Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, has finally decided to take their relationship to the next level. Yes we are talking about Bollywood’s most anticipated wedding. it is finally set to happen in March 2012. The new Nawab of Pataudi Saif Ali Khan has admitted that he is getting hitched in early 2012 and even […]
Language Movement veteran and artist Imdad Hossain passed away due to old age complications. He died at about 10:30am yesterday at Health and Hope Hospital on Green Road, Dhaka. He was 85. Hossain left behind his wife, four sons and two daughters, a host of relatives and admires to mourn his death. About Hossain, veteran […]
The Hay Festival, an annual festival of literature and arts in Britain, will be held in Bangladesh for the first time on November 21, giving an opportunity for a dialogue between British and Bangladeshi authors. The festival in Dhaka, originating in Hay-on-Wye in Britain’s Wales and later expanding internationally, aims at bringing together writers and […]
Airtel yesterday announced that it added over 1,000 new network sites in Bangladesh in the last few months. So far the mobile operator has made its services available in 4,350 towns, including 398 thanas and 2,158 unions, in the country. It also plans to expand its network up to March 2012, Airtel said in a […]
Bangladesh launch their ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers campaign when they take on one of the tournament favourites Pakistan in one of the opening matches at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. The match starts at 9:30 am local time. In the other opening day matches South Africa face Sri Lanka at the Fatullah […]
The Election Commission will kick off a campaign next week on electronic voting machine (EVM) in Comilla to train up the voters how to cast vote electronically. In the meantime, the election commission has decided to use electronic voting machine in the upcoming maiden election to Comilla City Corporation (CCC), based on its success in […]
What has Sony’s research and development team been beavering away on in no so hushed silence for a couple of years? Only the best and most uniquely designed Android tablet you can buy. Sony S Tablet: Build The Tablet S is a curvaceous, wedge-shaped tablet, which looks as if it has been folded out of […]
N Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is set to arrive in the capital Sunday on the first leg of his three-nation official tour in South and South-East Asia that would also take him to Thailand and Indonesia. The key purpose of his visit is to showcase the progress and leadership of the three countries – Bangladesh, Thailand […]
Runway’, the last film directed by acclaimed Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud, has been screened as the inaugural film at a Kolkata film festival. The festival — International Forum of New Cinema, a seven-day film carnival, has been organised by India’s largest film society Cine Central to mark its 25th anniversary. Catherine Masud, the wife of the […]
The traditional ‘Lila Kirtan’, a religious festival, was held amidst festivity at Ramakrishna Sewa Ashram Pabna on Friday night. As every year, Ramakrishna Sewa Ashram organised the traditional festival on a grand scale. “Ramakrishna Sewa Ashram organises the traditional event to spread peace and joy among mankind. Hindu devotees from different areas of the district […]
Micromax Informatics Ltd has launched its latest QWERTY handset — Micromax Q22 — for the customers in Bangladesh. This lightweight handset has been designed for people who love to chat on the internet and SMS every other minute. With its 5 cm screen, every single spot is crystal clear for the user’s eyes. Equipped with […]
After increasing prices of petroleum oil three times in six months, the government is raising consumer-level tariffs of power once again to balance with the bulk price hiked three months back. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) chairman Syed Yusuf Hossain told bdnews24.com that the new retail price of power would be announced by December after public hearings […]