Joint venture firm Infozillion BD Teletech Consortium Limited will provide the much awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service, as the telecom regulator has selected it for the job. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will formally announce the name of the…
One of the much talked about and highly anticipated trailers Tiger Zinda Hai is out! And we must say it has all the ingredients of a high octane action masala potboiler Bollywood film. Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif rock the…
Entertainment Desk Every year artists who plays special roles in movies and theaters are honored with a ‘Ritwik Ghatak Honorary Award’. This year, a number of Indian as well as Bangladeshi actors will receive this prestigious award. From Bangladesh, Asaduzzaman…
After a dismal October for Hollywood, Disney and Marvel Studio’s “Thor: Rognarok” proved a smashing success over the weekend weekend, pulling in $122.7 million in North American theaters for a global total of $306 million, industry figures showed Monday. How…
New Delhi woke up to a choking blanket of smog on Tuesday as air quality in the world’s most polluted capital city reached hazardous levels. The US embassy website said levels of the fine pollutants known as PM2.5 that are…
Oil prices made rapid gains overnight as geopolitical tensions surged between Saudi Arabia and Iran, sparking fears of a conflict that could disrupt supplies from two major producers. But prices retreated slightly in early Asian trade on Tuesday as traders…
Health Desk When you’re trying to slim down your stomach, core exercises and ab workouts go a long way—but what you eat also plays a huge role. In addition to drinking enough water, eating fresh produce and healthy fats, and…
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak, MP, on Sunday said there is no alternative to technology for building knowledge-based society. He said the present government has been implementing various need-based projects one after another keeping…
When Japarupi Waiapi looks into the dense foliage of the Amazon rainforest, he sees the equivalent of a supermarket, pharmacy, furniture store — and that’s just the beginning. Food like coconuts, roots and bananas grows plentifully. Animals and fish are…
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the country’s government-backed agency in promoting digital economy, is in talks with several e-commerce players for possible tie-up to enhance the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ). The government body is in negotiations with e-commerce players…
Popular actress-cum-singer Meher Afroz Shaon has revealed that she is the highest taxpayer among artists at individual and company level. Shaon came to know this on Thursday, when three policemen of Dhanmondi thana paid a visit to her house. Shaon…
Considering the fact that Irrfan is known for powerhouse performances in deep and intense roles, his upcoming romantic outing – Tanuja Chandra’s Qarib Qarib Singlle – has generated a lot of buzz among cinegoers. The movie, which also marks South…
Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) will organise a daylong children-juvenile festival on Friday on the premises of the organization. Off springs of the DRU members will take part in the festival which will feature music, recitation of poems and painting competition,…
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Narsingdi has taken up a massive plan to cultivate winter vegetables in the six upazilas of the district during the current winter season. Deputy Director DAE Latafat Hossain said DAE has a plan to cultivate…
‘Why would she be a Munni, we can cast her for something different, but for that, we have to finalise something’ After Malaika Arora’s sizzling performance in the item song, “Munni Badnaam Hui” from Salman Khan starrer “Dabangg, and its…
Entertainment Desk Abu Sayeed directed film titled ‘Ekjon Kobi-r Mrittyu’ is set to be premiered at Kolkata International Film Festival of this year. The film is about a nature-loving poet who is unable to gaze at the stars in the…
Shahid Kapoor seems to be all geared up for the release of his next – Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Padmavati that also stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. While the film’s first song Ghoomar and the trailer left everyone…
US business schools are beefing up training in the software that underlies digital currency bitcoin, a technology expected to be a game changer in many industries. The move makes sense as more students seek careers in financial technology, or “fintech,”…
Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama brings a sobering message as he presides over UN climate talks in Bonn this week—climate change is real, it’s already having disastrous impacts on his people and only urgent action can address the problem. Germany…
A top Google executive has said the US internet giant has to do more to crack down on illegal content and misinformation, after American firms were grilled in Congress over Russian meddling in the 2016 US election. “We’ve made some…
Entertainment Desk Dhallywood actress Mahiya Mahi will pair up with Symon Sadik for a new film, ‘Amar Ma, Amar Behesta’ directed by Badiul Alam Khokon. The film will hopefully be shot from 11 to 30 November at the Bangladesh Film…
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s munchkin Taimur Ali Khan is already everyone’s favourite, thanks to his big blue eyes and pink cheeks. Come December, and the little prince will be turning one. One would assume that the celebrations…
Entertainment Desk One of the lead actresses of the country Purnima will return to the silver screen. “Lal Tip” and “Porobashinee” director, Swapan Ahmed, has recently announced that his new film “Voboghure” has cast Dhallywood actor Purnima in the lead.…
US unemployment fell to its lowest level in nearly 17 years in October, according to data released Friday, which President Donald Trump said was proof his policies were bearing fruit. Job creation resumed climbing after two late-summer hurricanes hit the…
Shares of Qualcomm jumped nearly 13 percent Friday after unconfirmed media reports said rival computer chip giant Broadcom may make an unsolicited takeover bid. Broadcom is considering an acquisition plan, which it could put into motion as soon as this…
Nations that adopted the Paris Agreement with champagne two years ago, regroup next week amid grim omens of climate peril and with an anxious eye on Donald Trump’s America. The November 6-17 meeting in Bonn, Germany, is the first for…
World stocks were mostly upbeat Wednesday with the Dow rising, Tokyo hitting a two-decade peak and Frankfurt leading Europe higher as the Federal Reserve offered an upbeat appraisal of the US economy.Well-perceived corporate earnings were behind much of equity markets’…
Bangladesh will raise its voice at the Conference of the Parties (COP-23) to mount pressure on the global communities to make them extend financial and technical supports to the developing countries for coping with the negative impacts of global climate…
A traditional parade known as a “second line” was held in New Orleans Wednesday in memory of the American entertainer Fats Domino, who died last week at the age of 89. Domino’s death marked the passing of an era in…
A female bottlenose dolphin has died at a Japanese aquarium only weeks after breaking a national record of more than four decades in captivity, an official said Thursday. Nana, thought to be around 47 years old, was discovered drowned on…