Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com The Super Mario Bros. Movie has become an unlikely cash-cow for Universal picture. The animated feature is expected to cross $1billion in earnings at the global box office. Even though the film by Nintendo, Universal pictures and Illumination Entertainment isn’t projected to reach the target until the weekend, Universal has enough ... Read more
Month: April 2023
Elon Musk considers himself a ‘moderate’
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Elon Musk said he thinks of himself as a “moderate” in response to critics who say he’s become conservative since buying Twitter last year. He made the comments during an appearance on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” Friday. “I, at least, think of myself as a moderate,” the Tesla CEO ... Read more
‘Leader Amie Bangladesh’ dominates on second week
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Leader Amie Bangladesh was released from 100 Halls this Eid and has done very well so far. Even in its second week of release, the film has crammed two more halls and tops the national charts. Speaking on the film’s immense success,the director Topu Khan said “we’ve received massive response from ... Read more
Sonam Kapoor to perform at King Charles’ coronation concert
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor is all set to share stage with several film and pop stars, including Hollywood star Tom Cruise at King Charles’ Coronation Concert on May 7. The other names include The Pussycat Dolls and Katy Perry. Sonam has been invited to deliver a special ‘spoken word’ performance at ... Read more
Alia Bhatt to attend MET Gala with THIS special companion
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Alia Bhatt mentions making her debut at MET Gala with her cat Edward. Alia, taking it to her Instagram, shared two pictures with her cat Edward. In the first picture she wrote: “Prepping for thr MET”, whereas in the second picture she mentioned: “… with my very own Choup-Ed.” She posted ... Read more
Hathurusingha for instilling an aggressive mindset
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After Chandika Hathurusingha was appointed for his second term as Bangladesh head coach earlier this year, the Sri Lankan quickly began working to instill an aggressive mindset in the camp. Even as the cricketers concluded a three-day training camp in Sylhet yesterday ahead of their upcoming ODI series against Ireland in ... Read more
Fakhar’s century leads Pakistan to victory chasing record run over New Zealand at Pindi Stadium
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Prolific and fluent Fakhar Zaman’s (180 not out) yet another hundred spearheaded a courageous run-chase as Pakistan gunned down a record 337 winning target at the Pindi Stadium Saturday, beating New Zealand by seven wickets in the second ODI in front of packed to a capacity crowd. Followed by his match-winning ... Read more
15-year-old Lamine Yamal becomes Barcelona’s youngest ever La Liga player
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to represent Barcelona in La Liga when he came off the bench in Saturday’s win at home to Real Betis. The Blaugrana bounced back from a shock defeat to Rayo Vallecano by beating Real Betis 4-0 courtesy of goals from Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha ... Read more
ChatGPT outperforms physicians in quality and empathy of responses to patient: study finds
Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com Chatbots won’t replace doctors. But a new study found ChatGPT offered more empathetic and higher quality response to patients than answers from human doctors. There has been widespread speculation about how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like ChatGPT could be used in medicine. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, ... Read more
CPD calls on NBR to impose taxes on Facebook, Google, and Netflix
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to bring non-resident tech giants such as Facebook, Google, and Netflix under tax. “Legal provisions will need to be put in place for non-resident businesses to get Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in order for them to submit ... Read more
SSC, equivalent exams begin today
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Secondary School Certificate and equivalent exams will begin today. According to the education ministry, 20,72,163 candidates are likely to take this year’s SSC and equivalent exams. The exams will be held on all subjects with full marks but on revised syllabuses. They will be held in 3,810 centres across the ... Read more
DU entry test begins
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The admission test for Dhaka University’s 2022-23 academic session for undergraduate programmes started yesterday with the examination of the Faculty of Fine Arts. The exam began at 11:00am and continued till 12:30pm. The admission test was held at the university’s Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences buildings, said ... Read more
Queensland student accidentally ingests rat poison in Taiwan
World Desk : dhakamirror.com A young man from Queensland is fighting for his life after accidentally ingesting rat poison in Taiwan. A sick Australian student will be flown home from Taiwan for specialist medical care after apparently ingesting what is believed to be rat poison. Alex Shorey, 24, was on university exchange in the island’s ... Read more
‘Harry Potter’ actress Bonnie Wright expecting her first child
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com The 32-year-old actress — who is best known for playing Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter films alongside Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint — tied the knot with Andrew Lococo in March 2022 and took to social media today to reveal that she and her husband are expecting their ... Read more
Ibrahimovic’s season at risk after calf injury
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s injury-hit season could be at an end after AC Milan said on Saturday that the Sweden international has picked up a knock to his right calf. Milan did not specify for how long Ibrahimovic would be out but said that there a “small hope” that he could play before ... Read more
Taijul-Nasum experiment to carry on till World Cup
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha in his bid to test out several options leading up to the World Cup in India has decided to make things interesting when it comes to picking his second left-arm spin option after Shakib Al Hasan. The choice will be between left-arm spinners Taijul Islam and ... Read more
Nokia high-end smartphone design and specifications leaked
Respected tech outlet WinFuture has posted a slew of Nokia XR21 specs and renders Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com The Nokia XR20 was an important release for HMD Global in some ways, as the company embraced the rugged phone segment. Now, it turns out that a sequel is imminent, and it’s just leaked in full. According ... Read more
Chatgaya Food Festival held at The Peninsula Chittagong
City Desk : dhakamirror.com The Peninsula Chittagong desires to offer the diverse Chittagonian foods and textures to foodies in the city at the Chatgaya Food Festivalon from 27 April till 3 May 2023 at Laguna Restaurant. , reads a press release. This would be a great place to enjoy all types of Chittagonian traditional food ... Read more
The musings of sway
Endless dance to the universal rhythm Sudeshna Swayamprabha Tathoi Arts allow for a semblance of normalcy, an escape from the otherwise cruel realities and crises of the present world. One would find solace in the embrace of arts, diverting the mind to provide a means of reflection, to find beauty in life, to enable self-expression. ... Read more
Arjun Rampal and girlfriend Gabriella expecting second baby
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal and his girlfriend, Gabriella Demetriades, are expecting their second child. On Saturday, Gabriella made the big announcement through her stunning photos from her maternity shoot. In the pictures, she can be seen flaunting her baby bump. Sharing the bunch of photos on her Instagram handle, she wrote, ... Read more