Paris, May 28 (AP/UNB) — This was one mistake too far for Serena Williams. Sure, the bad backhand put her behind only 15-30 at the outset of the second set of her opening match at Roland Garros on Monday. What…
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Watson’s 80 goes in vain, Mumbai wins IPL final by 1 run
India, May 13 (AP/UNB) — Mumbai Indians won the IPL final on the very last ball for a sensational one-run victory against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. Shane Watson’s 80 off 59 balls nearly took MS Dhoni’s team home, but…
Pro-Al penal wins 18 out of 27 posts in Dhaka Bar election
Dhaka, Feb 09 – Of 27 positions of Dhaka Bar Association, Pro-Awami League lawyers (White panel) got 18 posts including the President, Vice President, General Secretary and Treasurer in the elections for 2019-2020. On the other hand, the BNP-Jamaat backed…
Rami Malek wins best actor Oscar for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Rami Malek on Sunday took home the best actor Oscar. He got it for his wildly popular portrayal of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” about the iconic Britishband’s rise to fame. He bested a crowded field: the…
Komola Rocket wins Jury Prize in Paris
Entertainment Correspondent Komola Rocket has won the Jury Prize at the recently concluded Festival du Film D’Asie du Sud. This year the festival ran from February 12 to 17 in Paris for the sixth annual edition. The six-day long festival…
‘Komola Rocket’ wins Hiralal Sen Award
Culture Desk On the fourth day of ‘Amar Bhashar Cholocchitro 1425’, Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) honoured the movie ‘Komola Rocket’, awarding it the Hiralal Sen Padak. Producer Faridur Reza Sagar received the award on behalf of the ‘Komola Rocket’…
Grandmaster Flash wins Polar Music Prize
Grandmaster Flash, one of the pioneers of hip hop and DJ music, on Wednesday shared Sweden’s Polar Music Prize with German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and US charity Playing for Change Foundation. The winners will each receive one million Swedish kronor…
Sonatan Golpo’ wins critics award at DIFF
Entertainment Desk The 17th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) ended here on Friday with the awards ceremony.
Lady Gaga wins best original song at Golden Globes
Lady Gaga was in tears when it was announced she won the second Globe of her career Sunday night for co-writing “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born,” and she has a chance to win another honor later in the show…
Who’ll lead govt if Oikya Front wins, asks PM Hasina
Dhaka, Dec 17 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday wanted to know who will lead the government if Jatiya Oikya Front forms it winning the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Burns wins Man Booker Prize
Northern Irish author Anna Burns became the first writer from her country to win Britain’s esteemed Man Booker Prize for her novel “Milkman.” She is the first woman to have won the renowned literary prize since 2013 and the first…
Maldives opposition leader wins presidential poll
Opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the Maldives’ presidential election, results showed Monday, a surprise defeat for president Abdulla Yameen following campaign observers said was rigged in the strongman’s favour.
Erdogan wins re-election as president
Turkey’s long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a new five-year term after securing outright victory in the first round of a presidential poll. Election authority chief Sadi Guven said the president “received the absolute majority of all valid votes”.…