The day after John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum impressed at the box office with a $57 million opening weekend, Lionsgate is already ready for round four. The studio has dated the fourth installment in the film series for May…
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Bannya’s newest Tagore album coming in Eid
Culture DeskBannya’s newest Tagore album coming in Eid Noted Tagore artiste Rezwana Chowdhury Bannay is bringing two of her latest music albums in this Eid. Impress Audio Vision will hopefully make them available online during Eid. The albums are ‘Gaaner…
6 suspects killed in Bagerhat and Comilla ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, May 29 – Four suspected robbers and two ‘drug traders’ were killed in separate incidents of ‘gunfight’ in Bagerhat and Comilla districts early Wednesday. In Bagerhat, four suspected robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action…
Rahul, Dhoni power India to 359 in warm-up match against BD
Dhaka – Lokesh Rahul and MS Dhoni’s tons helped India to a mammoth total of 359/7 in 50 overs against Bangladesh in their last warm-up match at Cardiff on Tuesday. Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first but…
BD play 1-1 with Thai Air Force in practice football match
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team, now in Thailand on a 10-day preparation camp ahead of the joint qualification matches for FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 against Laos, played to a 1-1 draw with against Thai…
Man killed by ‘younger brother’ in Pirojpur
A young man died after being hit with an iron rod reportedly by his brother at South Khani in Indurkani upazila on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Forkan, 30, son of Abdus Salam of the area. Mohammad…
Dimple Kapadia bagged Christopher Nolan’s Tenet
Dimple Kapadia featuring in Hollywood director Christopher Nolan’s Tenet has got everyone excited. From Bollywood celebrities to regular moviegoers, everyone has expressed their delight and congratulated the actress on social media for her achievement. Dimple Kapadia’s manager revealed to a…
Monkey experiments offer clues on origin of language
Green and vervet monkeys live on either side of Africa and their evolutionary paths diverged 3.5 million years ago, and yet the two species share a hard-wired vocabulary when faced with danger, clever experiments have shown. The new research, published…
Disney’s live-action ‘Aladdin’ casts a box-office spell
“Aladdin” apparently still has the old magic, as the new Disney film took in an estimated $86.1 million in the Friday-to-Sunday period in North America to lead all box-office offerings, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported. The film, released on the…
Charge sheet against actress Nawshaba in ICT Act case
Dhaka, May 27 – A charge sheet was issued on Monday against actress Kazi Nawshaba Ahmed in a case filed against her under the Information and Communication Technology Act. Police Inspector Shawkat Ali Sarker of the Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime,…
IS owns Sunday’s bomb attack injuring 2 including woman cop
Dhaka, May 27 – Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack on police members that injured two people, according to a twitter post by global terrorism monitoring network SITE Intelligence. In a Twitter message of the ‘Site Intel…
Arrest warrant against ex-Sonagazi OC in Nushrat murder case
Dhaka, May 27 – A Dhaka court yesterday issued an arrest warrant against Moazzem Hossain, the former Sonagazi officer-in-charge (OC), for spreading a video of murdered Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi on social media. Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge Ash-Shams…
Khawaja, bowlers help Australia to second warm-up win
Usman Khawaja’s composed 89, following a collective bowling effort earlier in the day, helped Australia march to a comfortable five-wicket victory in their second warm-up fixture, against Sri Lanka on Monday (May 27). After the Australian spinners restricted Sri Lanka to a…
Roy completes England warm-up rout of Afghanistan
England- Jason Roy sealed an England thrashing of Afghanistan as the tournament hosts cruised to victory in their final match before the World Cup. England, two days after losing their previous practice match to world champions Australia, returned to winning…
Tigers eager to exploit final warm-game against India
Dhaka – After the first warm-up against Pakistan was washed out due to persistent rain, the Tigers are now gearing up to face India, who ranked two in the ICC ODI teams, in the final warm-game before the ICC World…
