Bangladesh has retained its position as the recipient of the seventh highest amount of money transferred by migrant workers among 10 top recipient nations in 2021. This year, however, the country may continue to experience a meagre growth in remittance inflow of only 2 per cent this
Month: May 2022
9 killed in bus, private car, motorcycle collision
5 of 2 families among the deceased At least nine people, including five members of two families, were killed and 25 others injured in a three-way collision among a passenger bus, private car and motorcycle in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj today (May 14, 2022). The mishap left three passengers and the driver of the car, ... Read more
Road crashes during eid rush: Motorbike accidents drove up death toll
Road crashes and deaths during the Eid rush saw a sharp rise this year compared to last year mainly due to an increase in motorbike accidents, two road safety organisations said yesterday. Though the Eid journey was relatively smooth this year, the number of deaths in road crashes went up by around 20 percent than ... Read more
3 arrested with snake venom worth Tk 5 crore
Detectives Branch (DB) of police in a drive in the port city’s Double Mooring area seized two pounds of snake venom and arrested three people last night (May 13, 2022). The arrestees are Mohammed Ismail, Md Jaynal Abedin and Rupan Chakma, said a DB press release. Zahirul Islam, additional deputy commissioner of police Chattogram
Sergio Aguero ‘very grateful’ as Manchester City unveil statue of club legend
Club immortalise record goalscorer on 10th anniversary of club’s first Premier League title and the iconic ‘93:20’ moment Manchester: Manchester City Football Club is today delighted to unveil a permanent statue of Club legend Sergio Aguero at Etihad Stadium on the tenth anniversary of the Club’s first Premier League title and the iconic ‘93:20’ moment. ... Read more
Elon Musk says he’s put the blockbuster Twitter deal on hold
Elon Musk said his acquisition of Twitter for about $44 billion is temporarily on hold pending details on the amount of fake accounts on the social media platform. “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users,” Musk said in a tweet on
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73
The President of the UAE, Sheikh Khalifa, has died. The news was announced on Friday afternoon by the state news agency Wam. The Ministry of Presidential Affairs said there will be 40 days of official mourning with flags at half staff, and three days of closure of ministries and official entities at the federal and ... Read more
Adele and Rich Paul move into Beverly Hills $58M mega mansion
Adele is celebrating a significant milestone in her relationship with boyfriend Rich Paul, revealing that the couple has moved into a million-dollar mansion. Taking to Instagram, the 34-year-old powerhouse singer shared a slew of adorable photos of the couple. One of the photos showed the couple showing off the keys to their Beverly Hills mansion. ... Read more
Mom gets 30 years in prison for letting daughter to marry man 34 years older
A mother in Texas has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for allegedly allowing her 13-year-old daughter to marry a man who was 47 years old. Cherry Payton, 43, was sentenced to 30 years in jail in Fort Bend County last week for enabling her daughter to marry someone 34 years her senior, according ... Read more
Mim paired up with Mosharraf Karim in ‘Moner Manush’
Celebrated actors Mosharraf Karim and Bidya Sinha Mim have teamed up after a long hiatus for the telefiction “Moner Manush.” The shooting of the drama written and directed by Sanjay Samaddar was recently held in the capital near Uttara and 300 feet. “Mosharraf Karim will be seen as an expatriate who witnesses dramatic turns of ... Read more
Nuhash Humayun’s ‘Moshari’ scored Oscar qualifying award
The horror short film “Moshari” directed by Nuhash Humayun, has won the Atlanta Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short, an Oscar-qualifying award. Nuhash shared the news himself on his verified Facebook account, thanking his team, family, and colleagues. “Moshari” stars “No Dorai” actress Sunerah Binte Kamal and Nuhash’s niece Nairah Onora Saif, as
Around 400 dead in accidents during Eid journey
Road Safety Foundation and Jatri Kalyan Samity say Around 400 people were dead in accidents across the country during Eid-ul-Fitr journey, according to two platforms working for commuter rights. Road Safety Foundation said at least 376 people were dead and 1,500 injured in 283 accidents in Bangladesh in 14 days (April 25-May 8) during
Lionel Messi Tops Forbes’ Highest-Paid Athletes List 2022
Lionel Messi may have taken a pay cut when leaving Barcelona as a free agent to link up with Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021, but his superstar appeal has ensured that he takes the No.1 spot on Forbes’ run down of the highest-paid athletes on the planet, released on Wednesday. Endorsements away from ... Read more
Brendon McCullum appointed England Test coach
New Zealand legend Brendon McCullum has been appointed England’s Test head coach. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) made the announcement on Thursday that the 40-year-old will be in place to start his role for next month’s three-match Test series against New Zealand, which gets under way at Lord’s from 2 June, subject to
Special hajj packages can’t be below Tk 4.63 lakh: Agencies’ Association
Hajj agencies will be able to announce separate “special hajj packages” on their own but the pricing of any such package cannot go below the minimum set amount, Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh President M Shahadat Hossain Taslim said today. A Bangladeshi pilgrim will have to spend a minimum of Tk 4,63,744 for
TallyKhata selected for Visa Accelerator Programme
Digital payment service provider Visa has selected digital payments start-up TallyKhata from Bangladesh for the 2022 cohort of its Visa Accelerator Programme in the Asia Pacific. Joining a select group of five elite startups from across the region, TallyKhata is a leading digital payments platform with wallet and credit capabilities for small and
Modern approach to prevent lightning strikes
With the plan of planting palm trees to arrest lightning failing, the disaster management ministry is now taking up a project to set up shelter houses and arresters to curb deaths due to lightning strikes. Till May this year, 22 people died from lightning strikes. The death toll stood at 336 in 2021, according to ... Read more
Destiny scam: Rafiqul Amin gets 12 years of imprisonment, Harun 4 year
A Dhaka court today sentenced Destiny Group Managing Director Rafiqul Amin to 12 years imprisonment in a case of embezzling customers’ money from Destiny Multipurpose Co-operative Society and money laundering. Destiny-2000 president Lt General (retd) M Harun-Ar-Rashid was also given 4-years imprisonment. He surrendered before the
Star Cineplex’s branch at Bangabandhu Military Museum opens
Star Cineplex is set to open their branch at Bangabandhu Military Museum today. There will be one screen at this outlet, with state-of-the-art sound system and 183 seats, according to a press release. The popular cinema hall franchise’s Chattogram branch will be launched at the Bali Arcade this summer, while the Bogura branch will be ... Read more
Google announces Pixel Watch
After years of speculation, Google enters the smartwatch market as it unveils the Google Pixel Smartwatch at the Google IO 2022 event on May 11. Though the presentation didn’t reveal much, it did confirm the smartwatch is coming in the fall alongside the Google Pixel 7 and Google