Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman, who will play Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown”, was honoured by the monarch on Saturday for her services to British drama. Colman, 45, was awarded the CBE by the sovereign to mark her 93rd birthday,…
Year: 2019
Bharat continues to make big bucks at box-office
Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif’s crackling pair is back in Ali Abbas Zafar’s Bharat. The film also stars Disha Patani, Jackie Shroff and Tabu in crucial parts. Bharat released on Eid – that is June 5, Wednesday and received a…
Prabhu Deva confirms sequel of Rowdy Rathore
Currently, Bollywood has tons of sequels in the pipeline. We recently saw the release of Student Of The Year 2 and now, we have sequels like Coolie No. 1, Kick 2, Housefull 4 and Dabangg 3 lined up. With already…
Rusty Tigers outplayed by England
Dhaka – After leaking a record 386 runs, Bangladesh tumbled for 280 all-out while chasing in their third game of the ongoing ICC Men’s World Cup against England at the Sophia Garden, Cardiff on Saturday. The rusty Tigers were outplayed…
Adam Scott relishes putting women first in ‘Big Little Lies’
Los Angeles, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) — Women dominate “Big Little Lies ,” both on the screen and in the behind-the-scenes power of Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, who are executive producers as well as stars of the HBO series. But…
Xi, Putin lead bilateral ties into new era of int’l cooperation
St. Petersburg, June 8 (Xinhua/UNB) — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia showed that the consensus on deepening mutual trust between the two countries is unbreakable and that China’s belief in win-win cooperation is unshakable, Chinese State Councilor and…
Facebook stops Huawei from pre-installing apps on phones
London, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) — Facebook said Friday it has stopped letting its apps come pre-installed on smartphones sold by Huawei in order to comply with U.S. restrictions, a move that deals a fresh blow to the Chinese tech giant.…
BNP MP-elect from reserved seat Rumeen sworning in Sunday
Dhaka, Jun 8 (UNB) – Barrister Rumeen Farhana, BNP’s lone MP-elect from a seat reserved for women in parliament, is going to be sworn in on Sunday. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will administer oath to her at 12:00pm at…
Dhaka North City Mayor promises to develop city slums
Dhaka, June 8 (UNB) – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Saturday said they will take steps to develop slums as well as ensure physical and mental development of slum children. He came up with the remarks…
Biman pilot travels to Doha sans passport: Cop suspended
Dhaka, June 8 – An immigration police officer at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been suspended over the travel of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot to Qatar without his passport. On June 5, Captain Fazal Mahmud reached Doha Hamad International…
2 suspected drug dealers killed in Feni ‘gunfight’
Chattogram, June 9 – Two suspected drug dealers were killed in an alleged gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Fatehpur in Feni Sadar Upazila on early Sunday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Rab raided…
Planning can save the Planet: China chooses renewable energy
By Sara Flounders 23 Apr 2019 – The very corporations that are responsible for the problem are denying global warming, with immediate consequences for the whole world. Carbon emissions from the burning of oil, gas and methane are heating the…
Sri Lanka’s sacred games
By Satya Sagar In the times we live in, where smoke and mirrors are the world’s two chief weapons of war, fiction is a better guide to contemporary events than ‘facts’ presented by governments and media. A case in point…
England beat Bangladesh by 106 runs
Dhaka, June 8 – After leaking a record 386 runs, Bangladesh tumbled for 280 all-out while chasing in their third game of the ongoing ICC Men’s World Cup against England at the Sophia Garden, Cardiff on Saturday. The rusty Tigers…
New Zealand decide to bowl against Afghanistan
Dhaka- New Zealand won the toss and sent Afghanistan to bat first in the 13th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at The Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton on Saturday. Kiwi Captain Kane Williamson said, “We are…
Tigers need record 387 to beat England
