Saturday, November 15, 2025

Happy Days staged at Shilpakala Academy

Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days was staged at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday. Translated by Kabir Chowdhury and adapted and directed by Shuvashis Sinha, the play is a take on the absurdity of life, an investigation into meaning and meaninglessness of human existence. Although the original play contains two

Bring corporate tax down to 10-15% for newspapers: Editors to finance minister

Editors yesterday urged the government to bring down the corporate tax for newspapers to 10-15 per cent from the fiscal year of 2022-23 to help the print media survive amid rising costs. Currently, the newspaper industry has to pay 30 per cent corporate tax. The editors also demanded a reduction of the tax deducted at ... Read more

12-day int’l math workshop at DU concludes

The 12-day-long international mathematics workshop titled ‘scientific research school on mathematical epidemiology/biology’ ended Friday afternoon, with the concluding ceremony held at the AF Mujibur Rahman Ganit Bhaban on the Dhaka University campus. The workshop, which began on May 9, was jointly organised by the mathematics

Kourtney Kardashian excited to finally have her fairytale wedding

That’s amore! Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are tying the knot — again. Though the couple have already had two wedding ceremonies, their ceremony in Italy will be the large, “fairy tale” wedding that Kourtney has been planning for months. “You can feel all the love. Everyone is very excited to celebrate Kourtney and Travis,” ... Read more

Kourtney’s wedding To Travis Barker, sister Kim Kardashian arrives in Italy

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker legally tied the knot last Sunday Kim Kardashian has descended upon Italy along with much of the Kar-Jenner clan for Kourtney’s wedding to drummer Travis Barker. Kim, Kylie, Khloe and Kris were all photographed out on the town in Portofino on Friday night as they were swarmed by fans and ... Read more

New Zealand cricket squad hit by Covid cases

Three members of the Black Caps tour party – including frontline batsman Henry Nicholls – tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of their first warm-up cricket match in England on Friday. New Zealand Cricket confirmed Nicholls, bowler Blair Tickner and bowling coach Shane Jurgensen were in isolation as they prepared for day one of their four-day ... Read more

Rihanna and boyfriend A$AP Rocky welcome first child

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are celebrating the birth of their first child together, according to reports. It has been claimed the singer gave birth to a boy in Los Angeles on May 13, TMZ reported. The lovebirds, who were first lined in 2020, have also not shared any photos of their new arrival. The couple ... Read more

Akij signs deal with Bühler Asia for high-tech flour mill

Akij Essentials Ltd has signed an agreement with Swiss multinational plant equipment manufacturer Bühler Asia Private Ltd, Singapore to establish a latest technology flour mill with a 600-tonne daily production capacity located in Narayanganj. This is one of the big investments in food commodity business by Akij Essentials, a press

Taylor Swift gets honorary doctorate from New York University

Taylor Swift, an American singer-songwriter, has received an honorary doctorate from the New York University in fine arts. Ms Swift turned up at New York’s Yankee Stadium in a cap, blue gown, and a black dress. The singer, 32, was in attendance for the ceremony at the Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, where she joined the ... Read more

Mame Khan becomes the first Indian folk artiste to walk the Cannes red carpet

Rajasthani singer Mame Khan made history at the 75th Cannes Film Festival by becoming the first folk artist to open the red carpet for India at the event on Tuesday. Attired in traditional Rajasthani clothes, Khan, who hails from the desert state of Rajasthan, wore a vibrant pink kurta set with an embroidered navy blue ... Read more

FIFA appoints female referees for World Cup for first time in competition history

FIFA has appointed three women’s referees and three women’s assistant referees ahead of the 2022 World Cup for the first time in the tournament’s history. France’s Stephanie Frappart, Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda and Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita are among the 36 referees to have been selected by the world

Garment workers’ buying capacity falling: study

Rising cost of living has been eroding the purchasing power of readymade garment workers even though they are earning more through overtime duty apart from regular work hours, said a study released today. The RMG workers are working more than 10 hours per day on an average. Even after working overtime, the additional meal and ... Read more