to be made scheduled bank
Dhaka – Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam on Sunday said Probashi Kallyan Bank will be made a scheduled bank for ensuring smooth services for expatriates. Wage Earners Board of the Ministry provided Tk 50 crore to the…
Things people actually do for a good night’s rest
When the whole world is peacefully dozing off, do you find yourself wide awake, struggling to fall asleep? Tossing and turning on your bed, just randomly checking the fridge for late night munchies and scrolling through your social media must…
Film Putul Kotha premiered
Entertainment Desk The premiere screening of the film Putul Kotha, alternatively called Dream Weavers, took place at the Krishibid Institute Bangladesh (KIB) on April 9 Sunday in the capital. The University of Manitoba of Canada produced the film while Emdad…
Ranveer, Alia, Diana could feature in a film together?
Following their fabulous show and chemistry in a popular TVC, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt and Diana Penty could be seen in a film together. Ranveer and Alia are already slated to feature together in Zoya Akhtar’s film Gully Boy. But…
Qualcomm fires back at Apple with counter suit
Qualcomm has moved on the offensive in its legal battle with Apple with a countersuit claiming the iPhone maker breached agreements and encouraged regulatory attacks worldwide on the US computer chipmaker. In a legal filing late Monday, Qualcomm denied the…
Fleetwood Mac members announce new album
Members of blues-rock powerhouse Fleetwood Mac on Tuesday announced a new album that will bring together all of the band’s classic lineup—except Stevie Nicks. Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham said the album would be the first by a duo of him and…
Ancient guano shows Antarctic penguins’ volcanic past
Analysis of ancient penguin guano has revealed that volcanic eruptions, not climate change, almost wiped out an Antarctic sea bird colony three times, researchers have found. There has long been speculation linking fluctuations in penguin populations over recent decades to…
China producer prices jump 7.6% in March: govt
Prices for goods at the factory gate in China jumped in March, the government said Wednesday, in a positive sign of strengthening demand for the world’s second-largest economy. The producer price index (PPI) rose 7.6 percent year-on-year in March, according…
Two killed in Sirajganj bus auto-rickshaw accident on NW Bangladesh
Dhaka, Apr 16 – Two people, including a minor boy, were killed and three people injured in a bus-auto-rickshaw accident at Shimultala on Sirajganj-Nalka road in the sadar upazila of Sirajganj on Saturday night.
Sirajganj road accident kills 2
Dhaka- Two people, including a minor boy, were killed and three people injured in a road accident at Shimultala on Sirajganj-Nalka road in the sadar upazilaon Saturdaynight.
Messi nets 2 as Barca rebounds before Juve, Madrid games
Barcelona, Apr 16 (AP/UNB) – Lionel Messi scored twice on Saturday to help Barcelona rebound from back-to-back losses and go into the next round at Real Madrid within striking distance of the Spanish league leader.
2 killed, 6 injured in Narsingdi road crash
Dhaka – Two people, including a woman, were killed and six others injured in a head-on collision between a microbus and a private car at Gangpar on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Shibpur upazila on Sunday morning.
Reus boost for Dortmund after attack with 3-1 win in Germany
Berlin,(AP/UNB) – Marco Reus scored two minutes into his comeback from a torn ligament to set Borussia Dortmund on its way to a 3-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday.Reus’ return after six weeks out was a…
North Korean test missile explodes on launch, says US
Seoul, Apr 16 (AP/UNB) – A North Korean missile exploded during launch Sunday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, a high-profile failure that comes as a powerful U.S. aircraft supercarrier approaches the Korean Peninsula in a show of force.
Over 100 killed in blas during Syria’s population transfer
Beirut, Apr 16 (AP/UNB) – A stalled population transfer resumed Saturday after a deadly explosion killed at least 100, including children, government supporters and opposition fighters, at an evacuation point – adding new urgency to the widely criticized operation.
BAU celebrates Pahela Baishakh
Mymensingh – Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh celebrated Pohela Boishakh with much enthusiasm on Friday.
BCL for demolition of RU Intellectual Martyrs’ monument
Rajshahi -Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Rajshahi University unit, has brought an allegation of contempt of Bangabandhu against the Rajshahi university authority.
‘Bangladesh, a Land of Birds’ exhibition opens
Dhaka, Apr 15 – A 15-day-long bird exhibition begain with a seminar on Saturday at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum (BNM).
How do progressives fight back against populism?
by Vivien Schmidt In recent years, the European Union has suffered through a cascading set of crises, including the Eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis, the security crisis, and Brexit. But rather than bringing the EU together, with concerted responses that…
India won’t spoil ties with bd over water: Uma Bharti
Indian Water Resource Minister Uma Bharti has said India would not let politics spoil its relations with Bangladesh and that water is going to remain the basis of good relations between the two countries. “We won’t let politics spoil our…
Chief justice blamed vested quater for creating govt-judiciary distance
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Saturday alleged that a vested quarter is out there creating a distance between the government and the judiciary. “A vested quarter is there engaged in an evil design to create a distance between the…
No ‘gate lock’ or ‘sitting service’ from Sunday in Dhaka
No passenger bus will be allowed to ply the city streets in the name of ‘Sitting Service’ or ‘Gate Lock’ from Sunday, said Chairman of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) Md Moshiar Rahman on Saturday. He came up with…
Trump signs law taking air at planned parenthood funding
President Trump signed legislation on Thursday aimed at cutting off federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other groups that perform abortions, a move cheered by conservatives who have clamored to impose curbs on reproductive rights. The measure nullifies a rule…
Thousands dead in Brazil yellow fever outbreak
A yellow fever outbreak is tearing through Brazil leaving thousands dead in its wake — thousands of monkeys, that is. The epidemic, the worst Brazil has seen in decades, has killed more than 200 people so far. But it’s also…
2nd Div Cricket: Indira Road KC beat Gopibagh FA by 7 wkts
Dhaka – Indira Road Krira Chakra earned a comfortable seven wickets victory over Gopibagh Friends Association in a super league match of the Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Cricket at Fatullah Outer Stadium on Saturday.Sent into bat first, Gopibagh FA were…
Pope speaks of humanity’s shame
Thousands of people, including nuns, families with toddlers, and young tourists, endured exceptionally tight antiterrorism checks to pray at the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum, where Pope Francis expressed shame over humanity’s failings. Francis, wearing a plain white coat,…
Ist Div Football: Swadhinata KC outplay Wari Club 4-0
Dhaka, – Swadhinata Krira Chakra outplayed old horse Wari Club by 4-0 goals in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis First Division Football League at Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur on Saturday.
Sexagenarian woman killed in city road crash
Dhaka -An unidentified sexagenarian woman was killed as a speedy vehicle ran over her under the footover bridge at Uttara in the capital on Saturday morning.
Bullet-hit bcriminalb dies at DMCH
Dhaka -A listed criminal of the city’s Vasantek area, who suffered bullet injuries in an attack by his rivals near Shilpirtek slum on Tuesday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday.Chiko Jamal alias Musa, 40, who was undergoing…