Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has rejected the appeal of mobile phone operator Banglalink for direct assignment of 5MHz spectrum in 2100MHz band without any auction. The telecom regulator has termed the appeal as “illogical” and “unwanted” saying that the…
There were rumours that Priyanka Chopra and not Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was approached first for Fanney Khan. A source close to the actress has revealed thus to a tabloid: “The actress is busy reading Bollywood projects, but nothing has been…
Entertainment Desk Shakib Khan-starrer Nabab has enjoyed a great opening run over Eid, with most cinema halls screening it reporting full houses and sales of advance tickets. Reporting from across the country our correspondents said people are still rushing to…
Salman Khan is a force of Nature. Who would have thought that the lanky youngster, who made his debut in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), would one day be regarded as the gold standard of box-office collections? He’s been destiny’s…
If the United States fails to take decisive measures to combat climate change, it will become a poorer country facing more dramatic inequality, according to a study published Thursday. The poorest third of US counties could see income drops as…
US stocks finished mostly higher Friday, bucking the trend in most global equity markets as worries about tightening monetary policy pressured sentiment. The Dow and S&P 500 ended modestly higher, but the Nasdaq faded into negative territory at the end…
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, contemplated putting the company’s hardware and software smarts to work in a car nearly a decade ago, according to reports in trade press. Speculation about an Apple Car became the stuff of…
Entertainment Desk Selected full length and short films from well-known Bangladeshi filmmakers will be screened at the 1st Mostra de Cinema Sul Asiático (1st South Asian Film Festival) in the city center of Lisbon, Portugal. The film festival focusing on…
Entertainment Desk Though she is just four films old, the beautiful Nusraat Faria is confident of her position as an actress. In Kolkata for the release of her upcoming film, this Dhallywood actress talked about her experience of working with…
‘O Mon Ramzan-er Oi Rozar Sheshey Elo Khushir Eid’, the impressive song of National Poet Kazi Najrul Islam, has completed 85 years on the day of this Eid-ul-Fitr. The song has become an unofficial title or theme song for the…
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Wednesday it would inject another $1 billion into Southeast Asia’s Lazada, as the cashed-up company increases its stake in the region’s nascent online shopping market. The investment will raise Alibaba’s holding in Lazada to 83…
Throughout its 4.5-billion-year history, Earth has been repeatedly pummelled by space rocks that have caused anything from an innocuous splash in the ocean to species annihilation. When the next big impact will be, nobody knows. But the pressure is on…
Ocean levels rose 50 percent faster in 2014 than in 1993, with meltwater from the Greenland ice sheet now supplying 25 percent of total sea level increase compared with just five percent 20 years earlier, researchers reported Monday. The findings…
With its army of salespeople and vast network of outlets, a relatively new smartphone maker has exploded in popularity to overtake global giants Apple and Samsung in China’s market—and now it has its eye on the West. Oppo began life…
Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis, one of the most acclaimed performers of his generation, has announced he is retiring. Citing the 60-year-old star’s spokeswoman Leslee Dart, trade magazine Variety said he “will no longer be working as an actor.” “He is…
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Wednesday after three days of gains, tracking Wall Street’s losses and as oil prices dropped. Leading US indices retreated from record highs on Tuesday, with weakness in petroleum-linked shares, airlines and media companies weighing on…
This is the wine industry’s new normal: heavy rains, floods, hailstones, drought and sometimes even frost. Wine makers who once took great pleasure in competing against each other to offer the best wine on the market are now locked in…
A life-changing initiative of the government has become a blessing for many hearing impaired poor, with giving them the ability of listening to others and doing all activities like normal ones. Under the initiative, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)…
Entertainment Desk Shakib Khan was heavily criticized by Bangladesh Chalacchitra Shilpi Samity (BCSS) for standing in favor of releasing joint-venture productions in Bangladesh. BCSS, a platform of 14 associations of Dhallywood film industry, held a protest on June 18 demanding…
Sridevi, who is all set to make a splash on the silver screen with yet another gritty performance in ‘Mom’, is a doting mother to two daughters – Jhanvi and Khushi in real life. The 1980s diva wasn’t apparently in…
Coral reef bleaching may be easing after three years of high ocean temperatures, the longest such period since the 1980s, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday. Its experts said satellite data and other analysis showed widespread bleaching was…
Oil giant Chevron prevailed Monday in a long-running legal battle over pollution in Ecuador, with the US Supreme Court blocking villagers from collecting a $8.65-billion foreign judgment against the company. The court declined to hear an appeal against lower-court decisions…
Google is stepping up its efforts to block “extremist and terrorism-related videos” over its platforms, using a combination of technology and human monitors. The measures announced Sunday come on the heels of similar efforts unveiled by Facebook last week, and…
Lion dancers and Lamborghinis took part in a massive funeral parade for one of Taiwan’s best-loved television stars Tuesday, known for his crass jokes and trademark bowl haircut. Funerals in Taiwan are famously festive, sometimes even including pole dancers and…
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has gone down memory lane and has remembered the time he shot with Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, whom he calls the “most humble and down to earth” person. Amitabh shared a photograph of himself along with DiCaprio…
Salman Khan’s charitable organization Being Human is one great machinery which churns out a lot of resources to help people of every kind, especially children. Today, we spoke to Mr Rakesh Awar, father of a two-year-old child who is suffering…
Digital Marketing training has made many youths competent to earn foreign currencies here for the last couple of years. The training has also given them scope of thinking and working intensively on how to transform themselves into competent freelancer and…
It’s a rubbish job, but someone has to do it. Or some animal: in the alleyways of Algiers’ famed Kasbah, donkeys shift tonnes of trash every day. Some streets in the Kasbah are so narrow that single file is necessary.…
Asian markets on Monday built on last week’s gains following another record on Wall Street, while the euro edged up on news that French President Emmanuel Macron’s party had secured a healthy majority in National Assembly elections. The Dow in…
Pop diva Beyonce and her rap mogul husband Jay Z have welcomed twins, the US singer’s father tweeted Sunday, appearing to confirm the arrival of new additions to a music family that already includes five-year-old Blue Ivy. News that the…