Culture Desk Bollywood’s lord Amitabh Bachchan has often been vocal about cricket like other celebs of Indian cinema. Though he often comments on series entailing India he does not fall short of praising the performance of Bangladesh’s cricket team whenever…
An Australian swimming club is appealing for ocean watchers to find their giant yellow inflatable duck Daphne, after the mascot was blown into the Indian Ocean with reported sightings hundreds of kilometres from where it was launched.
Health& Nutrition Desk United Hospital has observed World Kidney Day in befitting manner by conducting free health check-up in a health check booth at hospital lobby recently.
Experts at two separate functions here have stressed adopting latest technologies to produce quality breeder seeds for increasing production of the traditional and high-priced vegetables evolved by Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI).
Former 007 star Pierce Brosnan has told Indian authorities he was “cheated” by a company that employed him to promote its mouth freshener brand, officials said Friday.
You can only just hear the murmur of running water through Plinia Rodrigues’ vegetable garden, but that tiny stream has a huge job: keeping alive Latin America’s mammoth wetlands, known as the Pantanal.
Tariffs, tech and taxes will strain finance ministers from G20 countries at a meeting in Argentina next week overshadowed by the gathering clouds of a trade war. The two-day meeting in Buenos Aires, which starts Monday, comes at a particularly…
Entertainment Desk After a long break of one year, singer Porshi, who is famous among the young generation, is back with a new song. Titled ‘Rasta’, the song was composed by Robiul Islam Jibon while Jewel Morshed did its music…
Entertainment Desk Actor -cum-director Tauquir Ahmed, who made his directorial debut through liberation war based film Joyjatra in 2004, has picked language movement as the theme for his next film.The film titled ‘Phagun Hawa’, which is based on Tito Rahman’s…
Having finally secured her fourth term as Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel heads to France on Friday for talks with President Emmanuel Macron, who is eager to push ahead with EU overhauls. Macron has called for a major reform drive to…
New Zealand says it will not adopt world-first plans to allow climate change refugees without approval from the Pacific island nations the measure is intended to help. Both the ruling Labour Party and its Green coalition partner went into last…
Amid the introduction of fourth generation (4G) mobile phone service in the country last month, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is now mulling over going for most advanced 5G service as soon as possible.
Impress Telefilm’s latest movie “Kaler Putul” has received the release certificate from the Bangladesh Film Censor Board. Starring popular actor Ferdous Ahmed, the film is now set to be released in theatres on March 30, said director Aka Reza Ghalib…
Culture Desk The grand finale of “STAR-BRACU Short Film Contest 2018” was held on Wednesday at STAR Zone, Level-8, Bashundhara City, Panthapath, Dhaka. This third edition of the contest is jointly organized by Star Cineplex and BRAC University. All the…
Director Ava DuVernay, the first African-American woman to helm a film with a budget over $100 million, will now take on superhero film “The New Gods,” sources said.
A species of spotted marsupial devastated by foxes has been returned to the wild in mainland Australia for the first time in almost 50 years in a rare and landmark conservation success story. The eastern quoll—a furry carnivore about the…
Asian markets continued a global sell-off Thursday and the dollar weakened as trade war fears return to the fore, with worries Donald Trump will go full-steam ahead with his “America First” protectionist agenda. Investors are back on the ropes after…
Amitabh Bachchan sent his fans into a tizzy when he wrote on Tuesday morning on his blog that a team of doctors was being brought in to Jodhpur to “fiddle around with my body and set me up.”
Entertainment Desk Panchanari Akkhyan is one of the popular theater productions of Dhaka Theatre. Written by Harunur Rashid and directed by Shahiduzzaman Selim, the production has successfully staged its 50th show in the country last month. Now this production, which…
Culture Desk A group painting exhibition titled “Extending” recently was held at Galerie Zoom, Alliance Fran�aise de Dhaka in the capital. Eminent artist Samarjit Roy Chowdhury graced the occasion as the chief guest. Bruno Plasse, director of Alliance Francaise de…
Pilot-less flying taxis are being tested in New Zealand as part of a project backed by Google co-founder Larry Page that supporters say will revolutionise personal transport. New Zealand regulators late Tuesday approved plans for Zephyr Airworks, a subsidiary of…
The remaining marginal poultry farmers here are looking for fair price of the produced eggs and birds coupled with reasonable price of poultry feed, medicine and chicks for making their existing business sustainable. “We need at least congenial atmosphere to…
Actor Bobby Deol is elated to come on board for the fourth instalment of the ‘Housefull’ franchise due to his ‘Ajnabee’ co-star Akshay Kumar’s presence. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, ‘Houseful 4’ will also mark the return of Sajid Khan as…
Entertainment Desk Cultural Affairs Minister and the popular Baker Vai Asaduzzaman Noor won the Best Actor award for drama ‘Hotel Albatross’ at the Anondo Alo Charunirom Drama Awards 2018. It was a single episode thriller drama directed by Nuhash Humayun.
The 42th death anniversary of poet Jasimuddin, popularly known as Palli Kabi (The Rural Bard) for his poems depicting the people and nature of rural areas of the country, was observed in a befitting manner in the district today. The…
Like the previous year, growers, agriculturists and other traders concerned are expecting a bumper production of litchi as most of the trees have sprouted massively by dint of a suitable climatic condition everywhere in the region.
Scientists have identified 36 new genes linked to heart failure, paving the way for novel personalised drug therapies to treat or prevent the deadly condition. Researchers from Northeastern University in the US confirmed that one of those genes plays a…
New York’s Metropolitan Opera announced Monday it fired legendary conductor James Levine, for decades the face of its orchestra, after finding “credible evidence” that he sexually abused younger musicians.
Bases on the moon and Mars could help preserve human civilization and hasten its regeneration on earth in the event of a third world war, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, said on Sunday.
Despite his small stature, 10-year-old Juan David Camacho has big dreams: pacing through Colombia’s jungle with binoculars in tow, he aims to spot all the bird species his country offers. It’s a mighty goal: Colombia boasts the greatest number of…