Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are Bollywood’s power couple. However, it has been a while since the two featured sharing the big screen together.
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Beast from the East’ sends Europe mercury plummeting
A blast of Siberian weather dubbed “The Beast from the East” sent temperatures plunging across much of Europe early Tuesday as commuters braced themselves for another day of travel chaos. Freezing temperatures have claimed at least seven lives across the…
‘Case closed’ in death of Bollywood star Sridevi
An investigation into the death of Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor, who drowned in her bathtub in a Dubai hotel, has been closed, police said Tuesday.
3-Day fair for women entrepreneurs in city from Mar 8
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will organise a three-day fair in the city from March 8 for the successful women entrepreneurs to display and promote their products.
Corporations key to rescuing nature, says WWF chief
A generation ago, the idea of a veteran international banker leading a global organisation charged with saving the planet’s dwindling and besieged wildlife would have seemed far-fetched. For some, it still does. Even Pavan Sukhdev—recently appointed president of World Wildlife…
Bankers should follow basic concept strictly
Senior bankers have asked their newly recruited cashiers to follow the basic concepts in banking activities strictly to gain success in the profession. They added the junior bankers should know about the banking basic concept and be familiarised with it…
Adnan Ashif’s new song due for Pahela Baishakh
Cultural Correspondent Singer Adnan Ashif has decided to release yet another song for free on YouTube. On the recent Valentine’s Day he released a song titled “Poster.” The singer has for long remained a dimming gem in the music industry.…
‘Notting Hill’ actress Emma Chambers dies at 53
British actress Emma Chambers, who was best known in the U.S. for her role as Honey Thacker in “Notting Hill,” has died of natural causes at the age of 53.
Sridevi had no history of heart attack: Sanjay Kapoor
Sridevi’s brother-in-law and actor Sanjay Kapoor has said the whole family was in shock with the sudden demise of the veteran actor. He also said that she had no history of heart ailment.
ADB partners with DBBL to provide support for trade
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Trade Finance Program (TFP) and Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) on Thursday signed an agreement to provide $10 million in loans annually to support trade in Bangladesh. ADB’s TFP has been operating in Bangladesh since 2004…
Large vessels are fishing 55 percent of world’s oceans
More than half the world’s oceans are being fished by large commercial vessels, particularly from China, according to the first view from space of global fishing practices published Thursday. The report in the journal Science used satellite data to track…
First South Asian Photo Festival ends in Rangpur
The three-day first South Asian Photo Festival-2018 ended at Rangpur Public Library auditorium in the city on Friday evening through colourful closing and prize distribution ceremonies.
Deepika Padukone: Depression is going to be the next big epidemic
Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone said she was not afraid to fail and not afraid to talk about the way she feels. She believes that success and failure are all part of life and everybody fails at one point…
Channel i-Muktadhara Lifetime Achievement Award given
Culture Desk Bangla Academy Director General Shamsuzzaman Khan has been awarded with the Channel i-Muktadhara Lifetime Achievement Award 2018.
Top experts warn against ‘malicious use’ of AI
Artificial intelligence could be deployed by dictators, criminals and terrorists to manipulate elections and use drones in terrorist attacks, more than two dozen experts said Wednesday as they sounded the alarm over misuse of the technology.
Sridevi hearts this pic with daughter Khushi
Actress Sridevi posted a fabulous picture with younger daughter Khushi, which she hearts just like we do. The picture is from actor Mohit Marwah’s wedding in UAE. Sridevi is dressed in a beautiful green embellished lehenga with banarasi dupatta and…
Avoid fruit teas to keep the smile
Fruit teas can erode our teeth, wearing away enamel and raising the risk of needing a filling or crown warned the dentists of King’s College London’s Dental Institute. Acidic drinks such as fruit tea consumed twice a day between meals…
Haitian director Raoul Peck: ‘We’ve lost the big picture’
Still basking in acclaim for his visceral documentary on African-American social critic James Baldwin, Raoul Peck has turned his creative energies on another of history’s indispensable political minds — Karl Marx. The project comes with the Haitian filmmaker at the…
Record high temperatures for February in New York
New York residents on Wednesday enjoyed record heat for the month of February, with the thermometer reaching 24 degrees Celsius (76 Farenheit) in the early afternoon, the National Weather Service reported. The previous record for February 21 was 20 Celsius…
Hong Kong stocks bounce at open
Hong Kong stocks rallied more than one percent after opening on Friday morning, rebounding from the previous day’s losses and helped by gains on Wall Street.
Golam Mustafa Smrity Padak conferred
Culture Desk Veteran film actor and elocution master Golam Mustafa’s 15th death anniversary was on February 20. On occasion of this day a memorial programme was arranged at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
Palli Sanchay Bank to open branches in all upzillas by March
Palli Sanchay Bank (PSB) will open its branches in all upzilla headquarters to help poor and extreme-poor become self-reliant by providing them with collateral-free loans and brining their micro-savings in a revolving credit scheme. “The bank has already started its…
EU court says Poland broke air quality laws
The EU’s top court on Thursday found Poland guilty of violating air quality laws, in the latest clash between the bloc’s authorities and the right-wing government in Warsaw. The European Court of Justice urged Poland to comply “without delay” or…
South Asian Photo Festival begins in Rangpur
The three-day South Asian Photo Festival-2018 kicked off here on Wednesday on the eve of the ‘Shaheed Dibosh’ and the International Mother Language Day-2018.
Irrfan Khan puts work on hold due to jaundice
Actor Irrfan Khan is suffering from jaundice and has put all his professional commitments on hold due to the illness. The actor had to leave for Punjab for a shooting schedule for his political satire series ‘The Ministry’, and then…
Fakir Alamgir and Monira Islam captivate city audience
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre organised a musical evening of folk songs by Fakir Alamgir and Monira Islam Pappu on February 20 at 6pm at Kabi Sufia Kamal Auditorium, Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbagh in the city.
EU pledges cash to protect nature reserve in Chad
Almost 8 million euros ($10 million) of European funding has been pledged to restore and protect a UNESCO world heritage site in Chad, said NGO African Parks on Tuesday.
32 Bangladesh missions meet export target
Thirty-two out of 57 Bangladesh missions abroad successfully achieved their respective export targets in the first half of the current fiscal year (2017-18), according to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
New take on real-life hijack drama in ‘7 Days in Entebbe’
The counter-terrorism plot seems more far fetched than many action thrillers, yet “7 Days in Entebbe”, which premiered at the Berlin film festival Monday, depicts a real-life airline hijack drama. The movie recounts what is often called the most audacious…
Anushka plays a double role in Pari?
After showing off her calibre in two of her home production NH10 and Phillauri, Anushka Sharma is back with her third venture Pari. Her character and look in this upcoming horror film has had audience hooked in anticipation.