DOT Desk: he opening day of the three-day long (January 4-6) Bangla Utshab featured performances of Tagore songs, adhunik Bangla numbers and film songs by both Bangladeshi and Indian singers, reports The Daiuly Star. Lopamudra Mitra set off the musical performances with Tagore songs, based on the six Bengali seasons. The artiste sang several songs…
Tech Explorist: Smartphones are increasingly finding their way into the health sector. Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi have developed a biosensor and a mobile app, which together can be used for bacterial detection. One can fit the biosensor in front of mobile camera and images captured by the camera are sent to the…
AFP: New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art welcomed almost 7.4 million visitors in 2018, figures showed Friday, a new record for the venerable institution which in March began charging a fixed fee for out-of-towners. The figure represented a rise of 5.1 percent compared to 2017, itself a record-setting year. The bump in attendance was in…
DOT Desk: Rezanur Rahman has recently made a telefilm titled ‘Khelaramer Khela’. Rownak Hasan and Lux superstar Samia Othoi play the lead roles in the telefilm based on the upcoming election, reports The Daily Observer. Hundreds of actors from various theatre groups of Dhaka and Saidpur also featured in the telefilm. The shooting took place…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Oikyafront leaders announced yesterday that none of its elected lawmakers will be taking their oaths, dismissing any claims of a rift in the alliance. The decision was made after a steering committee member meeting, reported The Daily Star, quoting Mostofa Mohsin Montu and ASM Abdur Rob. There were rumors of a…
The Image: A biopic is in production on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vivek Oberoi is set to star in it. A source tells Indian Express, “Producer Sandeep Singh and Vivek came up with the idea of roping in the Chief Minister for the unveiling. When the makers approached him, he readily agreed. The…
Annie Karni/The New York Times The Trump administration announced late Friday night that it would freeze a pay raise for Vice President Mike Pence, members of the cabinet and other high-ranking political appointees in light of the partial government shutdown. The high-level officials were positioned to receive a raise of about $10,000 a year —…
Sputnik News: The signing of a peace treaty between Japan and Russia will have a positive impact on the security of the Asia-Pacific region and will also be beneficial for Washington, which signed a security treaty with Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the NHK TV Channel on Sunday. When asked to comment on…
NTV Online: Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) has urged the Election Commission (EC) to properly investigate the irregularities took place during the 11thnational election held on December 30. ‘Many candidates did not submit proper documents along with their respective nomination form. The commission should investigate the issue seriously,’ said Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar at a…
Hindustan Times: Phoenix police on Saturday were investigating reports of a sexual assault after a woman who has been hospitalized in a vegetative state for the past decade gave birth. The woman, who was incapacitated in a drowning incident, was a patient at Hacienda Healthcare when she went into labour on December 29 and delivered…