Rhodes wants Shakib to prove his worth in World Cup
Dhaka – Bangladesh head coach Steve Rhodes said he wants Shakib Al Hasan to prove his worth of being No.1 all-rounder in the World Cup. Shakib, who missed out the final of tri-nation series in Ireland, is now set to…
Sabbir, Mosaddek in contention to bat at 7
Dhaka – Bangladesh are gearing up for their second and final warm-up game against India on Tuesday. Before that, Sabbir Rahman and Mosaddek Hossain are on the center of contention to bat at no. 7. Mosaddek was included in Bangladesh’s…
Int’l Rating Chess: IM Minhazuddin emerge champions
Dhaka – International Master Mohammad Minhaz Uddin of Bangladesh Navy clinched the Walton International Rating Chess title with one match to spare securing full seven points from seven matches at the Chess Federation hall-room on Monday. CM Sharif Hossain is…
Taliban attacks kill 10 Afghan troops, 4 police
Kabul, May 27 (AP/UNB) — A roadside bombing claimed by the Taliban killed 10 Afghan soldiers in the country’s west while insurgent attacks on security checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed four policemen, local officials said Monday. The soldiers were driving…
Two killed in Gazipur gas cylinder blast
Two air-conditioner technicians were killed and eight others were injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a sweater factory in Memberbari-Baniarchala area under Sadar upazila of the district last evening. They deceased were identified as Farhad Hossain, 30, son of…
Cannes festival mixed bag of winners, minus Tarantino
As the director, Robert Eggers, and the lead actors Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, had already left Cannes, the Fipresci award was presented to the producer who got very emotional . After 12 days of nonstop screenings, meetings, conferences and…
Facebook plans crypt to currency launch next year
Facebook has been in contact with US and British financial regulators with a view to launching its own cryp to currency next year, the BBC reported on Friday. “GlobalCoin” would work with a new digital payments system in about a…
Adopting BARI-evolved latest agro-technologies stressed
Adoption of the latest agriculture technologies evolved by Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) at farmers’ level could enhance safe and nutritious food output and make farm-activities more profitable. Agriculturists expressed the views at a workshop on ‘Introduction of BARI-evolved Modern…
Kitchen Gas cylinder fire kills woman in Chandpur
Chandpur, May 27 (UNB) – A woman was killed in a fire that originated from a gas cylinder explosion at Laxmipur village in Matlab Dakkhin upazila on Sunday evening. The deceased was identified as Milon Begum, 50 wife of Mostafa…
Nobel-winning physicist Murray Gell-Man dies at 89
Santa FE, May 27(AP/UNB) — Murray Gell-Mann, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who brought order to the universe by helping discover and classify subatomic particles, has died at the age of 89. Gell-Mann died Friday at his home in Santa Fe,…
2 AC technicians killed in Gazipur factory gas cylinder blast
Gazipur, May 27 – Two air-conditioner technicians were killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a sweater factory in Memberbari-Baniarchala area of Sadar Upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Farhad Hossain, hailing from Mirsarai Upazila of Chattogram,…
Case filed for newborn murder by throwing from 4th floor
Dhaka, May 25 – A murder case was filed on yesterday in connection with the death of a newborn in the city’s Mirpur area on Saturday. The newborn girl was found dead in Rupnagar residential area, after reportedly being thrown…
শিক্ষার্থীদের অধিকার আদায়ে ছাত্র ঐক্যের বিকল্প নেই -পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম (পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই) বলেন, ১৯৪৭ সালে ভারত-পাকিস্তান আলাদা স্বাধীন রাষ্ট্র হিসেবে প্রতিষ্ঠার পর পূর্ব পাকিস্তান তথা বর্তমান বাংলাদেশের মানুষ সার্বিকভাবে নাগরিক অধিকার থেকে বঞ্চিত হয়। এর বিভিন্ন কারণের মধ্যে অন্যতম প্রধান…
Bangladesh Football team pass a busy day in Bangkok
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team, now in Thailand for a 10-day preparation camp ahead of qualification matches for FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023, passed a busy day in Bangkok on Sunday. Ahead of the match…
Rain washes out Bangladesh-Pakistan warm-up match
Dhaka – The warm-up match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sophia Garden in Cardiff was called off due to persistent rain on Sunday. Match referee Andy Pycroft called off the match at 2pm local time without a single ball…