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Year: 2018
Madhuri says doing Marathi film was on bucket list
Madhuri Dixit is ready to make her debut in Marathi cinema, which is also her mother tongue. Her first Marathi film, Bucket List, is ready to release on May 25, 2018. Going by the framework of the film, Madhuri’s character…
First Look into ‘Dohon’ released
Entertainment Desk Jaaz Multimedia released the first poster of the new film “Dohon” starring Puja Chery, Azmeri Haque Badhon and Siam Ahmed. Directed by Raihan Rafi, this is Puja Chery’s third film after “Noor Jahan” and “Poramon 2.”
3 held in Gaibandha ‘with pistol, bullet’
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested three young men reportedly with a pistol and seven bullets from a bus at Kanta in Gobindaganj upazila in Gaibandha early Saturday.
BSMMU physician, 2 others held with Yaba tablets in Cumilla
Dhaka – Police arrested three people, including a doctor of Banghabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), from Bagur bus stand area in Chandina upazila in Cumilla on Dhaka- Chittagong highway on Friday night.
Electrician found hanging in a city bank
Dhaka – An electrician was found hanging in a room of the head office of NCC bank in Motijheel area of the capital on Saturday morning.
Hartal in Khagrachari on Sunday protesting attack
Dhaka – The Greater Parbatya Chhatra Parishad and Parbatya Odhikar Forum on Saturday called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Khagrachari for Sunday protesting the killing of a microbus driver in the Friday’s gun attack.
Brighton beats Man United 1-0 to secure EPL safety
Brighton,(AP/UNB) – Brighton secured English Premier League football for another season by beating Manchester United 1-0 on Friday.
Toronto FC beats Union 3-0 for first MLS win in 5 weeks
Toronto, (AP/UNB) – Victor Vazquez, Sebastian Giovinco and Jay Chapman all scored to lead Toronto FC to a 3-0 victory against the Philadelphia Union on Friday night.
Emirates decreases cost of purchasing air miles
Dubai carrier Emirates has announced new lower rates to purchase and transfer air miles under its Skywards membership programme. Under the new system, designed in partnership with loyalty commerce firm Points, the cost of buying 1,000 miles has decreased from…
Internet is the main platform of economic activity: Palak
Jashore, May 4 – State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak on Friday said the Internet is the main platform of economic activity in today’s world.
PM Hasina opens OIC Foreign Ministers’ confce
She renews call for maintaining international pressure on Myanmar Dhaka, May 5 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday appealed to the Muslim countries under the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to firmly stand beside the forcibly deported Rohingyas to…
Citigroup eyes Saudi expansion
Citigroup is considering seeking a full banking licence in Saudi Arabia as Western banks aim to capitalise on Saudi economic reforms, with rival HSBC announcing it has won mandates for several privatisations in the kingdom More than a dozen foreign…
Saudi woman stirs debate after being told to cover face
A female Saudi media personality has provoked heated debate in the kingdom after forcing staff at the justice department to serve her when she wasn’t wearing a face covering. Muna Abu Sulayman, a co-host of a popular MBC show Kalam…
Kuntal Barai’s solo painting show opens at AF Dhaka
Dhaka, May 4 – A solo art exhibition by Kuntal Barai titled ‘Displaced in Dhaka’ has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française, Dhaka on Friday, 4 May.
Should ‘modalities’ for finance info be part of Paris mandate
Bonn, 4 May (Meena Raman) – Parties were divided on whether the issue of ‘modalities’ for the biennial communication of indicative information on the financial resources available to developing countries under Article 9.5 of the Paris Agreement (PA) is part…
Recommendations for agroecological transitions
Agroecology has been gaining worldwide interest in recent years as a strategic pathway to transition to sustainable food and agriculture systems.
Health-care workers suffer attacks every single week
Geneva (ICRC) – An incident of violence against health-care facilities or personnel has taken place every single week since the passage two years ago of a U.N. Security Council Resolution meant to increase respect for the sanctity of health care.
Top 7 disruptive technologies for cities
By Abhas Jha Imagine you were working in development and poverty reduction in the early 1990s (I was!). Only one website existed in all the world in August 1991 (today there are over 1.5 billion). Mobile phones were expensive, rare,…
Joint efforts sought for South Asian Economic Union goals
12th Saarc finance ministers meet held in Manila Manila (Philippines) – The 12th informal meeting of Saarc Finance Ministers was held here on Friday underscoring the need for concerted efforts to attain the objectives of South Asian Economic Union. The meeting…
PM to open OIC-CFM Saturday; Rohingya issue in focus
The 45th Ssession of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (OIC-CFM) begins here on Saturday with a special focus on Rohingya issue and other challenges facing the Muslim Ummah.
Nobel literature prize will not be awarded this year
The Nobel Prize in literature will not be awarded this year following sex-abuse allegations and other issues that have affected the public image of the Swedish Academy that selects the winner.
5 killed in Rangamati gun attack on funeral of slain leader
Five people were killed and eight others injured in a gun attack on a motorcade of the followers of slain Naniarchar upazila parishad chairman Shaktiman Chakma at Betchhari in the upazila on Friday.
17 dead in Myanmar Jade Mine disaster
YANGON, May 4 – A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed 17 people, local authorities said Friday, the latest disaster to hit the murky multi-billion dollar industry.
Green groups seek steps to keep Dhaka air
Dhaka, May 3 – Speakers at a programme in the city on Friday urged the government to take effective steps to make Dhaka a dust and smoke-free city.
Deadly India super storm kills nearly 150 people
AGRA, India, May 4 – A series of powerful super storms that tore through India this week have killed 143 people, as officials warned Friday the death toll could rise with more extreme weather expected.
Trader killed by ‘step brother’in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A trader was hacked to death allegedly by his step brother over land dispute at Housenagar in Shibganj upazila early Friday in Chapainawabganj. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Ali, 55, an egg trader and son of Bisharad…
3 held with 20,000 Yaba in Satkhira
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested three suspected drug peddlers from a courier service office in the district town early Friday in Satkhira.
Farmers await bumper harvest of Haribhanga
RANGPUR, May 4 – The farmers and officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) are expecting a bumper output of the highly tasty and fibreless local variety Haribhanga mango in the district this season.
Hundi trader held with Tk 10 lakh in Satkhira
Satkhira – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a hundi trader along with Tk 10 lakh hundi money from Laxmidari border area adjacent of Bhomra port in Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon. The arrestee was identified as Mizanur Rahman,…