Bollywood star Tabu is all for conventional methods. Even though in this age of social media, the presence on the medium has become more of a necessity, for Tabu, an online personality isn’t needed. “A question I am asked constantly is this ‘why are you not on Twitter?” Tabu recently shared with Hindustan Times. “Why ... Read more
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Pepsi releases its summer campaign with Salman Khan in double role
Pepsi launched its summer campaign “More Fizz More Refreshing Taste” in Bangladesh featuring brand ambassador Salman Khan. The new TVC campaign extends Pepsi’s new More fizz More refreshing Taste positioning in the country and showcases Salman Khan in a dual role, a press
Walton launches energy saving AC
Walton has launched an energy efficient “Inverna” series air conditioner which received a 5.5 star energy rating certificate from the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution. The higher a star rating, the more energy efficient the product is. A Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology test found that a one-tonne AC in economy
Bar council election on May 25
The election to Bangladesh Bar Council, the statutory body regulating the country’s lawyers, will be held on May 25 to elect its 14 executive members. The voting will be held from 10:00am to 5:00pm at the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in Dhaka and all the civil courts at the districts and Bajitpur, Ishwarganj, Durgapur,
Police arrest man fugitive for 22 years
A man, who remained fugitive for 22 years to avoid imprisonment, was sent to jail yesterday for killing his wife on January 10, 2000. The convict is Anwar Hossain, 55, of Dinajpur’s Phulbari upazila, said police. On Thursday, he was brought to Phulbari Police Station with the support of
Shironamhin in Paris
Popular band Shironamhin is set to rock the stage at the maison de’ receptions (pavilion royal) in Paris. The band is set to fly to Paris on March 29 after completing their Chattogram tour from March 26 to 28. The Embassy of Bangladesh in Paris, arranged the special concert to mark the golden jubilee of ... Read more
Theatre celebrates golden jubilee with Independence Day specials
Celebrating the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and their journey of 50 years, noted drama troupe Theatre has launched a year-long initiative. Marking Independence Day, they will be staging well-known plays. The 204th show of the anti-communal drama, “Meraj Fakirer Ma” (1995), written and directed by Abdullah al-Mamun, was staged yesterday at Bangladesh Mahila Samity
CMCH intern doctor arrested in pornography case
Police arrested an intern doctor of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) from the Intern Doctors’ Hostel at CMC early today in a case filed under the Pornography Control Act with Khilkhet Police Station in Dhaka. A team of police from Khilkhet Police Station with the help of Panchlaish Police Station in Chattogram conducted a drive ... Read more
BASIS to promote Bangladesh’s ICT industry in UK
The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) is planning to hold a special event in London in June to promote the ICT industry of Bangladesh in the United Kingdom. The development comes as BASIS President Russell T Ahmed met Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem at the Bangladesh High Commission ... Read more
Nation observing Independence Day
BSS, Dhaka The nation is celebrating the 52nd Independence and National Day today in a befitting manner. The government has taken elaborate programmes marking the Independence and National Day. President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave separate messages extending heartfelt greetings and warm felicitations to the countrymen living both home and abroad ... Read more
Netflix has just made its first ever adults-only movie
The long-awaited fictionalised Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde” may finally be available to stream soon – but it will be strictly for adults. The movie has hit the headlines recently after being given an NC-17 rating in the US for sexual content, the equivalent to an 18+ rating here, meaning that it is only for adult ... Read more
Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters drummer, dies aged 50
The band are currently on tour Taylor Hawkins, the iconic Foo Fighters drummer, has died, the band has announced. Taking to the band’s official Twitter account, the bandmembers wrote: “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on ... Read more
WWE’s Triple H announces retirement after heart surgery
WWE legend Paul “Triple H” Levesque has announced his retirement from wrestling. Levesque suffered what WWE described as a “cardiac event” last September and spoke for the first time since his hospitalisation on ESPN’s First Take on Friday (March 25). Confirming his retirement, Levesque said he now has a defibrillator in
‘Crushed and broken’, Italy to miss World Cup again
Italy again failed to qualify for the World Cup as North Macedonia produced one of the great smash-and-grab performances to steal a 1-0 victory in Palermo. Roberto Mancini’s Euro 2020 winners dominated possession but struggled to break down their opposition, who consistently blocked and repelled everything that was thrown at
Jacqueline Fernandez Opens Up About Working With John Abraham In ‘Attack’
Attack‘s new trailer has left viewers excited for the film. The audience is waiting to see India’s first super soldier, played by John Abraham, in this sci-fi action flick. The scientific human action scenes and the mystery behind them will be revealed on 1st April. The film has two heroines, Jacqueline Fernandez and Rakul Preet, ... Read more
Salman Khan summoned in court yet again!
Seems like legal troubles for Bollywood’s Bhai, Salman Khan, are neverending. Salman Khan has gotten himself in a pickle yet again with a new case filed against him on a complaint of a journalist Ashok Pandey for alleged misbehavior in 2019. According to ANI reports, Salman Khan and his bodyguard Nawaz Shaikh on Tuesday have ... Read more
Ingenious indigenous innovation
Kabuljan Begum’s eco-friendly oven makes waves across Rajshahi Anwar Ali Fourteen years ago, Kabuljan Begum developed an environment-friendly oven to keep herself and her family safe from air pollution caused by open-fire ovens. Her solution has now become the go-to choice for hundreds of others in the rural areas of Rajshahi region, covering three districts ... Read more
Beyonce and Billie Eilish among Oscars 2022 performers
Music superstars Beyonce and Billie Eilish will perform their Oscar-nominated songs live at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony on March 27, as per reports. Beyonce will sing “Be Alive,” a song she co-wrote for the movie “King Richard”, about the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams. Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell ... Read more
Miley Cyrus ‘almost died’ after private jet was struck by lightning
Miley Cyrus took to Instagram to share a video of her private jet being struck by lightning, with her sister later revealing they ‘almost died’. The 29-year-old, who was travelling with a friend and sisters to Paraguay this Tuesday, ‘almost died’ when her private jet was struck by lightening. Luckily saved, Miley’s sister Brandi Cyrus, ... Read more
Railway to resume online ticketing tomorrow
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will resume online ticketing of all intercity trains from 8:00am tomorrow. Besides, it will restart selling computerised tickets from counters from 6:00pm today, BR said in a public announcement today. Since March 21, BR has been selling tickets manually as it suspended