Tech Desk Walton has released its 4G smartphone ‘Primo H8’ in Turbo Edition with upgraded processor yesterday. The attractively designed device which was earlier released in different versions of 2GB and 3 GB RAM, now comes with a 1.5 GHz…
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Nigeria’s Lagos battles Atlantic erosion
Sprawled around a lagoon, Nigeria’s frenetic economic capital faces a threat from the Atlantic on its doorstep. The ocean has pounded the soft, sandy shoreline on a timescale far surpassing human history — but now its waves spell a major…
Japan boyband star-maker Johnny Kitagawa dead
Japan’s leading boyband star-maker Johnny Kitagawa, who built an entertainment empire and broke records with his acts, has died of a stroke, his company said. He was 87. Kitagawa was behind the birth of J-pop groups including SMAP, TOKIO and…
Kamruzzaman Sagar wins award in National Art Exhibition
Culture DeskThis year feted print maker Kamruzzaman Sagar has bagged the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award 2019 (valued at BDT 2 lakhs) at the 23rd National Art Exhibition for his work Global Warming (Lithograph). He is now an Assistant Professor of…
Fagun Haway bags two awards at SAARC Film Fest
Culture Desk Fagun Haway has now won two awards at the 9th SAARC Film Festival. After much debacle regarding the terror attack on April 21 in Sri Lankan churches the festival started on July 2 in the Sri Lankan capital…
Karan Johar planning to make web series based on SOTY franchise?
Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions has launched its own digital platform called Dharmatic Entertainment. We hear that Karan is personally looking into the kind of content that is being created for this portal. Karan is known for his larger than life…
Canada takes new steps to protect endangered right whales
Canada implements further measures on Tuesday to protect the North Atlantic right whale, a critically endangered species, after six of the mammals died since June in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. At least three of these deaths have been tentatively…
Great leaps in science thanks to Apollo
The Apollo 11 mission to the Moon and back 50 years ago went down in history as mankind’s giant leap, changing the way we saw our place in the universe. But the program was also the catalyst for profound scientific…
Stevie Wonder have kidney transplant
Stevie Wonder told thousands of fans watching him perform in London on Monday night he is due to have a kidney transplant in September. The singer, songwriter and musician told the crowd at an event in Hyde Park that he…
National advisory committee on film formed
Culture Desk A national advisory committee on film has been formed to advise the government on the local film industry and its development. Information ministry issued a circular in this regard on July 6 on its website. The committee, according…
How visions of Moon inspired centuries of storytellers
By landing on the Moon in 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin arrived at a place which, up until that point, had been the stuff of fantasy. But even after they transformed fantasy into fact, it is a place that…
Anjan Dutt to perform in city tomorrow
Culture Desk Widely popular singer, actor and director in Bangladesh and India, Anjan Dutt is going to bring his recent theatre production ‘Salesman-er Shongshar’ in Dhaka. A production of Anjan Dutt Productions, the play will be staged tomorrow( July 9).…
Brazilian musician Joao Gilberto dead
Joao Gilberto, the legendary Brazilian musician and songwriter who pioneered the lilting, melodious music known as bossa nova, has died, his son Joao Marcelo announced on Sunday. The legend was 88. The cause of death was not immediately known. “My…
India crush Sri Lanka
Rohit Sharma became the first player to make five centuries in a single World Cup match and his opening partner KL Rahul also struck a fluent century as India crushed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their final group match…
Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt’s Gully Boy gets applauded in South Korea
The Zoya Akhtar directorial starring Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in the lead was one of the most successful films this year. The film which was based on the underground rap culture had some powerful performances by film’s other star…
Lunar satellite captures stunning images of solar eclipse
Stunning pictures of a rare total eclipse that blocked out the sun above Chile and Argentina have been captured by a satellite orbiting the moon. Thousands of people – including tourists, locals and astronomers – gathered to see the solar…
Celebrities spotted at ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 matches
Entertainment Desk Famous actors and musicians stepped out of their sets and studios to join the world cup festivities that started on May 30 and will continue till July 14. From Mick Jagger and Ed Sheeran to Jaya Ahsan and…
Loko Natyadal staged Amra Tinjon at BSA
Culture Desk Popular theatre troupe of the country Loko Natyadal, was staged its new play titled ‘Amra Tinjon’ at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) yesterday. Loko Natyadal has brought its new production as part of its…
Jaya plays lead role in 3D film ‘Alatchakra’
Entertainment Desk National film award winner actress, model and producer Jaya Ahsan, who works in Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali films has wrapped up the shooting for her upcoming Bangladeshi project where she plays the role of the lover of Bangladeshi…
‘Laugh-In’ star Arte Johnson dies at age 90
The versatile actor Johnson won an Emmy for his work on Dan Rowan and Dick Martin’s Laugh-In in 1969 and was among the troupe members who developed breakout characters. Arte Johnson, a lurking presence on US television’s Rowan & Martin’s…
World’s largest caves
You won’t bump your head in the caves of central Vietnam’s Quang Binh province. Not when they’re big enough to fit a 40-storey building. Three of the world’s four biggest caves are in this skinniest part of the slender nation.…
Tiny solar-powered ‘Robobee’ developed
A lightweight insect robot is capable of flying without being tethered to a power source, by using energy from light. The solar-powered RoboBee X-WingIt and has four wings which flap at a rate of 170 times per second, instead of…
2,616 Hajj pilgrims reached Saudi Arabia
On the first day of Hajj pilgrim’s departure for KSA, a total of 2,616 pilgrims boarding on 7 aircrafts reached to the Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA) to perform the holy Hajj yesterday. Four flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and 3…
Hollywood producer charged over 1MDB scandal
The Malaysian producer of Hollywood film “The Wolf of Wall Street” and stepson of the country’s disgraced ex- leader was charged today with illegally receiving almost $250 million from state fund 1MDB . Riza Aziz pleaded not guilty to five…
Tigers need 316
Sports Desk A second five-wicket haul by Mustafizur Rahman in this World Cup has helped Bangladesh limit Pakistan to 315 after a century by Imam-ul-Haq and 96 runss by Babar Azam. Sarfaraz Ahmed did not hesitate to send Bangladesh in…
Cheating case filed against Hrithik
Actor Hrithik Roshan has been booked on the charge of cheating along with three officials of a health and wellness start-up, for which he was a brand ambassador, following a complaint by its client alleging that “false promises” were made…
Drone on Titan in 2034
Elizabeth Turtle was overjoyed when, on June 26, she received a call from NASA: her project to send a drone quadcopter to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, was given the green light, which came with a budget of nearly a billion…
Surgery restores arm function in some paralysed patients
Surgeons in Australia have managed to restore arm function in paralysed patients, allowing them to feed themselves, use tools and handle electronic devices, according to the results of a groundbreaking study released today . Thirteen young adults who had suffered…
Galleri Kaya to organise group art exhibition
Cultural Correspondent Galleri Kaya, one of the leading art galleries in Bangladesh, in the last 15 years has arranged 108 art exhibitions of which 62 were solos and 46 group art expositions. The gallery also arranged six art camps, eleven…
Singer Bipul Bhattacharya’s 6th death anniversary today
Cultural Correspondent Singer Bipul Bhattacharya 6th death anniversary today. Bipul Bhattacharya was among those who worked to inspire the nation during the Liberation War. He was the lead vocalist of the troupe Bangladesh Mukti Shangrami Shilpi Shangstha led by Tagore…