Culture Desk A drama has been made keeping in mind the ongoing month of fasting, the Ramadan. The YouTube drama has Apurba and Tanzin Tisha in the cast. Mabrur Rashid Bannah has written and directed the drama which has been…
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9 die due to Nipah virus outbreak in southern India
At least nine people have died due to Nipah virus outbreak in the southern Indian state of Kerala, health officials said Monday. “Some nine people have succumbed to the deadly virus in the state’s Kozhikode and Malappuram districts in the…
China launches relay satellite to explore Moon’s far side
China launched a relay satellite early Monday to set up a communication link between Earth and the planned Chang’e-4 lunar probe that will explore the mysterious far side of Moon.
Asian markets rise as China and US agree to avert trade war
Asian markets rallied Monday and the dollar extended gains after the US and China said they had agreed to hold off imposing tariffs, averting a potentially damaging trade war. After high-level talks in Washington the two economic superpowers revealed a…
Asha Bhosle to be honored by West Bengal
Culture Desk Veteran Indian singer Asha Bhosle will be honoured by the West Bengal government on 21 May. Asha on Saturday thanked the state government and said that she will receive the award in person.
Samal Yeslyamova Best Actress
Samal Yeslyamova from Kazakhstan won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Kazinform cites a tweet posted by the festival organisers. As a leading actress of “Ayka” (My Little One), a film by Russian filmmaker Sergey Dvortsevoy, Samal Yeslyamova…
Monet sister paintings reunited in US for first time
For the first time since they were painted more than a century ago, two oil paintings of Claude Monet’s garden in Vetheuil have been reunited, in Washington. Monet moved to this village in the Paris suburbs in 1878 with his…
Sridevi honored at the 71st Cannes Film Festival
Veteran Bollywood actor Sridevi was honored with the TITAN Reginald F Lewis Film Icon Award at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. The award traditionally celebrates women of the film industry all over the world and also salute the multi-cultural impact…
US, China agree to abandon trade war: Beijing
Washington and Beijing have agreed to abandon any trade war and back off from imposing tariffs on each other, Chinese state media reported Sunday. The announcement came after high-level talks in the US capital and followed months of tensions over…
China’s FAST telescope to get new receiver
China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, will have with a new receiver installed to boost its efficiency in surveying the sky.
Sonia hosting Lux Style File once again
Entertainment Desk In the month of Ramadan, popular model Sonia is hosting the month-long Eid fashion program titled Lux Style File just like last year.The program is scheduled to air everyday at 6:45pm on the satellite channel Banglavision.
Nat’l award-winning Ghraan going to France
Entertainment Desk National Award-winning short film Ghraan (The Smell) is going to participate in an International film festival ‘Solaris Film Festival’ to be held in Nice, Southern France from May 27 to 30. Directed by Kamrul Ahsan Lelin, the film…
Slovenia, a land with beekeeping in its genes
It was a Slovene who wrote the world’s first modern beekeeping manual. And Slovenia has gone on to lead the way in raising awareness of the plight of bees, as concern has grown over the health of the world’s bee…
Russia to notify WTO of plans for retaliation against US for steel, aluminum duties
The United States has refused to hold consultations with Russia on the WTO platform over the introduction of restrictions on steel and aluminum import, saying such measures were not special protectionist ones, the Ministry of Economic Development told TASS on…
Raazi’s first week collections become the 5th highest of 2018
Raazi has been sailing smoothly on its journey towards the prestigious Rs 100 crore club and it will be no shocker if the film grosses over it. The cast and crew of the film recently held an event to celebrate…
Films in the running for the top prize at Cannes
From an African-American detective infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan to Kurdish female fighters battling jihadists, here are the movies vying for the top Palme d’Or prize at the Cannes film festival, to be awarded yesterday by a jury led by…
Kareena says she’ll never be on social media
Shashanka Gosh’s Veere Di Wedding is all set to bring the gorgeous Kareena Kapoor Khan back to the big screen after a gap of two years. The actress took a break after giving birth to Bollywood’s most popular toddler Taimur…
62,673 tonnes onion produced in Rangpur region
The farmers have produced 62,673 tonnes of onion in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region during the just- ended Rabi season, officials said. Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said a target of producing 68,458 tonnes of…
Surreal footballer comedy wins prize at Cannes film festival
A wacky comedy that features a superstar footballer bearing a striking resemblance to Cristiano Ronaldo has won the best film prize in the Critics’ Week section at Cannes. “Diamantino” follows a preening Portuguese hero whose life falls apart when he…
In Lagos, the ‘Venice of Africa’ fights for survival
Its nickname is the “Venice of Africa” but, other than its maze of narrow waterways where wooden boats glide, Makoko offers little similarity with the fabled canal city of Europe.
Asian traders cautious with trade talks, geopolitics in mind
Asian traders were biding their time in early trade on Thursday as a healthy lead from Wall Street was tempered by geopolitical concerns and caution ahead of high-level China-US trade talks. All three main US indexes finished in the green…
Tune of Ayub Bachchu’s song copied in Pakistan
Culture Desk Ayub Bachchu, the band leader of LRB has claimed that one of the band’s songs has been stolen by a Pakistani fashion house. This is a clear violation of copyrights the singer has claimed. The song in question…
Amitabh Bachchan: I’ve no time for abuse
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan said he has no time to attend to abuses or trolls as he would rather spend time for work and his fans, whom he refers to as his ‘extended family (Ef)’. The cine-icon, 75, shares his thoughts…
Google worker rebellion against military project grows
An internal petition calling for Google to stay out of “the business of war” was gaining support Tuesday, with some workers reportedly quitting to protest a collaboration with the US military. About 4,000 Google employees were said to have signed…
Kristen Stewart walks barefoot at Cannes
The issue of high heels at Cannes has been a spiky one in recent years. Now it seems Kristen Stewart, a member of this year’s jury at the film festival, has flouted the ban on flat shoes – by instead…
Happiness makes hit songs: study
Hit songs today are “happier”, more danceable and more likely to be sung by women than songs that fail to make it to the charts, a study into 30 years of musical evolution revealed Wednesday. But also it noted a…
Asian markets fall, dollar rises as US rate fears return
Asian markets tumbled with Wall Street and the dollar extended gains Wednesday as US interest rate worries resurfaced, while geopolitical issues are also keeping investors cautious. After enjoying a relatively purple patch over the past week, investors were put back…
Concert held paying tribute to the Legends of Rock n’ Roll
Culture Desk Last Friday the ICCB (International Convention Center Bashundhara), Dhaka became the gathering hub of the Rock n Roll and Heavy metal music lovers of the country. The “Legacy of Rock n Roll” concert was aimed at paying tribute…
Dolphin illegally killed
A Dolphin was killed by local people in the Teesta River in Bhotmari area of Kaliganj upazila in Lalmonirhat district on Monday morning.
Momtaz sings for Debi in Pritom’s tune
Culture Desk Popular folk singer Momtaz has recorded a new song. The song will be shown in a film, which is something unique for Momtaz fans. But to add more to that it has been revealed that the song will…