Bangladesh’s first ever metro train service has started its test run on the viaduct in the capital. The formal test run started from Uttara at 11:54am. on sunday after Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader inaugurated the event by waving a green flag at the depot in Dhaka’s Diabari.. The minister told reporters that ... Read more
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Woman sets Guinness World Record for most hair donated to a charity
Zahab Kamal Khan, a 30-year-old Pakistani origin professional squash player residing in the USA, recently set a Guinness World Record for the ‘most hair donated by an individual. The athlete earned the record Thursday, when her first haircut in 17 years resulted in 6 feet, 3 inches of hair donated to a charity that creates ... Read more
Shah Rukh Khan is the most in-demand actor in new survey
Topping the list of 10 most in-demand stars worldwide is Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, followed by Allu Arjun, Priyanka Chopra bags the third position Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and South Indian hero Allu Arjun have srcured the top three spots in a survey that analysed the topten in-demand actors on ... Read more
Man City footballer Benjamin Mendy accused of rape and suspended by club
Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been suspended by his club on Thursday, after it came out that the French international has been charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by three complainants, as announced by the Cheshire Police. The police statements adds that the charges relate to
Metro rail: Rolling out in the open on August 29
The authorities are all set to start operating of a metro train on the viaduct on Sunday, touching a new milestone in the country’s first ever metro rail project. On that day, a train will run from Uttara to Mirpur Pallabi station at 10 am. As a precautionary measure, the metro rail run from Diabari ... Read more
Guardiola announces his departure from Manchester City
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has announced the date of his departure from the English team, as it will be his last season in England,indicating that he will head to coach the national teams in the future. Last November, the 50-year-old Spanish coach extended his contract until the end of the 2022-2023 season, and with ... Read more
Serena Williams withdraw from US Open with injuries
The 23-time Grand Slam champion has withdrawn from the US Open, which begins on Monday next, as she continues recovery from a torn hamstring she suffered in her Wimbledon opener. The American, who turns 40 next month, announced her decision to sit out the U.S. Open via a social media post. “After careful consideration and ... Read more
Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones’ drummer dies at 80
Charlie Watts, the unshakeable drummer for The Rolling Stones and the band’s irreplaceable heartbeat, died in London on Tuesday morning, according to his spokesperson. No cause of death was cited; he was 80. “Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also as a member of The Rolling Stones one of the greatest drummers ... Read more
It’s possible to walk across the Padma now
All 2,917 road slabs in place on Padma bridge The Padma bridge project yesterday moved one step closer to completion after the authority finished the installation of all road slabs linking both sides of the Padma river through the roadway. Now it is possible to cross the Padma river by walking across the 6.15 kilometre-long ... Read more
Rain at the summit of Greenland for the first time on record
Something extraordinary happened recently. On August 14, 2021, it rained at the highest point on the Greenland Ice Sheet for several hours — the first rainfall event in recorded history, and air temperatures remained above freezing for about nine hours. The record-breaking rain is the latest in a string of warning signs about how climate ... Read more
Messi returns to bercelona for weekened
Lionel Messi, who was left out of Paris Saint-Germain’s squad for their Ligue 1 encounter against Brest on Friday, has returned to Barcelona with his family, reported Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo. According to the report, Messi, who has spent most of his life in Barcelona since joining the Spanish club in 2000, went back to ... Read more
The fastest Sailfish caught in the Bay of Bengal
Curious people rushed to see and touch the Sailfish caught in the fisherman’s nets on Wednesday Two marine fish have been caught in fishermen’s nets in the Bay of Bengal. Fishermen locally call it ‘golpata’ fish because of the shape of its back fins. Experts say, actually these are sailfish, members of the billfish family ... Read more
Pori Moni sent to jail
Film actress Pori Moni was sent to jail today on completion of her one-day remand, in the third phase, in a case filed with Banani Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act. She was earlier placed on six-day remand in two phases in the same case. Criminal Investigation Department did not submit
Martial Arts Legend and ‘Kill Bill’ Actor Sonny Chiba Dies at 82
Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba, the Japanese actor and martial arts legend best known internationally for starring in ‘Kill Bill: Volume1 and Volume 2’ as well as ‘The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift’ died Thursday from complications caused by COVID-19, his manager said. He was 82. Born Sadaho Maeda in Fukuoka, Japan on Jan. 22, 1939, ... Read more
Nagad offers up to 30pc bonus in SWAP deals
Bangladesh Post Office mobile financial arm Nagad and re-commerce firm SWAP launched a campaign titled ‘Choice is Yours’ where Nagad users can avail 10 to 30 per cent bonus in any deal. Under the offer in SWAP, ‘Nagad Deal E Beshi Labh’, Nagad users can buy and sell used products like cell phone, laptop, motorbike, ... Read more
FB pays Tk 2.27cr in VAT for July in Bangladesh
Facebook filed value-added tax worth Tk 2.27 crore against its business in the month of July in Bangladesh on Tuesday. For July, Facebook Ireland Limited paid Tk 2,64,91,643, Facebook Payments International Limited Tk 16,785 and Facebook Technologies Ireland Limited paid Tk 2,294 in VAT. Earlier in June, Facebook was the first non-resident organisation to file VAT returns
Remembering Zahir Raihan, the legend
Today is the 86th anniversary of birth of renowned filmmaker, writer and freedom fighter Zahir Raihan. Zahir Raihan was born at Majupur village in Feni on August 19, 1935. Zahir Raihan, who made immense contribution towards shaping Bangla films, made his silver-screen debut as a director in the film Kokhono Asheni in 1961. He also ... Read more
Parimani remanded for one more day
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Thursday put Dhallywood star Pori Moni on a one-day remand for the third time. Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Atikul Islam passed the order. The actress was produced before the court by the Criminal Investigation Department in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act. The CID requested the court to ... Read more
Pi calculated to new record of 62.8 trillion figures claims Swiss scientists
Scientists in Switzerland have set a new record for the value of the mathematical constant pi. With the help of powerful supercomputers, the scientists in Switzerland have obtained the mathematical constant pi (π) down to 62.8 trillion digits. This approximation beat the previous world record of 50 trillion decimal places, and was performed 3.5 times ... Read more
Polish Olympian Maria Andrejczyk auctions silver medal to save sick infant’s life
Not even a fortnight since winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk auctioned off her Tokyo silver medal for $125,000 in order to save the life of an infant in her native Poland who is in need of heart surgery. The silver medal was the first Olympic medal for