Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and Civil Surgeon Office have adopted massive preparations to observe the National Vitamin ‘A’ Plus Campaign-2019 (second round) in the city and nine upazilas of the district tomorrow (Saturday). The campaign will begin at 8 am…
The final season of the adaptation of George RR Martin’s fantasy novels will be premiered on April 14 on Star World and Hotstar in India. The previous seven seasons are being streamed on Hotstar. HBO released photographs of key characters…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday accused the publisher of the National Enquirer of “blackmail” after it threatened to publish intimate photographs. That were sent by the billionaire to his mistress if he did not cease his investigation into how…
Dutch scientists said Wednesday they are baffled after 20,000 dead or dying guillemots washed up on North Sea beaches in a phenomenon not seen for decades. The fish-eating seabirds have been washing up between the northern Wadden Islands and southwestern…
Culture Desk Legendary rock star Azam Khan received the “Ekushey Padak (posthumous)” for his outstanding contributions in the history of rock music industry. On Wednesday the government announced names of 21 eminent citizens as recipients of the prestigious Ekushey Padak…
This is the first digital production for Purple Pebble Pictures, whose credits include the Marathi film ‘Ventilator’ (2016) and Sikkimese movie ‘Pahuna: The Little Visitors’ (2018). Marathi film “Firebrand,” produced by Priyanka Chopra’s Purple Pebble Pictures, will be released traight…
Europe’s first major film festival of the year, the Berlinale, kicks off Thursday making a statement against entertainment industry sexism by welcoming an unprecedented line-up of female directors. The 11-day event prides itself on being the most politically engaged of…
Oscar winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, one of the most popular film stars in the world, is engaged to her boyfriend, an art gallery director, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday. Her future husband is Cooke Maroney, 34, her representative confirmed to…
The upcoming Academy Awards, the biggest night in Hollywood, will take place this year without a host for the first time in three decades, organizers said Tuesday. “We can confirm that there will be no host,” a spokesperson from the…
Culture Desk Born in Dhaka on November 4, 1925, in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) of then British India, Ritwik played a key role in shaping the Bangla film industry. Today(Wednesday) is the 43rd death anniversary of legendary Bangla film-maker Ritwik…
Karisma Kapoor says she does not miss being on the movie sets and is enjoying her time off camera. The 44-year-old actor, who last appeared in 2012 film ‘Dangerous Ishqq’, said she never had a career plan as she believed…
Cultural Correspondent The new committee of Jatiya Kabita Parishad (National Poetry Council) for the term 2019-2021 was announced in the National Poetry Festival which was held in the city recently. Noted poet and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Muhammad Samad and Tarik…
Even the most ambitious Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees by the end of the century would lead to a 2.1 spike in temperatures . The melting of one-third of glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya…
Culture Desk Fagun Haway, the first film on the Language Movement of 1952 has received Censor Board’s approval. Members of the board have reportedly praised the film and given it an uncut certificate. Now the film is on its way…
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are happily enjoying their newly married life. The couple often shares adorable pictures on social media and just leave us gushing a lot more about them each time. Fondly called National Jeeju by all PC…
Earlier slated for a March 15 release, Ajay Devgn’s De De Pyaar De now has a new release date. The film will be hitting the screens on May 17. The decision was taken in order to avoid a clash with…
Culture Correspondent The two-day ‘Bhaoyaiya Utsab-2019’ ended here on Saturday midnight at Town Hall Auditorium in the city. Entertaining huge audience with the heart-throbbing musical tune of Bhaoyaiya songs. Cultural organisation ‘Gidaler Akhra’ organised the event that ended with rendering…
Health Desk The Health and Family Welfare Ministry recently set February 9 afresh to observe the national vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign. On that day, 2.20 crore children aged between six to 59 months will be fed vitamin ‘A’ plus capsules…
Varun Dhawan is one of the most bankable stars of yesterday’s time with several hits to his name. His hardwork and dedication is commendable and thus a lot of big directors want to work with him. Varun landed in Mumbai…
Ranveer Singh, the name itself brings to the mind several characters that the actor has played effortlessly. He has done stark different roles with equal amount of conviction and that’s where his talent lies. Ranveer’s upcoming film Gully Boy hits…
Entertainment Desk The second day of the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela was abuzz with children’s chatters as the first day of Shishu Prohor (children’s hour) gave them an all round opportunity to enjoy themselves on the fair ground. Children of…
Actress Deepika Padukone has replaced producer Kiran Rao as the chairperson of the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), which organizes the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star. “Kiran Rao had decided to step down (as the chairperson of…
Delhi is the world’s most polluted major city, its toxic cocktail of vehicle fumes, dust and smoke choking the chaotic metropolis and taking years off its 20 million inhabitants’ lives. But despite this, with levels of airborne pollutants routinely eclipsing…
Entertainment desk Cultural personalities at a function here have stressed preserving, flourishing and nurturing of the century-old ‘Bhaoyaiya’ songs to entertain the common people. They also made a call for preserving the folksongs at the launching function of a two-day…
Sonam Kapoor is currently gearing up for the release of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga alongside Anil Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao and Juhi Chawla. While Rohit Shetty’s last film Simmba starring Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan was a…
Culture Desk “Nitol Paye Ilik Jhilik” is a hugely popular song from Fuad. The song was voiced by Rajib. Now the song has been selected for a film named “Prem Amaar-2”. For the film the song has been recorded again…
Scientists have long known that some beaked whales beach themselves and die in agony after exposure to naval sonar. Now they know why: the giant sea mammals suffer decompression sickness, just like scuba divers. At first blush, the explanation laid…
Entertainment Desk TV, film and Photography Department of Dhaka University, 7th founding Anniversary and 2nd film festival here almost 230 film participated only 15 best film got selected and staged. A little story from a film- “A lonely middle-aged busy…
Entertainment Desk For the first time in an ongoing drama-serial popular model-actresses Nadia Ahmed and Urmila Srabonti Kar sharing the screen with celebrated actor-director Zahid Hasan titled ‘Don’. Zahid Hasan plays the role of the main protagonist. Jointly directed by…
Delhi government has planned to increase the capital’s green coverage to 33 percent from 22 percent with taking proper steps to drastically reduce carbon emission. To negate climate change impacts, officials and media reports said here on Monday. “The state…