The 17th span of the much-hyped Padma Bridge was installed on Tuesday afternoon, making 2.55 km of the bridge out of 6.15-km visible.
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Shooting of ‘Ityadi’ in Bandarban
Culture Desk Over the last couple of years, popular variety show ‘Ityadi’ has been under the camera at different historic places.
Debojyoti Mishra composes background music of ‘Gondi’
Culture Desk Editing of the second film ‘Gondi’ by Fakhrul Arefin Khan, the maker of ‘Bhuban Majhii’, is underway.
Doctors say ailing Assange needs medical care in hospital
More than 60 doctors have written to British authorities asserting that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange urgently needs medical treatment at a university hospital.
England 161-8 at tea on day 5, 1st test vs. New Zealand
New Zealand had closed to within two wickets of victory over England by tea on Monday on the final day of the first cricket test.
ACC prosecutes 7 for embezzling Tk 9.15cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed a case against four doctors and three businessmen over the embezzlement of Tk 9.15 crore from Chittagong 250-Bed General Hospital.
Web inventor has an ambitious plan to take back the net
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee released an ambitious rule book for online governance — a bill of rights and obligations for the internet — designed to counteract the growing prevalence of such anti-democratic poisons as misinformation, mass surveillance and…
Salim Merchant claims YRF haven’t paid royalties for 4 years
Musician Salim Merchant, of the composer duo Salim-Sulaiman, shocked Bollywood buffs on Thursday by alleging that the prestigious production house Yash Raj Films (YRF) has not paid him royalties despite having collected the same.
Two astronauts complete 2nd spacewalk
Two astronauts completed on Friday the second complex spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to repair a cosmic particle detector in searching for dark matter and antimatter.
PM opens Jubo League’s 7th national congress
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 7th national congress of the Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, the youth front of Bangladesh Awami League, in the city on Saturday morning.
Music exec reports ‘death threats’ amid feud with Taylor Swift
Music industry mogul Scooter Braun said Friday his dispute with megastar Taylor Swift over her music catalogue has left his family receiving “death threats.”
Self-confessed Chinese spy spills secrets in Australia
A self-confessed Chinese spy has given Australia’s counterespionage agency inside intelligence on how Beijing conducts its interference operations abroad and revealed the identities of China’s senior military intelligence officers in Hong Kong, media reported.
Ban seeks political solution to Rohingya crisis
Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon on Saturday called for political solution to the Rohingya crisis allowing them to return to their places of origin in Rakhine state “freely and safely”.
Tigers eyeing history in maiden day-night Test
Despite being humiliated in the first match in Indore, Bangladesh dares to create a history when they play their maiden day-night Test against India in Kolkata, beginning from tomorrow (Friday).
41st Cairo int’l film gala kicks off at Egypt’s opera house
The 41st edition of Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) kicked off on Wednesday evening in a festive red carpet ceremony at Egypt’s Cairo Opera House, gathering movie stars and filmmakers from different parts of the world.
Don’t pay heed to propaganda: PM
Mentioning the recent rumours over the scarcity of onion and salt in the market, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all not to pay heed to such propaganda.
Transport strike halts Faridpur river port activities
Activities at Faridpur river port came to a grinding halt as the district’s truck workers refrained from transporting goods protesting against implementation of the Road Transport Act.
“Somewhere Winter” leads China box office for 6th day
Chinese romantic drama “Somewhere Winter” led the Chinese mainland box office for a sixth consecutive day on Wednesday, according to the China Movie Data Information Network Thursday.
Armed Forces Day: President pays tribute at Shikha Anirban
President Abdul Hamid on Thursday paid tribute to members of Armed Forces, who made supreme sacrifices during the War of Liberation, on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day.
Maradona: Leaving Gimnasia ‘hurts my soul’
Football great Diego Maradona cited a lack of “unity” for his decision to resign as head coach of Argentina’s Gimnasia La Plata on Tuesday.
ATM Shamsuzzaman, Masud Ali Khan pairs for Ityadi
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Tahsan set to act in Farooki’s ‘No Land’s Man’
Culture Desk Celebrated singer and actor Tahsan Khan is set to star in Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s upcoming feature film ‘No Land’s Man’.
Bangladesh eyes sending more skilled workforce to Japan
Bangladesh has said the recently signed Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on recruiting ‘Specified Skilled Workers’ will help Japan receive more skilled workforce from Bangladesh benefiting both the countries.
No reason to hike rice prices: Minister
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Wednesday warned against increasing rice prices, saying the country has an adequate stockpile of food grain. “There’s no reason to hike the prices. Stern action will be taken against those involved in raising rice…
Bangladesh has to play leading role in int’l negotiations: Debapriya
Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, the distinguished fellow of Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), on Wednesday said Bangladesh has to play a leading role in international negotiations for sustainable development.
Good governance tough for unelected govt: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said it is difficult for an “unelected government” to establish good governance in the country.
Shahadat banned from NCL, may face one-year suspension
Former national pacer Shahadat Hossain Rajib was banned from the ongoing National Cricket League (NCL) after physically assaulting his teammate Arafat Sunny Junior during their side Dhaka Division’s second day’s play against Khulna Division in the sixth and last round…
Dress of Diana up for sale
A midnight blue velvet gown worn by Princess Diana when she danced with actor John Travolta at the White House is being put up for sale, an auction house said Monday.
Feb wedding for Srijit, Mithila?
Culture Desk Speculation is rife that Srijit Mukherji, the most eligible bachelor in Tollywood, is all set to walk down the aisle. The filmmaker’s close associates say the marriage is due in February next year.
124 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
A total of 124 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Tuesday.