Culture Desk One of the popular Boul singers of the country Kuddus Boyati is critically sick. He was admitted to the National Institute of Chest, Mahakhali in the capital yesterday. He has been suffering from afflictions in his gonadal and…
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Sci-fi fantasy ‘Alita’ tops N. American box office
Entertainment Desk Fox’s new sci-fi fantasy “Alita: Battle Angel” dominated the North American box office charts over the four- day holiday weekend, earning $33.5 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said today. The futuristic film, which stars Rosa Salazar voicing “Alita,”…
US shutdown talks stall ahead of deadline
Talks between congressional Republicans and Democrats aimed at averting another US government shutdown have broken down without agreement. The negotiators were hoping for a deal by Monday to give Congress time to pass legislation by Friday, when last month’s federal…
Transforming economies – building evidence of achieving SDGs
HELSINKI, Finland, Feb 8 2019 (IPS) – Following on from Finn Tarp, my predecessor, is a daunting prospect, but I look forward to working with my colleagues at UNU-WIDER and with our many partners to build on the achievements of…
Oscars takes place without host
The upcoming Academy Awards, the biggest night in Hollywood, will take place this year without a host for the first time in three decades, organizers said Tuesday. “We can confirm that there will be no host,” a spokesperson from the…
Priyanka reveals why mother Madhu was upset
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are happily enjoying their newly married life. The couple often shares adorable pictures on social media and just leave us gushing a lot more about them each time. Fondly called National Jeeju by all PC…
Doctor’s suicide: Police seek 7-day remand for wife
Chattogram, Feb 2 – Police have forwarded an application to take Tanzila Haque Chowdhury Mitu on seven-day remand in connection with the ‘suicide’ of her husband Dr Mustafa Murshed Akash for instigating his suicide. Chandgaon Police Station assitant Sub-inspector Abdul…
PM Hasina’s tea party at Ganobhaban
Dhaka, Feb 2 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday hosted a tea party for the leaders of political alliances and organisations who had joined the prime minister’s dialogue before the 11th general election. Front-ranking leaders of different political parties,…
Russia Starts Testing of Accident Tolerant Nuke Fuel
Dhaka, Feb 02 – TVEL, Fuel Company of Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation has started testing accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) for nuclear reactors. Accident-tolerant fuel is resistant to severe accidents at nuclear power plants. It is expected to keep its…
Hockey: Shantinagar Club return to winning run beat Farashganj SC
Dhaka – Shantinagar Club returned to the winning run in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League beating old Dhaka outfit Farashganj Sporting Club by 7-3 goals at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Sunday.Akash struck three, Limon…
Piano recital event held at AF Dhaka
Dhaka, Jan 25 – Alliance Française de Dhaka hosted a piano recital event organised by the students of Piano Workshop at its Café la Véranda on Friday, 25 January from 6.15 pm to 8.10 pm. The students performed an exclusive…
U.S. Shutdown effects ripple to farmers, food banks
From Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from Washington, D.C.! In the United States, this week marks the second missed paycheck for furloughed federal workers. Now on its 34th day, the shutdown’s effects are permeating beyond the lives of federal workers, as farmers,…
Jimmy Page’s dragon guitar reborn after 50 years on ice
Fender instruments on Wednesday gave the public its first look at its recreation of a Telecaster guitar that Page once painted with a dragon, a long-lost piece of six-string history that marked the guitar hero’s last days in the Yardbirds…
WB ranks BD 176th among 190 countries in its doing business
Bangladesh has shown the sign of slight improvement as the World Bank’s Doing Business report put it on 176th position among 190 countries.
Extra fee issue: 3 principals face music
The government on Wednesday temporarily suspended the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) of the principals of three better known non-government schools and colleges of Dhaka for not returning the additional admission fees they charged this year.
Justice Nizam resigns as ICT chair
The War Crimes Tribunal-1 Chairman Justice Mohammed Nizamul Huq resigned on Tuesday in the wake of a controversy over his reported Skype conversation with an expatriate war crimes expert.
High US tariff blamed for poor garment safety
Agency An opinion article in the New York Times has blamed the poor safety conditions in Bangladesh garment factories to high American import duties that forces contractors to “scrimp on labour standards to stay competitive”.