Dhaka – England posted a massive total of 386 for six in their 3rd World Cup game against Bangladesh at the Sophia Garden, Cardiff on Saturday. Bangladesh will have to set a new record to win this game as there…
Bangladesh getting ready for home match against Laos
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football Team started their training session at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Saturday ahead of their upcoming home match for the joint pre-qualifications for FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 against Laos. After…
Once mighty Titas reduced to a trickle in B’baria
Brahmanbaria, June 8 (UNB)- The literary sketch of Titas River in Adwaita Mallabarman’s ‘Titas Ekti Nadir Naam’ or ‘a river called Titas’ – later made into a film of the same name by Ritwik Ghatak – has undergone a sea-change…
G-20 finance chiefs mull ‘fair tax’ reforms to boost growth
Fukuoka, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) — Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies meeting in the Japanese city of Fukuoka debated Saturday over how to revise tax systems to ensure big companies pay their fair share and support economies…
AL takes up month-long founding anniversary plan
Dhaka, June 8 (UNB) – The ruling Awami League has announced a month-long programme to celebrate the party’s 70th founding anniversary which falls on June 23. Party’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the schedule at a press conference at Awami…
AL leader’s wife burnt to death; police recovers body
Natore, June 8 (UNB)— Police foiled a bid to clandestinely bury a woman who died from severe burns in Boraigram Upazila on Friday afternoon. Kamrunnahar Shelly, the third wife of Awami League’s Zoari Union unit chief Abdur Razzak, was injured…
23 million boys married before 15 globally: Unicef
Dhaka, June 8 (UNB)— An estimated 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children, according to the first-ever analysis on child grooms, launched on Friday by the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef). Twenty-three million among them married…
BD solar power sale to national grid growing fast
Dhaka, Jun 8 (UNB) – The sale of solar power from consumers’ end to the national grid under the Net Metering System (NMS) is growing fast as its volume has already reached 8.213 MW across the country. According to official…
D-Day anniversary: Putin says lack of invitation ‘not a problem’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it is “not a problem” that he was not invited to join other world leaders marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in northern France. Mr Putin, who was invited to the 70th-anniversary…
The world has lost its compass
By Roberto Savio Rome, Jun 3 2019 (IPS) – The terrible feeling I had on waking up and seeing the Italian voting results at the recent European elections was that my country was suddenly full of strangers. How could the…
Google’s challenge to game consoles to kick off in November
New York, June 7 (AP/UNB) — Google will kick off its Stadia streaming service to challenge the video game industry in November — but initially only as part of a $130 bundle that includes hardware and a pass for a…
No bail for man accused of Times Square plot
New York, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) — A New York City man accused of planning a terrorist attack on Times Square is being held without bail. Ashiqul Alam was arraigned Friday on charges he bought illegal guns from an undercover agent…
DU losing ‘academic standing as well as breathing spaces’
Dhaka, June 8 (UNB) – Once admired for its green ambience and cool atmosphere, Dhaka University is now losing its beauty fast with the fading greenery and untidy environment like other parts of the capital. Students of the university, once…
নবাব সলিমুল্লাহর ১৮৪তম জন্ম বার্ষিকী পালিত
বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ গতকাল শুক্রবার নিখিল ভারত মুসলিম লীগ ও ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা নবাব সলিমুল্লাহর ১৮৪তম জন্মবার্ষিকীতে তাঁর বেগমবাজারস্থ মাজারে ফাতেহা পাঠান্তে মরহুমের রুহের মাগফেরাতের জন্য মাগফেরাত কামনা করেন। এই উপলখ্যে উপস্থিত দলীয় নেতৃবৃন্দের উদ্দেশ্যে সংক্ষিপ্ত বক্তব্যে পার্টির মহাসচিব কাজী…
Four films released on Eid day
Entertainment Desk On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr this year, four films were released across the country. Those are Password , The Director, Nolok and Abar Bosonto Password: Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan’s anticipated film “Password” is being screened at 180 theatres…