Meghan presents fashion award to wedding dress designer Waight Keller

    France 24 Givenchy’s artistic director Clare Waight Keller Monday received the British designer of the year womenswear award from Meghan Markle, whose dress she designed for her wedding to Prince Harry. “It is such a pleasure to be here celebrating British fashion,” Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, said at the star-studded annual Fashion Awards at…

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      Disney again makes history with takings above $7bn for 2018

      AFP Walt Disney Studios is again ending the year on a high note, posting more than $7 billion in global box office earnings, thanks to hits such as “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” “This is only the second time in history any studio has surpassed the $7 billion mark, after Disney’s own industry-record 2016…

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        Taj Mahal ticket price hiked fivefold for Indians

        AFP Authorities have hiked fivefold ticket prices for Indian visitors to the Taj Mahal, in the latest attempt to lower tourist numbers and reduce damage at the country’s top tourist site. Indians make up the majority of the Taj Mahal’s 10,000-15,000 average daily visitors. Nearly 6.5 million people marvelled at the white marble 17th-century masterpiece…

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          Police dog hates his new shoes

          Sky News A police dog in the US is having quite a hard time adjusting to his new snow boots. Jary, a Belgian malinois, works for the Rapid City Police Department in South Dakota, where temperatures can tumble to about -9C (15F) during the harsh winter months. His human colleagues wanted to ensure he was…

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            Qatar opens visa center in Dhaka

            DOT Desk The Qatar government on Tuesday launched a Qatar Visa Center in Dhaka with a view to bringing in comprehensive visa service requiring applicants to enroll biometrics data, reports The New Age. The QVC is located at the 11th floor of Rupayan Trade Center at Bangla Motor in the capital. Expatriate affairs minister Nurul…

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              Japan to give Yen 500m grant for dev of pry education in Bangladesh

              UNB Bangladesh and Japan have signed an agreement on Japanese grant aid for the fourth Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP4). Hiroyasu Izumi, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, and Monowar Ahmed, Secretary of ERD signed exchange of notes representing respective governments at Economic Relations Division (ERD) of Ministry of Finance here on Monday. Hitoshi Hirata, Chief…

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