Facebook on Tuesday stepped up ways to battle bullying and harassment at the leading social network.
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Int’l Folklore Fest on Mymensingh Gitika today in Netrokona
Culture Desk A folklore festival will be held today at Muktar Para Field of Netrokona. Greater Mymensingh Cultural Forum, the organiser of the festival has claimed that it would be the first ever of its kind as it will be…
When SRK wanted to quit Bollywood
Bollywood’s King Khan might be a role model to many but do you know who his inspiration is? When the Indian Paralympic Contingent was headed to the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta this week, Shah Rukh Khan met with…
A biopic on Mashrafe?
Entertainment Desk Jaaz Multimedia is trying to do just the same. For over two years, Abdul Aziz, the founder of Jaaz Multimedia, is dreaming about making a biopic on this legendary player Mashrafe Bin Mortaza.
On patrol with India’s anti-plastic ‘blue squad’
Wearing matching blue Nehru jackets, the dozen inspectors fan out across Mumbai’s hectic Crawford Market, each scouring for violators of an ambitious plastic ban.
Nobel-winning laser discoveries that lit up the field
Three scientists shared the 2018 Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for their work that has “revolutionised” the field of laser physics.
6,158 dengue patients admitted in hospitals this year
A total of 6,158 dengue patients have been admitted in different hospitals across the country, according to Public Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room.
Oishi becomes the new Miss World Bangladesh
Entertainmnet Desk Oishi will represent Bangladesh at the Miss World 2018 competition which will start in China on December 7.
Chanchal, Tisha’s cinematic commercials starts
Culture Desk Chanchal Chowdhury and Nusrat Imrose Tisha have signed up for a new narrative series that will go on air from yesterday on satellite TV channels.
Wife of filmmaker Raj Kapoor passes away
Krishna Kapoor, the wife of late actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor and the matriarch of the Kapoor family, died early on Monday morning in Mumbai after a cardiac arrest.
Experts for early detection to prevent cancer disease
Health experts on Saturday laid emphasis on early detection of cancer to save lives of the people from the killer disease.
Chicago blues pioneer Otis Rush dead
Pioneering Chicago bluesman Otis Rush, whose influence spread far into the world of rock ‘n’ roll, died on Saturday, his wife Masaki Rush announced on the musician’s website. “Mr Rush, one of the most influential Chicago blues artists of all…
Partha Barua’s album for children to be launched today
Culture Desk Popular music star Partha Barua has played an instrumental role in a new project for children. This project aims to bring out new original songs for children. The first manifestations of this project, a compilation of twelve songs…
Balenciaga’s spring show emerges of trauma
For design wunderkind Demna Gvasalia the search for glamour’s latest definition leads down a tunnel of anxiety, with the Georgia-born designer projecting the trauma of his past onto Balenciaga’s spring runway promotion in Paris.
Aishwarya to do cameo in 2.0?
Being the most expensive Indian film ever, 2.0 has already created a dream buzz around itself. With superstar Rajinikanth back as Vaseegaran, the scientist and Chitty, the robot, 2.0 promises to be bigger and better than it’s prequel, Robot.
UN report confronts nations with tough choices on climate
The world’s nations will gather at a UN conference in South Korea on Monday to review and approve a 20-page bombshell — distilled from more than 6,000 scientific studies — laying out narrowing options for staving off climate catastrophe.
Marilyn Monroe’s wedding car up for auction
Late Hollywood veteran star Marilyn Monroe’s black Ford Thunderbird is up for auction. The car is expected to fetch up to USD 500,000 when it goes under the hammer at an upcoming Julien’s Auctions event in November.
Sui Dhaaga gets decent response at the box-office on first day
Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma’s Sui Dhaaga has finally hit the screens on Friday and has opened to a decent response at the box-office. The early shows of the film have registered an occupancy close to 40% which is pretty…
Training for journalists over first aid ends
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a two-day-long first aid training for the members of Dhaka University Journalists’ Association (DUJA). A total of 30 university reporters from different media outlets participated in the workshop ended here today at…
China to hold 5th World Internet Conference in November
China will hold the fifth World Internet Conference (WIC) this November in the river town of Wuzhen, eastern China’s Zhejiang Province, said an official Friday.
Kangana ’s Manikarnki’s teaser is set to release
The much awaited teaser of Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi will be released on Gandhi Jayanti.
UN expert warns of ‘climate of fear’ in Cambodia
A UN expert on the rights situation in Cambodia decried Thursday that laws were being used to rein in dissent and were creating a “climate of fear” in the country.
Amitabh to start work with Nagraj Manjule
Entertainment Desk Busy with his television show, Kaun Banega Crorepati 2018 and soon to begin promotions of his next – Thugs Of Hindostan, megastar Amitabh Bachchan has a lot on his plate. Another interesting project he intends to begin work…
Priyanka voices her opinion about Tanushree’s allegations
Turns out Priyanka Chopra also agrees with Farhan’s take on it and took to Twitter to share her thoughts on Tanushree Dutta after her allegations against Nana Patekar.
Science, tourism clash on Great Barrier Reef
A row is raging over Australia’s warming-damaged Great Barrier Reef, with firms worried that scientists’ apocalyptic warnings are scaring visitors out of the water.
Eco-fashion becomes catwalk reality
It may have been a long time coming, but eco-fashion is no longer a hippie pipe dream. Biker jackets made from pineapple leaves and leather tanned with olive extract rather than hugely polluting chemicals are now within reach, experts say.
Facebook unveils upgraded wireless Oculus headset
Facebook on Wednesday unveiled an upgraded Oculus virtual reality headset with power to handle the intensive graphics of digital worlds in a wire-free experience.
Sarika wants to make a comeback
Entertainment Desk She started with modeling and then went on to acting after three years of her first television advertisement. Sarika Sabrin has been a popular model and actress for almost 10 years.
Tanushree drops bomb about Patekar
Actress Tanushree Dutta trended all of Tuesday after she opened up about a 10-year-old controversy, in which she alleged that she was harassed by an actor on the sets of 2009 film ‘Horn Ok Please’ and now.
Cosby sent to prison for three to 10 years
Disgraced television icon Bill Cosby was handcuffed and taken into custody Tuesday to begin a minimum three-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia mansion 14 years ago.