Entertainment Desk Lalon queen Geeti singer Farida Parveen is set to be honoured with the Feroza Begum Memorial Gold Medal of this year by Dhaka University (DU). Farida Parveen will receive the medal at an event to be held at…
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Can diet help cancer treatment?
Diet is already a key part of managing diseases like diabetes and hypertension, but new research adds to a growing body of evidence that it could help cancer treatment too. The study, published Thursday in the journal Nature, found restricting…
Nagad app now on IOS
The digital financial service of Bangladesh Post Office, Nagad today announced it’s available on IOS platform, which would enable the iPhone and iPad users to have the app. The IOS version of the app, which previously was available only on…
The Lion King has already passed $1 billion mark
Nothing quite says ‘no worries, for the rest of your days’ like an absurd amount of money. After getting off to a roaring start in its opening weekend with $191.7 million, Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King has moved…
Richi willing to make films
Culture Desk Popular TV actress Richi Solaiman completed two decades of her career. She is currently residing in USA. Though she has not been in the country she is willing to produce some movies for the domestic film industry. She…
Three held, arms, heroin recovered in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj Correspondent Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered a foreign made pistol, a magazine, seven bullets and 400 grams of heroin and arrested three persons in two separate drives on Monday. The arrested persons were identified as Md. Rubel, 28, son…
Indonesia returns containers of waste to France, Hong Kong
Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin. The containers…
Week-long folk art exhibition begins at EMK
Entertainment Desk The EMK Center will be hosting two events on its premises in Dhanmondi of the capital. In celebration of the International Tiger Day 2019 (created in 2010 at St. Petersburg Tiger Summit). As a part of the celebration,…
Miles done 10 shows across US without Shafin
Miles has already done 10 shows across the US without Shafin. They have rocked the crowds in 10 cities. Miles performed on June 22 in New Jersey, June 28 in Virginia, June 29 in Maryland, July 5 in Baltimore, July…
Saif Ali Khan doubts if daughter, wife Kareena have watched Sacred Games
Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan is all set to return in the digital space with the second season of the Netflix show Sacred Games. The first season of the show, as well as Saif’s role of Inspector Sartaj Singh, received…
Meghan to guest edit British Vogue
Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle will guest edit the September issue of iconic fashion magazine British Vogue, which will see her in “candid conversation” with former US first lady Michelle Obama. The edition, entitled “Forces for Change,” will feature 15…
Hoichoi introduces offline subscription in Bangladesh
Culture Desk Leading West Bengal digital entertainment platform Hoichoi recently introduced an offline subscription system for its audience in Bangladesh, according to a recent press statement. The press statement said viewers in Bangladesh will be able to subscribe to the…
CID to train 2000 female students on cyber crime
IT Desk Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bangladesh Police and Dhaka University IT Society (DUITS) have taken initiative to train 2,000 female students on cyber crime, explanation of laws, safe usage of social media and process to give complaints. A…
Sherpur to get an IT park costing Tk 40 cr
State Minister for Information and Communication technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said the government has taken a project to construct a software technology park in Sherpur. The software technology park, named after Sheikh Kamal, Bangabandhu’s eldest son, would be…
Singer Nobel shares second runner-up position at Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
Culture Desk Indian satellite channel Zee Bangla’s music reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2018-19’ has ended. The final result was announced at 11pm in the night on July 28 according to Bangladeshi local time. Mainul Ahsan Nobel, the…
Poland needs to save water
With his two fishing rods planted firmly on the bank of the Vistula river, 85-year-old Tadeusz Norberciak peers at rocks exposed on the dry riverbed, a telling sign of Poland’s looming water crisis. “I can’t remember water levels being as…
Russi Taylor, voice of Minnie Mouse, dies
Russi Taylor, Disney’s official voice of Minnie Mouse for more than three decades, has died, the entertainment giant announced yesterday . She was 75 Taylor, who was prone to giggles just like the character she voiced, captured the heart and…
Bangladesh achieves Hepatitis B control: WHO
Bangladesh is among the first four countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve Hepatitis B control, with prevalence of the deadly disease dropping to less than one per cent among five-year-old children. “Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand have become…
New cinema hall in Narayanganj
Culture Desk A new cinema hall is going to be launched in Narayanganj. The name of this cinema hall is ‘Cinescope’ where the sitting arrangement is limited. There will be various facilities in theatre such as showing of 3D movies,…
Falguni Hamid, Kamruzzaman to lead BACHSAS
Culture Desk Bangladesh Chalachitra Sangbadik Samity (BACHSAS) have got their new leaders for the tenure- 2019-21. The election was held on Friday at National Press Club in the city. Falguni Hamid and Kamruzzaman Babu have been elected as president and…
Apple will face tariffs on components imported from China
President Donald Trump warned yesterday that he would snub Apple’s requests for tariff exemptions on device components imported from China, as he put pressure on the tech company to shift production to the United States. “Apple will not be given…
14 water development projects being implemented in Rajshahi
Public health engineering department (DPHE) has been implementing 14 water supply and sanitation improvement projects involving more than Taka 99.94 crore to provide safe drinking water to people here. Abujar Masudar Rahman, Superintending Engineer of DPHE, here told BSS that…
Masud Rana film gets big budget
Entertainment Desk Masud Rana, the fictional super spy of Bangladesh, will be brought to the silver screen from the pages of one of the most famous series of paperbacks. The budget for making the film will be at tk 83…
Janhvi ’s good friend Ishaan Khatter
Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter enjoy each other’s company a lot and are often clicked spending time together. The duo has done one film together titled Dhadak and their chemistry was commendable in it. Ever since the two of them…
Documentaries to be made on iconic actors Dilara Zaman, Masud Ali Khan
Entertainment Desk The president of Actors Equity Shahiduzzaman Selim announced that two documentary films on iconic actors Dilara Zaman and Masud Ali Khan will be made by the Actors Equity. ‘It was a pledge of the Actors Equity election that…
You must take Precautions to prevent dengue
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have become popular again with the rains pouring down this season. These mosquitoes are responsible for spreading dengue, which is a severe fever causing a lot of muscle and bone pain. Each year, an estimated 400 million…
Europe’s record-setting heatwave to spike even higher
A dangerously intense heatwave across much of Europe is to spike even higher today after already breaking records in several countries, impacting rail traffic and sending people in search of shade and water. Paris was expected to see the mercury…
National Art Exhibition ends at Shilpakala Academy
Culture Desk The National Art Exhibition concluded on July 23 at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segunbagicha in the city. The exhibition featured a display of 322 artworks by 310 artists. The mediums include watercolour, oil,…
Actor David Hedison dies
David Hedison, the US actor best known for playing Felix Leiter opposite two James Bonds, has died at the age of 92. He first played 007’s CIA ally in 1973’s Live and Let Die, the late Sir Roger Moore’s first…
‘Malhar Festival’ to begin in Khulna
The Assistant High Commission of India (AHCI), Khulna in association with Udichi Shilpigosthi, Khulna is organizing the ‘Malhar Festival’ for the first time in Khulna city on July 28. Assistant High Commissioner, AHCI, Khulna R K Raina revealed this at…