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…
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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.
Implant helps paralysed man walk again
Five years after he was paralysed in a snowmobile accident, a man in the US has learned to walk again aided by an electrical implant, in a potential breakthrough for spinal injury sufferers.
Macron rejects trade deals with countries outside Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said that trade agreements will be contingent on membership in the Paris climate pact, in a clear bid to pressure the United States.
Chittagong sees “Legacy of Rock n’ Roll
Culture Desk The event, held at the Mezban Ball room of Radisson Blue Hotel, started at 4pm and ended at 11pm.
Miss World Bangladesh 2018 to air on ATN Bangla
Entertainment Desk World famous groomer, Nayanika Chatterjee, will be preparing the winner of Miss World Bangladesh in these three months.
Google looking to future after 20 years of search
Google celebrated its 20th birthday Monday, marking two decades in which it has grown from simply a better way to explore the internet to a search engine so woven into daily life its name has become a verb.
Jaya to start university-based promotion of ‘Debi’
Entertainment Desk Jaya Ahsan, lead actor and producer of the film ‘Debi,’ has recently started university based promotional campaign for the film starting from Jahangirnagar University campus Facebook. The team of the government funded film will visit the Transport Yard…
Hollywood dives deep into 1980s Israeli spy ‘resort’ in Sudan
The brochure portrayed it as a divers’ paradise located along the Red Sea in Sudan. It was in fact one of the Israeli intelligence agency’s most audacious operations.
Transgender singer Jannat pleases all
Culture Desk Re Think Bangladesh, an organization working for the rights of transgender people in Bangladesh, organized a solo music evening by transgender singer Jannat Jahan in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi last Friday.
New York seeks to claw back ‘Big Oyster’ past
One sunny morning in New York, a dozen biologists and volunteers stand in knee-deep water, chucking net sacks of oyster shells down a human chain, before planting them in containers on the riverbed.
Aussie HIV diagnoses at seven-year low: study
HIV diagnoses in Australia have hit a seven-year low, with the drop mainly among homosexual and bisexual men while those involving heterosexuals have actually increased by 10 percent in the last five years, latest figures from a major study showed.…
Extreme climate events affect Bangladesh’s food production: FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) fears extreme climate events exposed danger to Bangladesh’s food production, identifying cyclones as a major crop loss factor alongside draughts and floods, as the UN body came up with its annual report on food…
Boat race holds in Patgram with festivity
Traditional Boat Race Competition-2018 bheld at Motahar Hossain Bazar point of the river Saniyazan under Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat on Sunday afternoon.
Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi passes away
Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi passed away on Sunday morning around 4:30 am at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. Kalpana, who was 64, had been fighting a long battle with kidney cancer.
17th Dhaka Int’l Film Fest to begin January 10
Culture Desk The 17th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF)-2019 will begin on January 10 next with the theme ‘Better Film, Better Audience and Better Society’ amid much enthusiasm and festivity.
Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi passes away
Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi passed away on Sunday morning around 4:30 am at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. Kalpana, who was 64, had been fighting a long battle with kidney cancer.
Duck farming becomes boon for Rajshahi villagers
Rashida Begum, 45, a resident of Beel Sohar village under Tanore upazila, has been able to break the poverty cycle after finding the way of a better livelihood though self-employment.
Online skill development portal launched
Access to information (a2i) programme with the support of ICT Division, UNDP and USAID launched yesterday ‘Skills Portal’ (skills.gov.bd) in the first session of the National Apprenticeship Conference 2018 organized at the White Orchid Hotel in Cox’s Bazar.