Entertainment Desk Almost a year and a half ago, Dhallywood industry got heated up with claims that Nusrat Faria is going to be seen against popular Bollywood film star Emraan Hashmi in his upcoming next Gawah-The Witness. The news created…
Year: 2017
Bengal stage legend Sova Sen passes away
Entertainment Desk Sova Sen, a legendary figure of the Bengali stage, died here on Sunday following old age complications, her family said. Sen, 93, the widow of thespian Utpal Dutt, left behind her daughter. During a long career on the…
Gift from God’ Elvis is semi-divine, 40 years after death
Pilgrims come all day every day, filing past in silence, fighting back tears as they place mementos at Elvis Presley’s gravesite, pausing to reflect, take pictures or say a prayer. More than 600,000 fans visit each year, paying tribute to…
Los Angeles tests cooling pavement paint to beat heat
Can a splash of gray pavement paint help combat global warming? In Los Angeles, where summer temperatures regularly surpass 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), workers are coating streets in special gray treatments in a bid to do just that.…
Nusraat Faria says no to Emraan Hashmi
Entertainment Desk Almost a year and a half ago, Dhallywood industry got heated up with claims that Nusrat Faria is going to be seen against popular Bollywood film star Emraan Hashmi in his upcoming next Gawah-The Witness. The news created…
EY ties up with IBA to impart IT training
The UK based Ernst and Young (EY) through its Indian subsidiary has tied up with Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University to start an ‘Advanced Certification for Management Professionals (ACMP) Programme’ this month. The programme will be conducted…
China industrial output slows sharply in July
Output by Chinese factories and workshops slowed sharply in July, growing by a lower-than-expected 6.4 percent compared to the same month last year, official figures showed on Monday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News had expected growth of 7.1 percent for…
Rail link snapped: Bundhs collapse in Rangpur-Dinajpur floods
Dhaka, Aug – Rail communication of Dinajpur with Dhaka remained suspended since Sunday night as rail tracks in Sadar Upazila went under water. Dinajpur railway station master Monirul Islam told UNB that rail links of Dinajpur with Dhaka and Panchagarh…
Maldives airports prepare plan to cope with disasters
Singapore – Media OutReach – 14 August – Deutsche Post DHL Group and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will support the Maldives authorities in their efforts to build resilience against future natural disasters. The two partners will team up…
Indigenous peoples continue to face challenges to their rights
Geneva, 10 Aug (Kanaga Raja) – While progress has been made in the formal recognition of indigenous peoples in several countries, ten years after the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, they overwhelmingly continue to…
DHL, UNDP to help Maldives airports face disasters
Male- Deutsche Post DHL Group and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will support the Maldives authorities in their efforts to build resilience against future natural disasters.
Indigenous man ‘commits suicide’ in Rajshahi
Dhaka – An indigenous man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Paruliya village in Mohonpur union of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Ratan Chandra, 40, son of Molin Chandra, a resident of Choyghati…
Svitolina beats Wozniacki 6-4, 6-0 for Rogers title
Toronto,(AP/UNB) – Sleep-deprived and physically drained, Elina Svitolina could have been excused for a flat performance Sunday. Instead she fought through the fatigue and toppled yet another top-10 opponent for her fifth WTA Tour title of the season.Running on fumes…
Ronaldo sent off after scoring in Madrid’s 3-1 win at Barca
Barcelona, Aug 14 (AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo made a big impact in his truncated appearance at Camp Nou on Sunday, scoring a goal before being sent off in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Barcelona in the first leg of the…
Neymar shines on PSG debut, says he’s ‘more alive than ever’
Guingamp, Aug 14 (AP/UNB) – Declaring he was “more alive than ever,” Neymar did not disappoint on his debut for Paris Saint-Germain.The world’s most expensive player provided a pulsating evening’s entertainment at the Stade du Roudourou on Sunday, with one…
Lazio beats Juventus 3-2 to win Super Cup after wild finale
Rome,(AP/UNB) – Alessandro Murgia scored a last-gasp winner as Lazio beat Juventus 3-2 Sunday to win the Italian Super Cup after a wild end to the match.Two goals from Ciro Immobile, including an opening penalty, had seemingly set Lazio on…
Islami Bank opens 326th branch at Mathbaria in Pirojpur
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 326th Branch at Mathbaria of Pirojpur.
School boy drown in Rajshahi
Rajshahi – A schoolboy drowned in the Padma River on the outskirts of Rajshahi city on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Piarul Islam (8) of Uzanpara area of Godhagari Upazila of the district.
HC asks to send stranded Hajj pilgrims in 48 hours
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday asked the government to take necessary steps to within 48 hours for sending the stranded Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
Pro-AL lawyers meet Chief Justice SK Sinha
Dhaka – Three pro-Awami League lawyers held a meeting with the Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha on Sunday noon at his office.
Verdict distorted history: Anisul Huq
Dhaka – Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq on Sunday said that the court observation “no nation – no country is made of, or by one person” given in the judgment scrapping the 16th amendment to the…
Legal notice on Justice Khairul to withdraw remark
Dhaka – A legal notice has been served on Sunday asking the Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque to withdraw his comments about the Supreme Court judgment on 16th Amendment to the Constitution.
Bangladeshi children attend international camp in Russia
Dhaka – Fifteen Bangladeshi children attended the “Rosatom School” International Children’s Camp ended on August 6 at the “Ocean” Children's Center in Vladivostok, Russia.
The new world order is leaving the US behind
American allies have decided Trump is simply not someone they can do business with. by James Gibney Of all the global consequences of President Donald Trump’s first half-year, surely one of the most surprising is the rise in multilateral diplomacy.
Govt. doing nothing for flood victims
The government is taking no measures for the flood victims other than just making statements, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said. Amid deteriorating flood situations in the northern part of the country, the former prime minister issued a statement from…
An electrician gets killed at work
Dhaka-An electrician died from electrocution at Narasinghapur Sarkar market area in the upazila in Savar on Saturday.
College student found dead in B’baria
Dhaka – A college student was found dead at Munsefpara in the district town in Brahmanbaria on Saturday night.On information, police recovered the hanging body of Junaied Ahmed Anik, son of Jahirul Islam and student of Brahmanbaria Government College, from…
JMB regional coordinator held in Jhenidah
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the regional coordinator of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Chuadanga village of Jhenidah early Sunday.
Gharial released at Rajshahi Zoo
As part of a Gharial exchange programme, an adult male Gharial was released at Rajshahi Zoo on Sunday morning bringing it from National Zoo (Dhaka) aiming to create pairs and thus boost the population of the critically endangered freshwater reptiles.“The…
Woman, daughter drown in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A woman and her mentally challenged daughter drowned in Pagla river at Atroshia village in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Momtaz Begum, wife of Fitu Ali and her daughter Rupa Khatun, 25,…