The South Asian Music Festival concluded yesterday at MasterCard Theatres, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The four-day festival featured an array of timeless classical melodies by eminent and emerging vocal and instrumental maestros. Four eminent Bangladeshi exponents — Rezwana Chowdhury…
The import and export activities will remain suspended for seven days from tomorrow (Tuesday) through Hili Land Port (HLP) under Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur on occasions of the Durga Puja festivity and holy Ashura. President of the Customs, Clearing and…
ROSATOM is going to host a four-day science festival titled “InFact” from tomorrow here with a view to raising awareness on nuclear. The festival will kick off at 10:30 am through a ceremony at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheatre in…
Nariman Abdullah has plans for her return to her Syrian home town Raqa: she’s going to walk through the streets in full make-up, something the Islamic State group strictly forbade. The jihadists who ravaged Raqa are on the verge of…
Entertainment Desk The popular actor of the 70s will return to the screen with Mon Debo Mon Nebo, a film directed by Robin Khan. Veteran film actor Kabori Sarwar, who has been absent from the silver screen for almost five…
Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu starrer Judwaa 2 is gearing up towards its release slated on September 29. Helmed by David Dhawan, the film is a remake of Salman Khan starrer Judwaa (1997) which too was made by…
A daylong colourful festival and musical show will be held at Rabindra Sarabor, one of the capital’s popular cultural hubs, on September 27th to celebrate the World Tourism Day with the theme of “Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development”.…
Big-name carmakers including Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler face fines running into the billions for failure to meet tough new European carbon dioxide emissions limits slated for 2021, a study has found. “Only four out of 11 carmakers are forecast to…
The third round of North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations started here on Saturday with attendance of chief negotiators from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Canada’s chief negotiator Steve Verhuel said he didn’t expect this round to see any…
Sanjay Dutt is all set to make his comeback on the silver screen with Bhoomi that hits the theatre tomorrow. The film revolves around a father who is seeking revenge from the molesters of his daughter’s dignity. With Aditi Rao…
Entertainment Desk The film Khacha was completed during October 2016 and received its censor certificate on August 2017. It is directed by Akram Khan, the film Khacha hit Star Cineplex and six other theatres throughout the country, on Friday. It…
National Award winning actor Rajkumar Rao’s acclaimed political satire Newton has been confirmed as India’s first official entry for the Oscars 2018. Helmed by Amit Masurkar, Newton which released today is already said to be one of the best films…
Google is seeking ways to help publishers win paying subscribers for news stories, a person close to the matter told AFP. To this end, the US internet giant is collaborating with NewsCorp, the Financial Times, and the New York Times,…
Known the world over for its water-filtering jugs, the small German family-run firm Brita typifies the “Mittelstand”, small and medium-sized businesses that form the backbone of Germany’s economy and have turned it into an export powerhouse both envied and resented…
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan broke a 12-year hiatus with live performances in the UK this weekend alongside an array of Indian actors. ‘Da-Bangg: The Tour’, which has been on a worldwide journey across Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand, opened…
Entertainment Desk Director Deepak Shivdasani said he has started working on the second installment of the 1997 Suniel Shetty starrer “Bhai”. Directed by Deepak, the action film featured Shetty, Pooja Batra, Sonali Bendre and Ashish Vidyarthi in lead roles. The…
Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousafzai only joined Twitter two months ago and uses the microblogging site to share exciting life updates, like getting into Oxford. On Wednesday, the 20-year-old tweeted a sweet “fan girl” moment with actor and UNICEF Goodwill…
Common colds are common, as if the name itself didn’t make it clear enough. Colds are easy to catch, but they are downright frustrating and sickening. Symptoms may include sneezing, mild fever, dry throat, cough, sore throat, hoarse voice etc.…
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu today called for cementing relations between Bangladesh and Malaysia in every possible sphere, including trade and business, for the mutual benefits of the common people in both the countries. “The existing trade figure between Bangladesh…
Health Desk Make-up, concealers and even botox can help to hide the problem of dark circles, but the problem needs to be tackled from within. A regular skin and health care programme needs to be followed, say experts. Prabhu Mishra,…
Bangladesh has achieved response capability of Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRT) to mitigate the targeted cyber-attacks through a cyber-drill conducted by Organization of Islamic Cooperation- Computer Emergency Response Teams (OIC-CERT) on Tuesday. Bangladesh’s cyber-security platform BGD e-GOV CIRT is…
Stock markets finished the fourth session of the week on Wednesday with downward trends due mainly to price fall in large-cap securities. The falling major sectors were engineering, tannery industries and bank. A total of 170 securities of the large-cap…
Entertainment Desk Mahi to play in ‘Mon Debo Mon Nebo’ Popular actress Mahiya Mahi is going to star in upcoming film ‘Mon Debo Mon Nebo’. The film will be made under the banner of Impress Telefilm and it will be…
Veteran actor Anil Kapoor is all set to play reel daddy to his real son Harshvardhan in Abhinav Bindra biopic. And it was confirmed by his son in a sweet way. Harshvardhan took to Twitter and shared a picture of…
Entertainment Desk Indian singing sensation Arijit Singh sang for a Bangladeshi film, Dhaka Attack, for the first time. Arijit, who has a huge fan following in Bangladesh, did a show in Dhaka in 2014. The film Dhaka Attack is presented…
He is 50 but Akshay Kumar continues to defy age with his looks, physique, stunts and spirit. While he says his passion gets him going, industry experts say the fact he keeps reinventing himself with right stories has helped his…
This year’s Emmy winners didn’t waste their time in the spotlight.From Reese Witherspoon’s impassioned plea for more stories about women to Sterling K. Brown’s tribute to the great actors that came before him, here are some of the night’s gold-worthy…
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, a doting father to three children, on Tuesday said he wishes to keep delaying the onset of adulthood in their lives. “19 Sept. Like my dad (RIP), my only duty to my kids is to…
Great Online Shopping Festival-2017” begins in the city tomorrow aiming to provide effective ideas regarding future Digital Bangladesh. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed will open the three-day festival at Krishibid Institute, Farmgate. Arshinagar Media and Dhaka University Alumni News are jointly…
Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday morning built on the previous day’s hefty gains after another record performance on Wall Street. The Hang Seng Index added 0.14 percent, or 40.77 points, to 28,200.54. And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up…