Last time we had informed you how Salman Khan had opted out of Remo D’Souza’s dance franchise ABCD 3 to do a project with Tips. Remo, will now be directing Salman in the Tips’ movie instead. But not one to…
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Aurthohin to start performing regularly
Entertainment Desk Popular band ‘Aurthohin’ has been out of spotlight for a while as it’s leader Sumon, also known as ‘Bassbaba’, was taking a break from musical activities due to sickness. On June 17, Sumon had an operation on his…
Ferdous to star opposite Hollywood’s Céline Beran
Entertainment Desk Hollywood’s rising actress Céline Beran is all set to pair up with Dhallywood star Ferdous Ahmed in their next. The film titled ‘In Pursue of Love’ will be a British production. Reports suggest that Ferdous have been discussing…
VPN law latest step in Kremlin online crackdown
A law coming into force on Wednesday will give the Kremlin greater control over what Russians can access online ahead of a presidential election next March. Providers of virtual private networks (VPNs) — which let internet users access sites banned…
Business leaders bow to Xi as Communist Party pushes in
Chinese billionaires are boasting about their Marxist bonafides. The Communist Party is tightening its grip on state-owned companies. And foreign companies are being asked to invite party cells into their offices. Under President Xi Jinping, the country’s ruling party is…
Hiroshima survivor to accept Nobel Peace Prize for nuclear watchdog
Setsuko Thurlow was 13 years old and standing only a mile away from ground zero when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945. More than 62 years after that horrific day, she…
NASA plans to launch sounding rocket to probe dark regions of space
Scientists plans to launch a sounding rocket for a fifteen-minute flight on Monday, which is expected to shed light on the nature of the intergalactic medium, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said Friday. The Dual-channel Extreme Ultraviolet…
Venezuela state oil company announces $842 million bond payment
Venezuela’s state oil company, which controls the world’s largest crude reserves, said Friday it had begun paying $842 million in partial repayment of a debt bond maturing in 2020. A default for PDVSA would have been disastrous at a time…
Javed Akhtar receives Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award
Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has been honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award. Akhtar received the honor in Mumbai on October 26 at an event which marked the 28th anniversary of Hridayesh Arts and the 80th birthday of veteran music composer…
‘Housefull’ gang will be back with film on reincarnation
Sajid Khan will be back with the fourth installment of super-hit franchise Housefull in 2019. The filmmaker, who had directed the first two instalments, has teamed up with producer Sajid Nadiadwala to spin Housefull magic once again. Khan was not…
Purnima to judge reality show
Entertainment Desk Popular actress Purnima will be the judge of a reality show, which is based around finding the best culinary artistes in Bangladesh, for the first time. Two more persons will also be the judges for the show titled…
New giant predatory dinosaur species found in southern Africa
An international team of scientists have found the footprints of a giant carnivorous dinosaur that roamed southern Africa 200 million years ago, the first proof that T. Rex-like predators existed during the Early Jurassic period. The newly discovered dinosaur, named…
Breakthroughs bring gene-editing therapies into view
Two teams of scientists on Wednesday unveiled a new generation of programmable molecular machines that can seamlessly repair tiny but deadly errors in the genetic coding of living organisms. Taken together, the technologies expand the reach and precision of gene-editing,…
ECB to chart end to easy money
European Central Bank governors are expected Thursday to begin weaning the eurozone off the high doses of support they prescribed in recent years, but they remain far away from reaching their elusive inflation target. With healthy growth and sinking unemployment,…
Chile to ban plastic bags in coastal regions
Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet signed a bill Wednesday that seeks to ban plastic bags in more than 100 coastal areas in a bid to halt the accumulation of ocean plastic. Bachelet said the move was aimed at “taking care of…
Heartbreak alert! Virushka not marrying in December
Popular Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and A-listed Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma’s wedding news sent fans into a tizzy. While many speculated it to be a mere rumour, Virushka fans couldn’t be happier. However, the verdict is out and the December…
Thumri queen’ Girija Devi dead at 88
Girija Devi, 88-year old iconic classical vocalist, fondly called the ‘Thumri queen’ passed away in Kolkata on Tuesday evening following a cardiac arrest. She was was admitted to the BM Birla Hospital in the morning today after complaining of chest…
Classical Dance Festival at BSA next month
Culture Desk Classical Dance Festival at BSA next month Caption: Srishti Director and dancer Anisul Islam Hero announces the Srishti-Meena Bazar Dance Drama Festival 2017, to be held from November 1-4, at a press conference on October 23. Centre and…
Anti-stroke drugs also protect against dementia
People with heart trouble who take blood- thinning medication to avoid strokes may also significantly reduce their risk of dementia, a study published Wednesday said. Researchers found that of 444,106 patients in Sweden who had atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart…
Pixar’s ‘Coco’ celebrates Mexico in times of Trump
With US-Mexican relations at their lowest point in recent memory, Disney Pixar is set to release “Coco,” a cinematic celebration of Mexico that its director said Tuesday is an antidote to the “negativity” of the current political climate. Set in…
IMF chief warns of ‘dark future’ over climate change
The world will be in deep trouble if it fails to tackle climate change and inequality, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde warned on Tuesday. “If we don’t address these issues… we will be moving to a dark future” in 50…
Tokyo set to extend record as Asian markets track Wall St rally
Japanese investors pressed on with their buying on Wednesday, pushing the Nikkei towards a 17th straight gain following another record close on Wall Street, while other Asian markets edged up. A fresh round of strong earnings in New York reinforced…
Five things to see at the Tokyo Motor Show
From a car that wants to be your friend to another that burns off the fat: here are five hot vehicles on display at the Tokyo Motor Show. The biennial event opens for a media preview on Wednesday, before throwing…
Doob premier moved to Kolkata from Dhaka
Entertainment Desk Director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s bilingual film Doob – No Bed Of Roses, starring Irrfan Khan and Tisha, will not have its premiere show in Dhaka. The premier show has been shifted to Kolkata instead, which also scraps Irrfan’s…
Pori Moni celebrates birthday with street children
Entertainment Desk Dhallywood actress Pori Moni planned something special to celebrate her birthday yesterday. She celebrated the ‘special day’ with some ‘special guests’ and they are street children who never get such opportunity. Pori Moni said she will share her…
Shamsur Rahman recalled
Entertainment Desk The 89th birth anniversary of renowned poet Shamsur Rahman was observed yesterday in a befitting manner across the country. On the occasion, different socio-cultural organizations chalked up elaborate programs, including placing wreaths at his grave at Banani, discussions,…
ADB approves $1.2b for upgrade Dhaka-Northwest Int’l trade corridor
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved $1.2 billion in finance for the second phase upgrade of the Dhaka-Northwest international trade corridor in Bangladesh. “Bangladesh has good prospects of becoming a regional trade hub, if the country’s…
Katy Perry makes surprise appearance at US couple’s wedding
Pop star Katy Perry made a surprise appearance at an American couple’s wedding over the weekend, taking photos and dancing with the newlyweds at their reception in St Louis. Perry was in the midwestern city for a concert, when she…
Country to get world-class software testing center
Keeping pace with the world in development of the ICT sector and taking country’s rapidly growing software industry much forward in international market, the government is going to establish soon a full-fledged world class software testing and certification center. “The…
Nicaragua signs Paris climate agreement
Nicaragua signed the Paris climate agreement Monday, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two holdouts on the global climate pact. The government of President Daniel Ortega said the global 2015 pact represented “the only international instrument that…