Sony’s family-oriented movie “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” roared into first place this weekend in North American theaters as horror film “Insidious” edged into second past a slipping “Star Wars” installment, final data show.
Month: January 2018
Sumon and Paromita to act in Dahokal
Entertainment Desk ABM Suman, of Dhaka Attack fame, and Roja Paromita Dey are set to act in a film titled Dahokal produced by Dhrubo Hasan. The movie draws inspiration from the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh. The first stage of…
Pounopunik invited to ‘MIFF 2018’
Entertainment Desk Khandaker Sumon’s short film Pounopunik (The Hamster Wheel Rebellion) has been invited to take part in the ‘Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) 2018’. Pounopunik will be screened under the SAARC Special Package during the 15th edition of the…
Minimum temperature rises slightly across Bangladesh
Lowest temperature recorded 4.8 °C in Dinajpur Dhaka, Jan 9 – The overall situation of the cold wave, sweeping over parts of the country over the last few days, is gradually improving as the temperature across the country rose by…
Karachi Media conference pledges to uphold ethics of journalism
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, Karachi A 4-day international conference held at Karachi, the main commercial hub of Pakistan ended on Monday with a call to uphold the ethics of journalism. This pledge was made on the concluding day of the conference.
Gays marry in midnight wedding ceremonies across Australia
Canberra, Jan 9 (AP/UNB) — Same-sex couples married in midnight ceremonies across Australia on Tuesday after the country’s last legal impediment to gay marriage expired.
Mobile court to operate until appeals’ settlement: SC
Dhaka, Jan 9 – The operation of mobile court by the executive magistrate will continue until settlement of three appeals filed by the government against the HC verdict over the mobile court act.
Samsung’s profit jumps 64 percent to record high on chips
Seoul, Jan 9 (AP/UNB) — Samsung Electronics said its October-December operating profit jumped 64 percent to a record high, capping off 2017 with the biggest annual operating income and sales in its history thanks to the blockbuster semiconductor business.
North Korea to send delegation to the Olympic Games
North Korea has said it will send a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, taking place in South Korea in February, says Seoul.
Auto-rickshaw driver jailed 5 months
Dhaka- A mobile court on Monday sentenced a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver to five-month jail for making attempt to abduct a teenage girl in Shyamgram Bazar in Nabinagar upazila.
Indian cloths worth Tk 25 lakh seized
Dhaka – Customs officials seized Indian goods worth Tk 25 lakh from a Dhaka-bound Indian bus in Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria on Monday afternoon.
Pakistan score 246-9 batting first against New Zealand
NELSON, New Zealand, Jan 9, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Pakistan made 246 for nine batting first in the second one-day international against New Zealand at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Tuesday.
US revives its harmful drug war
Attorney General Sessions to Crack Down on Marijuana Jasmine L. Tyler US Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviving the US government’s out-of-date, ineffective, and counterproductive war on drugs. Today it was reported that he will rescind the 2013 Cole Memo,…
Late 50s by Hasan and Shadab boost Pakistan
NELSON, New Zealand,(BSS/AFP) – Three half-centuries including a late charge by Hasan Ali and Shadab Khan carried Pakistan to 246 for nine batting first against New Zealand in the second one-day international in Nelson on Tuesday.Mohammad Hafeez hit a solid…
তবলিগ নিয়ে টানাপোড়নঃ বিশ্ব ইজতেমা বাংলাদেশ থেকে সরিয়ে নেওয়ার হুমকি
বিশ্ব ইজতেমা বাংলাদেশ থেকে সরিয়ে মালয়েশিয়ায় নেওয়ার হুমকি দিয়েছে মালয়েশিয়া তাবলিগের শূরা কর্তৃপক্ষ। রবিবার বাংলাদেশ তাবলিগ জামাতকে লেখা এক চিঠিতে এ হুমকি দেওয়া হয়।
IBBL internship progrmme inaugurated
Dhaka, 08 Jan – Arastoo Khan, Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated a two-month long internship program for the students of different public and private universities organized by Islami Bank Training & Research Academy (IBTRA) on 8 January 2017…
People can avoid paralysis if they are conscious’
Savar, Dhaka – The Creator’s love is attained thru service to the paralyzed. Joys lie in service, said Valery A Taylor, the founder and coordinator of ‘Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP)’.
Writ for mandatory observance 8 national days rejected
Dhaka, 08 Jan – The High Court of the Supreme Court on Monday rejected the writ petition seeking an order for making mandatory observance of eight national days.
SC upholds Apan Jewellers’ bail
Dhaka, 08 Jan – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to the owners of city’s Apan Jewellers.
14 cases against Khaleda shifted to makeshift court
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. Prothom Alo File PhotoA total of 14 cases against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia were shifted to the makeshift court set up at Dhaka Alia Madrasha field. An official order in this regard was…
Khaleda’s cases transferred for the sake of her security: Anisul
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today said the government has no political agenda behind transferring cases against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to Bakshibazar temporary court, instead it was done for the sake of her security. “Government…
Non-representative govt deprives people of basic rights: Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia said on Monday that she is “gravely disturbed at the lawlessness and heinous attack on women dignity.”
BNP blasts AL for polluting polls atmosphere
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday criticised the Awami League government for unlawfully detaining and implicating huge number of opposition leaders and activists in recent days. Thus, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said no sign is still visible…
Govt decides to lift ban on Hilsha export
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda today said the government has decided to lift the ban on hilsa export, slapped nearly six years ago, to check the smuggling of the national fish. “Our hilsa production is increasing gradually and…
Man fined for son’s marriage with Rohingya girl
The High Court on Monday fined a man Tk 1 lakh over his son’s marriage with a Rohingya girl, who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar, defying a government ban. A two-member HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Islam Chawdhury and Justice…
Shivering cold paralyses normal life
Bone-chilling cold gripped the country, especially the northern districts, with the lowest-ever 2.6 degrees Celsius temperature being recorded in Panchagarh’s Tentulia on Monday, as the cold wave keeps on battering normal life and leading to the deaths of a number…
Serve without harassment – President asks police
President Abdul Hamid on Monday asked the police to ensure services without harassment as the people go to them (police) as last resort. “The peace-loving people usually don’t go to Thana or Police in this country. They go to police…
Classes exams halted at 2 Sylhet Colleges for BCL strike
Dhaka -Academic activities at MC College and Govt College in the district came to a halt as a faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) enforced an indefinite strike on Monday protesting the murder of a fellow activist.Due to the strike,…
Blind World Cup: Bangladesh concede 9-wicket defeat against Pakistan
Dhaka – Bangladesh made a frustrating start in the six-nation Blind Cricket World Cup with a nine-wicket defeat against hosts Pakistan in the opening match at the famous Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Monday.Sent in to bat first, Bangladesh scored…
U19 WC warm-up: Bangladesh loss in all 3 ODIs
Dhaka – Bangladesh conceded three successive losses in their Pre-Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2018 practice matches after losing the 3rd game against Afghanistan by 56 runs at Christs College, Christchurch, in New Zealand on Monday.Bangladesh lost their 2nd practice…