With hectic shoots and endless number of commitments, an actor’s life can never be at rest. Actors rarely get enough time to chill and the little that they do is spent in the hustle bustle of Mumbai where most celebrities…
Year: 2018
Apu Biswas making comeback
Entertainment Desk The actress, who kept herself away from the silver screen for family reasons, will be seen in Debashish Biswas’s upcoming directorial venture Shashurbari Zindabad-2. The film’s shooting will begin this week, informed Apu.
Abhishek shuts down trolls who target him, his family
In the age of social media, no one has been spared from the horror of trolling. From clothes to behaviour in public, trolls are hawk-eyes who never miss a thing on social media.
Protecting climate-change refugees
Kumi Naidoo Not since 1951 has the international community produced a treaty to protect the legal status of the world’s refugees. Now, two agreements are currently under discussion at the United Nations, and each offers a rare opportunity to protect…
Oman Arab Bank, Alizz Islamic consider merger
Oman Arab Bank, a unit of Ominvest, and Alizz Islamic Bank are exploring a merger, the two banks said, joining an increasing trend among Gulf banks to consolidate.
B Chy for forming neutral govt to ensure fair polls
Dhaka, May 25 – Former President and the chief of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Badruddoza Chowdhury on Friday laid emphasis on forming a neutral government dissolving parliament for the sake of a fair and neutral general election.
Dhaka, May 25 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said people want to know what efforts Prime Minister Sheik Hasina has made to sign Teesta water-sharing deal and resolve the outstanding problems with India during her…
National Poet Nazrul’s 119th birth anniversary celebrated
Mymensingh, May 25 – President Abdul Hamid on Friday urged the young generation to contribute to building a discrimination-free non-communal society by enriching them through practising Nazrul’s works and ideals. “The spirit and efforts of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam for…
Citizenship issue boils up in Assam
By Nava Thakuria Assam, if not the Barak valley, is definitely burning. At least, if someone follows the media reporting and related contents, it’s convincing that the Brahmaputra valley of the Northeastern State has been witnessing an uproarious situation for…
Jews in Yemen for thousands of years: ASF
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, NY NY, May 22: The Yemeni Jew community, who is microscopic in number, owns a history of over two thousand years. On May 22, ASF (American Sephardic Federation) officials revealed it to a group of New York-based…
ইশা ছাত্র আন্দোলন ঢাকা মহানগর পূর্বের ইফতার মাহফিল
গতকাল ২৪/০৫/২০১৮ ইং বৃহস্পতিবার ইসলামী শাসনতন্ত্র ছাত্র আন্দোলন ঢাকা মহনগর পূর্ব শাখার উদ্যোগে মাহে রমজানের তাৎপর্য শীর্ষক আলোচনা সভা, ইফতার মাহফিল ও এস.এস.সি কৃতি শিক্ষার্থী সংবর্ধনা অনুষ্ঠান আইএবি মিলনায়তন পুরানা পল্টন ঢাকায় অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। ইশা ছাত্র আন্দোলন ঢাকা মহানগর পূর্বের…
Iftar mahfil held at BAU
Mymensingh, May 25 – A Milad mahfil was held at Animal Husbandry faculty gallery of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh organized by Bangladesh Agricultural University Brihottor Dinajpur Zilla Somiti on Friday.
One suspected dealer killed in Tajgaon: Drug death toll 59
Dhaka, May 25 – Members of security Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) killed a drug dealer in a gun battle wee hours of Friday at Tejgaon in Dhaka after nearly 59 deaths in similar operations in countrywide in a week. The…
Anti-drug drives: 253 held in six districts
Dhaka- Law enforcers arrested a total of 253 people during the ongoing drives against drug in Jashore, Faridpur, Cumilla, Sirajganj, Joypurhat and Nilphamari districts in last 24 hours till 6 pm Friday.
Lightning kills two in Thakurgaon
Dhaka- At least two people were killed and another injured after being stuck by a thunderbolt at Lahuchand village in Haripur upazila on Friday morning.
One held with 1 kg gold in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Customs officials detained a Bangladeshi national along with nine gold bars weighing around 1 kg at Darshana check-post in Damurhuda upazila on Friday.
Road crashes kill 4 in Chattogram
Dhaka – Four people, including a woman, were killed in separate road accidents on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sitakunda and Mirsarai upazilas in Chattogram on Friday.
Mother, son held with ‘2,000 Yaba tablets’ in Manikganj
Dhaka- Detectives in a drive arrested a woman and her son allegedly along with 2,000 Yaba tablets from Bhatara village in Saturia upazila in Manikganj early Friday.
Seven more ‘drug peddlers’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – As the nationwide drive against drugs continues, seven more suspected drug peddlers were killed in separate incidents of reported gunfights in Cumilla, Jamalpur, Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kushtia and Thakurgaon early Wednesday.
Less snow leaves weasels exposed to predators
PARIS,(BSS/AFP) – Fluffy white weasels that once frolicked in snowy fields unnoticed now have a target on their back thanks to global warming, scientists said Thursday.
EU’s new data protection rules come into effect
The European Union’s new data protection laws came into effect on Friday, with Brussels saying the changes will protect consumers from being like “people naked in an aquarium”.
Mother, son held with ‘2,000 Yaba tablets’ in Manikganj
Detectives in a drive arrested a woman and her son allegedly along with 2,000 Yaba tablets from Bhatara village in Saturia upazila early Friday.
4 fallen BD peacekeepers to be honoured at UN HQ June 1
Four fallen Bangladeshi peacekeepers will be honoured at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on June 1.
Drug dealers’ deaths in gunfights not extrajudicial: Quader
Mentioning that Awami League does not believe in extrajudicial killings, its General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said deaths of drug traders in gunfights with law enforcers cannot be called extrajudicial killings.
The Walrus Quota, What Money Can’t Buy
Market mechanisms may be efficient, but they may also change the meaning of the goods exchanged.
Germany’s great European Heist
Two mantras guide German thinking about eurozone integration: responsibilities and control must be aligned (so no mutualization of risk without shared jurisdiction); and legacy risks must be settled before any pooling of risks among euro members takes place. Since 2010,…
Riyadh frees four women’s rights activists
Saudi Arabia has released four women’s rights activists who were among a group arrested last week, a month before a ban on women driving is set to end, fellow activists and Amnesty International (AI) said. International rights watchdogs have reported…
Saudi royals battle over $34m mansion compound in US
Two Saudi royals are fighting it out in a US court over a $34m two-mansion compound in Beverly Hills, according to reports. Bloomberg said Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud wanted to stop his former wife Fahdah Husain…
UAE seventh on global competitiveness ranking
The UAE has climbed three places to rank seventh in a global competitiveness ranking by Swiss business school International Institute for Management Development (IMD). The emirates took the position ahead of Norway, Sweden and Canada after coming first globally for…
Bangladesh, India can solve their any problem: PM Hasina
Bangladesh Bhavan inaugurated at Visva-Bharati University Santiniketan (West Bengal), May 25 – Terming Bangladesh-India ties beyond strategic, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday hoped that the two countries will be able to solve their any problem maintaining their bonds.