Canada’s environment minister urged governments to move forward on the Paris climate accord Friday, speaking on the eve of talks over the agreement’s implementation. “We have no choice folks, our kids depend on us,” Catherine McKenna said in Montreal, where…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi kept his focus on building trade and investment ties with Central America during a visit that started Friday in Costa Rica. “We have had 10 years of good cooperation” with Costa Rica, Wang told reporters…
When a leading daily recently asked Hema Malini about whom she thinks can play her iconic character Basanti from Sholay if the film was ever remade, the grandmom-to-be promptly took Alia Bhatt’s name. “Alia Bhatt. I did that movie when…
Arjun Kapoor has managed to give us some hits in his journey of five years in Bollywood. He was last seen in Anees Bazmee’s Mubarakan in which the actor played a double role for the first time. But with all…
Entertainment Desk One of the leading film stars Jaya Ahsan has signed up for another Bangla film from Kolkata, in which the star will play a mentally challenged woman. The psychological thriller titled Brishti Tomake Dilam is written by Anshuman…
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood today said the whole country will be brought under broadband facility by 2021. “Development in information technology sector is going on rapidly and the whole country would be brought under broadband…
US design icons Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors brought New York Fashion Week to a close Wednesday as the spring/summer 2018 season flits to Europe and some pondered the health of fashion in the US financial capital. Jacobs, considered by…
China’s economy revealed fresh signs of headwinds in August as data showed Thursday that industrial output and retail sales unexpectedly slowed for a second consecutive month. The readings follow disappointing export figures released last week, a one-two punch for the…
Showtime Desk A bunch of American celebrities, ranging from music to movies and television, have teamed up to raise over $14 million during Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief, a one-hour commercial-free special program on Tuesday. Kicked off…
Culture Desk Dhallywood actor, Shabnom Bubly, is finally confirmed to star in the upcoming Uttam Akash film, Chittainga Poa, Noakhailla Maiya. The news anchor turned actor had a verbal contract for the role opposite Shakib Khan about a month ago,…
Showtime Desk Hridoy Khan has tied the knot with Humaira, a Bangladeshi expat living in Malaysia. Various sources close to Hridoy Khan has confirmed that the popular singer-musician has led to the altar in a close family arrangement. On Tuesday…
No Bed of Roses is the only South Asian title in the competition, while another Indian title Kashyap’s The Brawler is playing out of competition in El Gouna. Irrfan Khan starring No Bed of Roses (Doob), the much anticipated film…
World stock markets mostly rose Tuesday, with Wall Street scoring fresh records as concerns over North Korea and US hurricanes faded, but London dipped as strong inflation data sent the pound to a one-year dollar peak. All three major US…
Egyptian director Amr Salama pays homage to the late Michael Jackson in his new film “Sheikh Jackson,” a tale of how a young imam struggles to reconcile his desire to be a better Muslim with his love for the King…
Top names in entertainment Tuesday raised millions of dollars for survivors of mega-storms Harvey and Irma, with Stevie Wonder and Beyonce also urging attention on climate change. Dubbed “Hand in Hand,” the one-hour telethon was broadcast live on all US…
Apple laid claim to the future of the smartphone Tuesday with a 10th anniversary iPhone X, touting the device as the next generation of mobile computing. The iPhone X was one of three new iPhone models unveiled at the first…
Not a single country, out of nearly 200 reviewed, was on track to meet the UN target of eliminating new tuberculosis infections by 2030, according to a global health review published Wednesday. At the same time, less than five percent…
Showtime Desk For the first time, Indian actress Rituparna Sengupta and Bangladeshi actor Arifin Shuvoo have paired up for a big screen venture. Renowned actor and filmmaker, Alamgir will direct the film titled Ekti Cinema’r Golpo, and its shooting commenced…
The government has urged foreign diplomats to help ensure participation of ministers concerned and renowned IT firms of their respective countries in the upcoming “Digital World-2017”. The request was made on Monday night at a function, titled “Ambassadors Night”, at…
Climate change is threatening the Latin American zones most favorable for growing coffee, according to a study out Monday that warns seed production could drop by nearly 90 percent by 2050. The study suggests high quality coffees are most at…
Stephen King wrote “It.” Warner Bros. and New Line made “It.” And audiences seem to love “It.” The new freaky-scary film by that title broke records over the weekend as the largest September opening and largest opening for an R-rated…
Showtime Desk “Our music industry is going through a bad time. Please don’t publish this news.” Acclaimed folk singer Farida Parveen lodged two different cases in Dhaka’s Gulshan and Dhanmondi Thana, alleging the defendants of infringing the copyright law by…
Culture Desk Pix Cineplex has become one of the few multiplexes established outside the capital Dhaka. The new multiplex has been set up in Shirajdikhan of Munshiganj. Shirajdikhan ZH Shopping Center hosts the multiplex with two halls of a hundred-seat…
Police, in special drives from Sunday night to this morning, arrested 48 persons including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and seven drug traders from different areas of the district. Law enforcers also recovered 407 bottles of Phensidyl syrup and 200 pieces…
A brand new posthumous album release from Michael Jackson is set to hit shelves this September. Entitled ‘Scream’, it features thirteen songs in all including a bonus mash-up track by The White Panda and comes just weeks after ‘Thriller’ was…
Bengali poet, fiction writer and playwright Sukumar Ray (1887-1923) was perhaps the most famous practitioner of “literary nonsense” in the subcontinent. He is often compared to Lewis Carroll. His works such as the collection of poems “Abol Tabol”, novella “Ha…
The second senate meeting of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) was held today at the conference room of administrative building on the campus. Vice-Chancellor of the university and Chairman of its senate Professor Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah presided over the…
China, the world’s biggest auto market, is considering a ban on fossil fuel cars in a major boost to the production of electric vehicles as it seeks to ease pollution. The move would follow similar plans announced by France and…
Stock markets finished the session of the week down as major sectors closing with falling trend at both the Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges on Monday. The falling major sectors were food and allied, insurance, ceramics and textile. A total…
China’s factory price inflation, a key barometer of the industrial sector, accelerated sharply in August, reflecting strong demand and a reduction in excess capacity which has plagued China’s economy. The producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at…