News Desk Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday announced to restrict vehicular movement around the Suhrawardy Udyan in the city today(Saturday) ahead of the mass reception to be accorded by Awami League to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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Veteran actor Rita no more
Veteran actor Rita Bhaduri passed away on July 17. The actor, who was last seen as Imarti Devi in Star Bharat’s TV show Nimki Mukhiya, was 62. She was hospitalised from last 10 days and had been ailing for a…
Android software puts Google at heart of mobile life
The Google Android operating system, the target of a long-running EU antitrust investigation, powers the vast majority of the world’s smartphones and firmly rules the mobile world. Android software acts as the brains for mobile devices, coordinating tasks from phone…
Good aquaculture practices imperative for sound public health
In addition to ensuring safe fish and its production, a good aquaculture practice is very vital for sound public health besides boosting country’s export list. There should be adequate measures to bring all the fish growers, traders, feed manufactures, sellers…
6th death anniversary of Humayun Ahmed tomorrow
The 6th death anniversary of prolific author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed will be observed tomorrow in a befitting manner.
Sangeet Sangathan Parishad: Tapan, Bishwajit reelected president, general secretary
Culture Desk Noted singers Tapan Mahmud and Bishwajit Roy have been respectively reelected president and general secretary of Bangladesh Sangeet Sangathan Samannay Parishad at the third national convention of the organisation recently. The event was held at Music and Dance…
Good agriculture practices to ensure sound public health underscored
Speakers at a function here called for following good agriculture practices to ensure food safety and free public health from various non-contagious diseases like cancer, heart ailment and liver cirrhosis. They said collective efforts of all the government and non-government…
Expanding ‘dead zone’ in Arabian Sea raises climate change fears
In the waters of the Arabian Sea, a vast “dead zone” the size of Scotland is expanding and scientists say climate change may be to blame. In his lab in Abu Dhabi, Zouhair Lachkar is labouring over a colourful computer…
Asif Akbar to appear on big screen
Cultural Correspondent Singer Asif Akbar has officially taken up the job of acting. He has been roped in for a full-length film titled VIP. He will be seen as a CID officer in the film. Shooting will start from the…
Aung Rakhine’s short film going to Locarno
Cultural Correspondent Aung Rakhine the director of first indigenous language based film “The Bicycle” has taken another homegrown film to international market. His second film a short one in terms of length has been selected in the Locarno International Film…
Ranveer teams up with Karishma
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh on Saturday took to social media and shared a picture in which he is seen wearing a white overall while holding a weapon and wearing futuristic goggles. He captioned it as “Coming Soon”. While we wondered…
Fatepur to become climate-resilient beautiful village
Fatepur village under Saddyapuskorini union of Rangpur Sadar upazila of the district will become an ideal, climate-resilient and environment-friendly beautiful place decorated with fruit, timber and other varieties of trees. “The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has undertaken a tree…
Critics rave about Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Tom Cruise’s sixth Mission: Impossible film has landed, with reviews heaping praise on both the pace of the film and the 55-year-old’s stunts. Cruise returns as US agent Ethan Hunt, battling a global catastrophe while defying death with alarming regularity.…
‘Hotel Transylvania’ books spot at top of box office
Sony’s “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” booked a stay at the top of the North American box office, taking $44.1 million in ticket sales, according to industry estimates Sunday. The animated fantasy comedy, whose voice cast includes Adam Sandler and…
Indonesian mob slaughters ‘hundreds’ of crocs in revenge attack
An angry mob has slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles in Indonesia after a local man was killed by one of the reptiles, authorities said Monday. The revenge killing happened Saturday in Papua province following the funeral of the man, who perished…
Amitabh Reza Chowdhury announced his second film project
Entertainment Desk Amitabh Reza Chowdhury announced his second film project in October last year. The film titled Rickshaw Girl may very well get Shakib Khan in a leading role. It has been learnt that oral agreement has been reached between…
26 drug peddlers jailed in Rajshahi
A Mobile court on Satuday sentenced 26 drug peddlers to different jail terms on charge of taking drugs and drug trading in the district. Earlier Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested 29 persons for their alleged involvement in drug dealing.…
E-monitoring brings qualitative change in primary education
The newly introduced e-monitoring system helps the government bring a qualitative change in primary education by strengthening school monitoring at primary schools. “Earlier, we monitored our schools manually, but now we do it using an app, which makes our task…
Remembering Abdullah Al Mamun
Entertainment Desk In the memory of famous writer and director Abdullah Al Mamun, the group, Theatre, held a discussion session on his 76th birth anniversary at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
Manna’s production house to release new film
Entertainment Desk The last film produced by Manna’s Kritanjali Kothachitra was FI Manik’s “Pita Matar Amanot” back in 2008. Iconic Dhallywood star Manna’s production house Kritanjali Kothachitra is set to release a new film after ten years. Manna’s wife Shelly…
Katrina Kaif’s New York vacation looks dreamy
The Da-bangg tour across the United States of America featuring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonakshi Sinha and a few others came to an end recently.
Portuguese Professor meets DU VC
Professor Dr Andre Barata of the University of Beira Interior, Portugal, called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman at his office on Friday. Chairman of DU’s Department of International Relations Prof Ehsanul Haque was present on the…
Shakib Khan to be seen in Amitabh Reza’s film?
Entertainment Desk One of the top actors of the country Shakib Khan might be seen in National Film Award 2016 winning film Aynabaji’s director Amitabh Reza’s movie. The director informed that he is thinking of casting Shakib Khan in his…
Sanju crosses Rs 500 crore mark
Ranbir Kapoor starrer Sanju has crossed the Rs 500 crore mark worldwide. The worldwide earnings now stand at Rs 500.43 crore. A Rajkumar Hirani directorial, Sanju is a biopic on Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt.
Farhan Akhtar to reunite with Priyanka
Farhan Akhtar is all set to reunite with Priyanka Chopra for Shonali Bose’s next The Sky is Pink. This will be the second instance of Farhan and Priyanka sharing screen space.
Patti Smith to lead new climate benefit show
Rock icon Patti Smith will lead a fresh benefit concert to combat climate change on the sideline of talks in San Francisco, organizers said Wednesday. The September 14 concert will close a three-day “summit” of local leaders on climate change…
Janhvi Kapoor-Ishaan Khatter promote Dhadak with Madhuri
Dhadak actors Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter dropped by at the sets of a dance reality show which is judged by Dhak Dhak girl Madhuri Dixit Nene to promote their movie.
Game of Thrones’ storms back into Emmys race with 22 nominations
Record-breaking fantasy epic “Game of Thrones” made a storming comeback Thursday to Hollywood’s awards circuit after a year off, dominating this year’s Emmy nominations with a whopping 22 nods.
Puja Cherry busy with multiple films
Entertainment Desk Puja Cherry Roy has stepped into big screen not so long ago. Already this young actress has been praised critically for her outstanding performance in ‘Noor Jahan’ (Bangladesh-Kolkata) and ‘Poramon 2’ (Bangladesh). She has already earned a large…
Probe into Samoa infant deaths after vaccine jabs
International health experts launched an investigation Thursday into why two Samoan infants died shortly after receiving childhood vaccination injections in a tragedy that has rocked the close-knit Pacific nation.