The film revolves around a scheme to rob $120m in diamonds from a vault After the success of “Kistimat,” breakthrough director Ashiqur Rahman is working on “Mission America,” a brand-new action thriller set and wholly shot in the United States. Toma Mirza, who came onto the scene in 2010 with “Bolo Na Tumi Amar,” pairs […]
Samsung has launched Galaxy Note Edge, the first smartphone in the world to have a display on the side in India, at a market price of Rs 64,900. It will be available for sale from January first week through select retailers in “charcoal black,” and “frost white” colour variants. The display curves on the right […]
The International Cricket Council on Monday announced that former Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, will be the ambassador for the upcoming 2015 Cricket World Cup in February. It is the second successive time that the batting sensation will be the ambassador of ICC’s coveted tournament. Earlier, he fulfilled the role in the 2011 World Cup, […]
In order to participate in two TV commercials model Nusrat Faria flew to Kolkata Sunday. She is to act in the TVC for ‘Mangolee Juice’ and ‘Nirala Washing Powder’. Among the two TVC’s first one will be directed by Shiddhartha. The unit will do the framing of first TVC at various spots of Kolkata on […]
Monkeys not only have language, but distinct local dialects. Research into the variations could throw light on both our own linguistics and the way our fellow primates think. Like other social species, Campbell’s monkeys (Cercopithecus campbelli) have warning calls to alert fellow members of their troupe to danger. Recordings in the Tai Forest of the […]
Google on Monday announced the expansion of its Android One initiative to countries beyond India, namely, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Notably, ahead of this expansion into the Indian sub-continent, Google’s Android One partner in India,Karbonn, had in November taken its first Android One smartphone (the Sparkle V) to the UK. Google in its blog […]
Banya Mirza,the popular TV actress, is returning on stage after a break of four years. She is to play a role in the “Dorponey Shorothshoshhir,” produced by Desh theatre troupe. The play will be staged today and tomorrow at 6pm at the National Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Banya has worked with Desh […]
In a move that has drawn mixed reactions, the highly anticipated pay commission report has proposed up to more than doubled salaries for public servants, with the proposed lowest to the highest basic salary grades ranging between Tk8,200 and Tk80,000. The latest proposal sees a higher spike than the previous pay commissions: the two most […]
The government has launched a new website for developing 300 mobile apps for the ministries and departments in providing government services to people easily. State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Saturday inaugurated the website of National Mobile Application Trainer and Innovative Application Development Program at Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) Bhaban. […]
The Google India top searches list for 2014 is out and it has two big learnings for the country. One, we as a country still search for URLs instead of typing them directly on the address bar and two, despite the appeal of BJP star campaigner turned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are still searching […]
‘Chhuye Dile Mon’, the directorial debut film of Shihab Shaheen, has been submitted to film censor board yesterday after completing the entire process of the making of a film. Most of the part of the shooting was completed at different beautiful locations of Sylhet. Produced jointly by Asiatic Dhonichitra and Monforing, the romantic film stars […]
For most of us, the day does not begin without the early morning shot of caffeine. While drinking coffee might be viewed as an addiciton, there are myriad benefits to drinking coffee. Here are some of them. Coffee reduces the risk of cancer: Caffeine contains polyphenols, which help reduces the risk of cancer. Regular coffee […]
Google Inc is laying the groundwork for a version of Android that would be built directly into cars, sources said, allowing drivers to enjoy all the benefits of the Internet without even plugging in their smartphones. The move is a major step up from Google’s current Android Auto software, which comes with the latest version […]
One of Bollywood’s most talented actress, Anushka Sharma has posed for the December 2014 issue of GQ magazine and looks exceptionally beautiful. The actress who has been fortunate enough to have worked with the ruling Khans of Bollywood, is seen posing for the shutterbugs. The video below is a sneak peek of the sizzling photoshoot […]
Popular singer Kumar Biswajit and rock band Shironamhin and will perform in a musical event at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in the capital’s Dhanmondi area on Friday. The musical event is organised by IGCC to mark the 44th Victory Day of Bangladesh. Kumar Biswajit, one of the most popular contemporary singers of Bangladesh, is […]
