Culture Desk Lalon singers Salma and Beauty have come together to record a Lalon score for the first time. The song “Kori Mana Kam Chare Naa Modone” will be video recorded on April 7 at BTV’s studio. The song has…
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Tesla tops quarterly sales forecast
Tesla sold more than 25,000 vehicles in the first quarter, a record that beat analysts’ forecasts, the electric carmaker said Sunday. The Palo Alto, California-based carmaker saw deliveries bounce back by 69 percent compared to a rough first quarter in…
District budget for reducing regional disparity stressed
Speakers here underscored formulation of district budget for ensuring balanced development across the country. Development activists and members of the civil society at a discussion here viewed that formulation of people’s participatory national budget is important for reflecting the aspirations…
Himalayan glaciers granted status of ‘living entities’
An Indian court has recognised Himalayan glaciers, lakes and forests as “legal persons” in an effort to curb environmental destruction, weeks after it granted similar status to the country’s two most sacred rivers. In a decision that aims to widen…
Samsung’s assistant Bixby in tough challenge to rivals
Samsung’s Bixby is the new kid on the block of personal digital assistants and is likely to face a rough reception in a neighborhood dominated by tech sector rivals. Bixby—introduced at Samsung’s unveiling of Galaxy S8 smartphones—aims to help the…
5 benefits of a stair climbing workout
If you have always given up the stairs in favour of taking the elevator at work, time to turn that habit around. Stairwell workouts are increasingly being looked as power-charged regimens. They have even resulted in skyscraper runs in the…
Sonam Kapoor to start shooting for Padman
R Balki’s Padman is based on the true story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, the inventor of a low-cost sanitary pad-making machine in India. Akshay Kumar is playing the lead and Radhika Apte is playing his wife. Sonam Kapoor’s character in the…
Salman to dance in Judwaa 2
Entertainment Desk Salman Khan will be doing a special song for David Dhawan’s Judwaa 2 with Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu. While the movie will be shot in London, Salman’s cameo song will be shot in Mumbai’s Mehboob…
Indian Idol 2017 ready for finale tonight
The singing reality show Indian Idol 9 is gearing up to shoot its final episode. The popular musical reality show on Sony has been entertaining audiences with its exceptional musical performances every week, and the talented contestants are being showered…
Diverse protection can help boost food security
Disseminating their indigenous knowledge and expertise, some grassroots aged farmers unanimously mentioned that protection of plant diversity can be the vital means of boosting food security. They viewed as many as 29 non-conventional plant varieties have both food and medicinal…
Ferrari F430 once owned by Trump sells for $270K
A 10-year-old bright red Ferrari that belonged to President Donald Trump went on the block Saturday and sold for $270,000, auctioneers said. “Similar versions of the model without the celebrity provenance traditionally bring between $125,000 – $175,000 depending on mileage,…
New population of rare tigers found in Thailand
A new breeding population of the critically endangered Indochinese tiger has been found in a national park in eastern Thailand, conservationists say. Camera traps discovered a small population with at least six cubs in the jungle. Poaching and the loss…
James to playback in Satta
Entertainment Desk James is returning with a new playback song after a long hiatus. The “Guru” of Bangladeshi music has voiced a number titled, “Tor Premete” for Hasibur Raza Kallol’s upcoming movie Satta. Featuring the ‘King Khan’ of Bangladeshi cinema,…
Aamir Khan to sign a 20 crore deal
Aamir Khan’s Dangal has created history and made the maximum money at the box-office. When Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir had met Netflix CEO Reed Hastings at SRK’s house recently, the picture and the news had gone viral immediately. Not…
AbRam Khan dressed as Spiderman
Shah Rukh Khan’s little cherub AbRam Khan is already a celebrity in his own right. SRK took to Twitter to share this adorable click of AbRam dressed as the superhero Spiderman and looks like being the cutest person in the…
Shahriar for giving importance to science education
Highlighting enormous aspects of expanding science education towards building digital Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has called for giving highest importance to it in country’s advancement journey. “This is the high time to build science-based skilled and…
Google, Amazon eye Toshiba’s chip unit
Google and Amazon joined a list of potential buyers eyeing Toshiba’s lucrative memory chip business as the Japanese conglomerate seeks bidders to cover huge losses, a newspaper said Saturday. Toshiba has reportedly completed the first round of bidding for its…
Ollo to invest $20m for 4G LTE rollout: CEO
Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) service operator Ollo plans to invest over US$ 20 million for 4G LTE (long term evaluation) network expansion in Bangladesh. “We would make immediate investment of US$ 5 million for LTE network expansion in Dhaka and…
Bob Dylan finally agrees to accept Nobel Prize
Bob Dylan will finally accept his Nobel Prize for Literature in Stockholm this weekend, the academy has announced. The American singer was awarded the prize in October but failed to travel to pick up the award, or deliver the lecture…
I’m looking at Ittefaq as new film: Sonakshi
Sonakshi Sinha, who has been roped in for a remake of the 1969 suspense thriller Ittefaq, says she is looking at it as a fresh film. “I have not seen the old Ittefaq. So for me, I am doing a…
High-fibre diet may check onset of diabetes
A diet rich in high-fibre foods, such as fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains, encourages the production of short-chain fatty acids that are beneficial for the immune system and may help protect against the onset of Type 1 diabetes, a…
300 clients received banking services in open place
More than 300 clients in general received banking services like opening accounts and loan payment and receiving in open place here Wednesday. Greater Road Kazihata Branch of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) organized the programme in its premises with the…
Amazon shutting down unprofitable Quidsi unit
Amazon on Wednesday confirmed that it is shutting down its Quidsi unit, which runs websites Diapers.com and Soap.com, due to a persistent lack of profitability there. Quidsi was an Amazon rival in the US before the online retail made a…
Universal at CinemaCon: Laughter, applause,a stray tear
Universal’s presentation at CinemaCon Wednesday proved an emotional rollercoaster, with laughter provided by “The Mummy” and “Despicable Me 3”—and heartfelt tributes paid to “Fast and Furious” star Paul Walker. Universal was the fifth of ten Hollywood studios presenting their slate…
Trump keeps world dangling on Paris climate pact
President Donald Trump’s plan for gutting domestic climate change policies is now on the table, but his administration left open Wednesday the question of whether it will turn its back on the landmark Paris Agreement. The suspense could last for…
Rahul Bose hopeful that Poorna’s story will touch hearts
With women-centric films gaining prominence in Bollywood, actor-director Rahul Bose is hopeful that his upcoming directorial venture ‘Poorna’ will resonate with the audience. Helmed by Rahul, the film is the story of a tribal teenaged girl named Poorna Malavath, who…
School students vow to prevent corruption
Students of different secondary level schools of the city at a post-rally oath-taking ceremony here have expressed commitment to work with honesty and patriotism in preventing corruption from society. They also vowed to spread values of honesty in building a…
Samsung faces ‘biggest test’ with Galaxy S8 launch
The world’s biggest smartphone maker Samsung will unveil its latest flagship, the Galaxy S8, on Wednesday in New York as it seeks to move on from last year’s humiliating recall crisis. Samsung Electronics was forced to discontinue the Galaxy Note…
Paramount sprinkles stardust on CinemaCon
Paramount rolled out its big guns Tuesday as it enlisted an array of Hollywood’s finest—from George Clooney to Matt Damon—to present its movies for the coming year. The studio’s presentation proved the most star-studded so far of CinemaCon in…
Students should raise voice against climate change
Students should raise their voice against climate change for protecting environment and biodiversity from its adverse impact in the region including the vast Barind tract, said educationists and experts. They viewed that there should have adequate measures of boosting level…