Culture Desk Popular singer Dilshad Nahar Kona revealed yesterday that she had tied the knot with the person she loved, on April 21 of this year. Her husband, Golam Md Iftekhar, is a businessman, and has been in a relationship…
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Begum Rokeya University observes National Mourning Day
The authorities of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) observed the National Mourning Day and 44th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman paying rich tribute to him.
‘Hollywood Ripper’ found guilty of two murders including Kutcher date
A man dubbed the “Hollywood Ripper” was found guilty yesterday of the murders of two women, including a student who was due to go out with actor Ashton Kutcher the night of her death. Michael Gargiulo, 43, was convicted of…
Cast for Mira Nair’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ announced
Entertainment Desk The cast of six-part BBC One drama, A Suitable Boy has been announced, reports BBC. The series is an adaptation of Vikram Seth’s 1993 eponymous novel. Adapted by Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice, War & Peace, Les Misérables),…
Made in Bangladesh set to premiere at TIFF
Culture Desk Bangladeshi filmmaker Rubaiyat Hossain’s film, Made in Bangladesh is set to see its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIIF), under the Contemporary World Cinema category. Contemporary World Cinema category of TIFF features narrative films generally…
Soumitra Chatterjee suffers from respiratory tract infection
Entertainment Desk Legendary Indian actor, Soumitra Chatterjee, was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata yesterday . The veteran actor was taken to the hospital after he complained of breathing problems. The 84-year-old actor, who frequently collaborated with Satyajit Ray…
Fresh flood alert in southern India, death toll hits 244
India issued a fresh flood alert Wednesday for parts of the southern state of Kerala, as the nationwide death toll from the annual monsoon deluge rose to at least 244. Authorities warned Kerala locals of heavy rainfall over the next…
NASA descends on Icelandic lava field to prepare for Mars
To prepare for the next mission to Mars in 2020, NASA has taken to the lava fields of Iceland to get its new robotic space explorer ready for the job. With its black basalt sand, wind-swept dunes and craggy peaks,…
National Mourning Day tomorrow
News Desk Bangladesh Awami League (AL) has chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the 44th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Mourning Day tomorrow (August 15). On this day in 1975, the…
More than 200 killed in flood in India
The death toll from India’s monsoon floods climbed to 202 till today as heavy rainfall kept pounding coastalregions in the west and south. Authorities have already moved more than 1.2 million people to relief camps. The southern tourist hotspot of…
Australia offers climate funding to Pacific islands
Australia on Tuesday announced a Aus$500 million ($340 million) climate change package for Pacific island countries, which have been increasingly vocal in demanding their powerful neighbour curb its carbon emissions. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the funding, drawn from Australia’s…
K-pop superstars BTS to take ‘long-term break’
K-pop superstars BTS will take a ‘long-term break’ from the music scene, their agency said yesterday, after the boy band topped charts in the US and Britain earlier this year. But the pause may only last a few weeks, with…
‘Hobbs & Shaw’ still leads N.American box office
“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs Shaw” slowed a bit but still finished in first place at North American theaters this weekend, taking in $25.3 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said yesterday. That was a drop-off from the previous weekend’s $60…
Dengue situation may worsen after Eid
The dengue situation across the country keeps getting worse every day with the authorities fearing further deterioration during and after the Eid-ul-Azha celebrations. The number of dengue patients admitted to hospitals has been increasing since the beginning of August, sources…
Shajal to appear in ‘Chhoto Kaku’ TV series of Afzal in Eid
Entertainment Desk Popular actor Abdun Noor Shajal will appear in a lead role in the new installment of ‘Chhoto Kaku’, a popular TV series based on the Faridur Reza Sagor’s story with the same title, during the upcoming Eid. Directed…
Jaya Ahsan to pair with Prosenjit
Entertainment Desk Acclaimed director Atanu Ghosh, has signed Bangladesh’s Jaya Ahsan in his next venture, who’s ‘Mayurakshi’ was adjudged as the best Bengali Feature Film in 65 Indian National Film Awards. Jaya will be seen pairing up with Prosenjit Chatterjee…
DU to observe National Mourning Day
DU Correspondent The Dhaka University (DU) authorities have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the National Mourning Day and 44th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15 with due solemnity. The national flag,…
Community clinics to remain open till Aug 17
Health Desk Despite being public holidays on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, the country’s all community clinics will remain open in rural areas till August 17 except Eid day, aiming to provide healthcare facilities to holidaymakers and dengue patients. The government…
5-tier security at Nat’l Eidgah, Baitul Mukarram for Eid-ul- Azha Jamaat
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia today said 5-tier security has been arranged for the prayer of Eid-ul-Azha, at Jatiya Eidgah and Baitul Mukarram, scheduled to be held on August 12. “Police personnel both in uniform and plain…
More than two million Muslims performing hajj
More than two million Muslimsbegan the annual hajj under sweltering conditions, as the Saudi hosts sought to deter politicisation of the pilgrimage against a backdrop of simmering Gulf tensions.
Highest alert along Rajshahi frontier to check hide smuggling
District administrations have asked all law- enforcement agencies especially the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to check smuggling out of raw hides of sacrificial animals through the borders inRajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Joypurhat districts. The BGB local authorities have also instructed…
Popular animations in Bangla on Duronto TV
Entertainment Desk The Fairytaler: The Modern Classics of Hans Christian Anderson series will air on Duronto TV from Eid day to the fifth day of Eid at 3 pm every day. Duronto TV will be airing popular new programmes in…
Eid special dramas,dance programmes of Deepto TV
Deepto TV will air dramas, dance programs and telefilms on the first day of Eid-ul-Azha Telefilm: Teddy Mostofa Date: August 12 Time: 6pm Stars: Shaon, Shehtaz, Shahiduzzaman Selim, Sohel Khan, Munira Akhter Mithu, Saif, Hasan and many others Premise: The…
Apple loses more ground in smartphone market
Apple lost more ground in the shrinking smartphone market last quarter, with a sales tracker saying the tech giant was pushed off the top-three seller list by a Chinese rival. Apple fell to fourth place in global smartphone sales, shipping…
Rare baby panda twins born at Belgian zoo
A Belgian zoo announced yesterday the “extremely rare” birth of twin baby giant pandas, three years after the arrival of a young male, which was a first for Belgium at the time. The Pairi Daiza zoo said the safe delivery…
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr to face trial in groping case
Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr will go on trial over accusations he groped a woman in New York after a court dismissed his plea to have the case thrown out. Gooding, 51, is accused of grabbing the woman’s breast without…
‘Krishoker Eid Ananda’ in Channel i
Culture Desk Popular agricultural show ‘Krishoker Eid Ananda’ will be aired on the second day of Eid at 4.30pm on Channel i. This means that it would be aired on August 13. The Eid special show will this time take…
Hanif Sanket’s Eid special drama ‘Oggo-Biggo-Somachar’
Entertainment Desk Popular television host Hanif Sanket makes two tele-dramas every year on Eid. Keeping up with this trend, on the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, Hanif Sanket is all set to entertain the viewers with a television drama that, promises to be…
Climate change could wipe out California’s Joshua trees by end of century
Joshua trees, an iconic species of the arid southwestern United States, may totally disappear by the end of the century because of climate change, according to a new study. A team from the University of California at Riverside used data…
Samsung unveils premium-priced Galaxy Note 10
Samsung unveiled a new-generation Galaxy Note large-screen handset yesterday starting at $950 and said it will work closer with Microsoft so that services function better across its array of devices. The Note 10 “phablet” which is set for release on…