Sridevi’s daughters, Jhanvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor are one of the favorite star kids of the town. They are undoubtedly paparazzi’s favorite, and parents Sridevi and Boney Kapoor are always asked about their whereabouts. Sridevi whose film Mom released today…
Shah Rukh Khan’s has already kick-started shooting for his much talked about dwarf film with director Aanand L Rai. The movie shall cast SRK opposite his Jab Tak Hai Jaan co-stars Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. While the date of…
The boarder price index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed 5,800-point mark for the first time, with the daily trade volume rising over three months high after March 22. DSEX finished the day with 52.89 points up at 5,827.19…
British Columbia has freed up Can$100 million to help thousands of people displaced by raging wildfires, the Canadian province said on Sunday. Announcement of the aid comes one day after the westernmost Canadian province declared a state of emergency because…
As many as 50,000 slum children of the country’s 11 city corporations are now given primary education as the government has taken a massive programme to bring all kids under the coverage of primary education. Officials familiar with the programme…
Qualcomm on Thursday escalated its legal battle with Apple, filing a patent infringement lawsuit and requesting a ban on the importation of some iPhones, claiming unlawful and unfair use of the chipmaker’s technology. Qualcomm said it filed two separate legal…
The first major wildfires after the end of California’s five-year drought raged across the state Saturday, as the state was gripped by a record-breaking heatwave. Around 2,300 firefighters were battling several blazes with triple-digit temperatures recorded in valleys and inland…
Salman Khan has toured Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand with his show Da-Bang and not it’s time to conquer UK. He’s all set to take the concert to UK in September, what with September 14-15 being touted as the…
Leaders of Rangpur Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RMCCI) have laid emphasis on establishing a special economic zone here to promote industrialisation for accelerating economic development in the area. They made the view in a meeting held at RMCCI…
Entertainment Desk Noted musician , composer and guitarist Ayub Bachchu has decided to sell five of his guitars. The LRB frontman, who is well known for his distinctive headgear and guitars, has posted a status on his Facebook on July…
Entertainment Desk Noted Dhallywood thespian Shabana, who has been absent from the silver screen for more than 20 years, recently paid a visit to another celebrity couple Alamgir and Runa Laila along with her producer husband Wahid Sadik. The actor,…
Emraan Hashmi is depicting the role of a military officer in upcoming release Captain Nawab. Now, the news has it that, Hashmi will undergo a boot camp-style workshop too which includes army training and learning how to use rifles and…
Entertainment Desk Film actress Moushumi has resigned from the position of executive member of the Chalochitro Shilpi Samity, a professional organization of the film actors in Bangladesh. She sent a letter addressed to the president of the organization on Monday.…
SpaceX on Wednesday deployed a broadband communications satellite for IntelSat, after twice ditching launch plans in the final seconds before liftoff earlier this week. The satellite, known as IntelSat 35e, soared into the blue sky over Cape Canaveral at 7:38…
Victor Hugo would be appalled to see the ravages inflicted by time, pollution and weather on his beloved Notre Dame, the soaring cathedral that adorns the heart of Paris. The celebrated French novelist wrote “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, published…
Bollywood young guns Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have joined forces for the very first time and will be seen together in Yash Raj Films’ ‘Sui Dhaaga—Made In India’. The venture was announced yesterday and since then social media is…
Entertainment Desk Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan has thanked his fans especially who have watch ‘Nabab’. Shakib made his remark celebrating the grand success of Nabab which has become the major hit of this Eid. Shakib starrer ‘Nabab’ and ‘Rajniti’ as…
Entertainment Desk National Award winning film actress Nipun Akter lashed out at Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan in a recent Facebook post. In a Facebook post on Monday, the heroine accused a lot of allegations against the superstar. Shakib Khan took…
Rajshahi University (RU) is going to celebrate its 64th founding anniversary tomorrow, a RU press release said today. To mark the day, RU authority has chalked out elaborate programmes, including tree plantation, colourful rally and discussion meeting. The university administration…
ASE Group, an engineering company and member of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has launched tenders related to the construction of new units at Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant (NPP), the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Read also…
Contraceptives may give us the advantage of avoiding accidental and unwanted pregnancies as well as keep us protected from STDs, but the chemicals from them may be messing with fish’s gender. As per a study, researchers have said that chemicals…
The musician, who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, died at Dhaka’s Green Life Hospital early Tuesday, said his wife Joli Sengupta. Doctors had previously informed the family that the cancer had spread from the prostate gland to other parts…
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi today said she has always raised her voice against hate crime and her outrage over mob lynching is not selective. The 66-year-old actress took to Twitter to clarify her stance after she took part in the…
The rapid macroeconomic success accelerates empowerment of rural women in the district when the nation has engaged in all-out efforts to attain the sustainable development goals (SDGs). “As a result of self-reliance achieved by thousands of rural women through income…
Culture Desk Theatre troupe Loko Natyadal will organise a four-day theatre festival at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy marking its 36th founding anniversary. The festival will feature the troupe’s eight plays including Abak Jolpan, Kanjush, Majh Raater Manushera, Mujib Mane Mukti, Dakghar,…
The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, High Commission of India was beain Kathak Dance classes in the New Chancery Complex of the commission in Baridhara here from July 1 Country’s eminent Kathak dancer Munmun Ahmed was the dance teacher, said a…
Entertainment Desk Filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s “Doob: No Bed of Roses” has won the Kommersant Weekend Prize at the 39th Moscow International Film Festival. Doob, a Bangladesh-India joint production, found its place among the best jury films. It is also…
Alia Bhatt, who is undoubtedly b-town’s favourite girl amongst the young stars is at the peak of her career and it surely has been an interesting journey for her. Alia made her big Bollywood debut with Karan Johar’s Student Of…
Jacquie Barnbrook had grown tired of the high electricity bills and her gas-guzzling luxury car when she finally decided to take the plunge last year. The 52-year-old Los Angeles resident joined an ever-growing number of Californians who are switching to…
After buying big American brands like Apple, Pepsi and Yahoo!, activist shareholders – investors in search of big dividends – now are setting their sights on European companies like Nestle. “No company is really immune from activism except perhaps for…