Rajkumar Hirani’s Sanju is about to complete a month and the film is still taking home loads of money. Even as new releases have buffeted this Ranbir Kapoor starrer, it has remained strong and has broken records after records.
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Jayanta Chattopadhyay’s return as elocutionist
Culture Desk Jayanta Chattopadhyay is known as an actor. But he is also a prolific elocutionist. He has came in the another old form.
Picnic bus crash kills 33 in India’s Maharashtra
A bus on its way to a hill station fell into a gorge in Raigad district of Maharashtra Saturday, killing 33 passengers, senior officials said.
Roman rooftops all abuzz for air pollution study
Italian beekeepers are spreading their wings into the study of pollution in Rome, working with the country’s carabinieri military police to learn more about the state of the air in the Eternal City.
Harvesting of jute gets momentum in Narsingdi
Harvesting of jute plants get momentum in all the six upazilas of the district following adequate rainfall in the recent days.
Bangladesh beat West Indies
News Desk Opener Tamim Iqbal scored another century and Bangladesh successfully defended 301 runs to beat the West Indies by 18 runs and win their one-day international series 2-1 on Saturday.
Vermicomposting gains popularity in Rajshahi
Vermicomposting has started gaining popularity in the region including its vast Barind tract as many farmers are showing interest towards setting up vermi-compost hatchery and farms due to its lucrative outputs.
Life on Mars: Japan astronaut dreams after lake discovery
Astronaut Norishige Kanai came back to earth last month but is still dreaming of space, especially after the discovery of an underground lake brought mankind one step closer to unravelling the mystery of life on Mars.
Vidya learns to play the harmonium for the NTR biopic.
We had earlier reported that Vidya Balan will play Telugu actor-turned-politician Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao’s (NTR) wife, Basavatarakam, in his biopic being directed by Krish.
Sonam is super excited about Fanney Khan
Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Rajkummar Rao starrer Fanney Khan has created a lot of buzz around it.
Shah Rukh appreciates Assam Police
Shah Rukh Khan and his arms-wide-open signature pose comes to our minds. And now, the Assam Police has used that very pose to create awareness for traffic in the state.
Two killed in overnight ‘crossfire’
News Desk Two people have been killed in alleged crossfire in Comilla and Satkhira early today.
Short film Ghraan to be screened Sunday
Culture Desk Ghraan that won the Best Short Film award at the 41st Bangladesh National Film Awards will be careened at Alliance Francaise de Dhaka (AFD) in Dhanmondi in the capital Sunday.
10m people in BD infected with hepatitis virus: Survey
Nearly one crore people in the country are infected with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus, said a study report recently.
Emma Thompson: I grew up with ‘primitive model’ males
Emma Thompson is suddenly feeling her age. The change sweeping Hollywood in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the #MeToo movement has left the British actress and director musing on the “primitive model” males that women of her…
Zahir Raihan’s Shomoyer Proyojon-E returns to stage
Cultural Correspondent “Shomoyer Proyojon-E”, the pivotal short story on Liberation War from the legendary writer Zahir Raihan has returned to stage. The 71st rendition of the drama was held on Thursday. The drama by Theatre Art Unit has for long…
Blood moon’ dazzles skygazers in century’s longest eclipse
The longest “blood moon” eclipse this century was underway Friday, coinciding with Mars’ closest approach in 15 years to treat skygazers across the globe to a thrilling celestial spectacle.
Einstein was right: astronomers confirm key theory
A consortium of astronomers said Thursday they had for the first time confirmed a prediction of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity by observing the gravitational effects of a supermassive black hole on a star zipping by it.
Short film Ghraan to be screened tomorrow
Culture Desk Ghraan that won the Best Short Film award at the 41st Bangladesh National Film Awards will be careened at Alliance Francaise de Dhaka (AFD) in Dhanmondi in the capital.
Mercury Prize: Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen,Jorja Smith on shortlist
Arctic Monkeys, arguably Britain’s biggest rock band, are among the 12 nominees for the 2018 Mercury Prize.
Custody battle after Briton Michael Simpson murdered in China
In a rural town in China, two young children are living, completely unaware that their British father is dead after being murdered by their Chinese mother. Seven-year-old Jack and his six-year-old sister Alice are also unaware they are now at…
Operator ready to offer MNP service to users
Mobile Number Portability (MNP) operator, Infozillion is set to offer the much awaited service to the country’s mobile phone users.The company has completed interconnectivity and other related process with three private mobile network operators -Grameenphone, Robi and Banglalink while state-owned…
Heatwave grips northern Europe as Greece burns
Scorching hot weather set the conditions for Greece’s wildfires — Europe’s deadliest this century with scores killed — while record temperatures in the north of the continent have also sparked blazes causing widespread damage in recent days.Ten EU countries have…
Govt to set up flower research center in Jashore
The government has initiated a move to set up a ‘Flower Research Center’ at Jhikargachha in Jashore in a bid to tap the growing flower market in the country through researches and thus facilitating the commercial flower farmers.
Bangladesh wants Rohingyas to go back: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh offered makeshift refuge to Myanmar’s Rohingya community on humanitarian ground but want them to go back as newly appointed Egyptian ambassador in Dhaka Walid Ahmed Shamseldin made a courtesy call on her at…
WHO recognises ‘compulsive sexual behaviour’ as mental disorder
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised “compulsive sexual behaviour” as a mental disorder, but said Saturday it remained unclear if it was an addiction on a par with gambling or drug abuse.
Jaya hoping for ‘Misir Ali’ series
Entertainment Desk Actress and producer Jaya Ahsan would like to work on a series centred around Misir Ali, the famous character created by Humayun Ahmed.
Firoza Begum Memorial Award goes to Runa Laila
Cultural Correspondent The Firoza Begum Memorial Award will be conferred for the third time this year. The award will be formally handed over to this year’s recipient the famous Runa Laila.
Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘Badla’ to release in 2019
Sujoy Ghosh’s upcoming thriller “Badla,” starring Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu, will be released on March 8, 2019, the makers announced on Wednesday.
Anisul for boosting agro-forestry for more outputs
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud, MP, said successful promotion of agro-forestry can be the effective means of boosting production of both farm outputs and forestry resources.