Muhammad Taqi A new documentary about Oldboy premiered last Friday during the Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea, and the occasion brought together two of the country’s most iconic creatives, director Park Chan-wook and producer Syd Lim. The two spoke to fans as they looked back on the 2003 Cannes Grand Prix-winning cult film,…
Md. Taqi Yasir The verdict is in: Zack Snyder’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice will end up as the No. 7 comic book movie of all time at the worldwide box office to date, not accounting for inflation. BvS is all but done with its run has grossed $862.9 million globally, including $325.1 million…
Md. Taqi Yasir Five years after U.S. Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden at his Pakistani compound, more groups of violent Islamic extremists threaten global security than at any time in history. Terrorist attacks stretching from Paris and Brussels to Istanbul and the skies over the Sinai Peninsula speak to the virulent reach of ISIS,…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Seems as though Dhaka is turning in the new food hub of the east; following the likes of KFC, Baskin Robbins and such, guess who’s coming to our little town, none other than Krispy Kremes Doughnuts. Krispy Kreme doughnuts is launching its very own store in Bangladesh come the 5th of May. Now…
Interviewed by Eshan Maitra Members: Nadib(Lead Vocal), Abir(Lead Guitarist), Saif(Side Guitarirst), Rafy(Bass) and Nahin(Drums). Genre: Alternative Rock and Mellow Rock. Inspiring Bands: Artcell, Nemesis, Warfaze, Black, Kings of Leon, Metallica, U2, Coldplay and Guns n Roses. CHOTURVUZ started its journey in 2011 with Amit, Saif, Abir and Nahin. They started very young. Since, they were…
Myisha Nawar Imagine a day without coffee. Did you just imagine the Apocalypse? Yeah, I did too. My definition of a nightmare: NO COFFEE! AAAAAAH! Coffee has become an indispensible part of my life. And for addicts like me, the following things might start to happen as soon as you take the first step into…
Nusrat Jahan Progga Were you always singing “Haven’t learned a thing” by Daughtry every time you got yourself into a difficult situation, passed poor judgments or made bad decisions? Below is a collection of stories from successful CEOs, which tell you exactly why you need to learn something from complex situations. • STEPHEN BLACK (CO-FOUNDER…
Myisha Nawar After years of protest from animal advocates, elephants performed for the last time Sunday at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The show took place in Providence, Rhode Island and was broadcast live on the circus’ Facebook page. Thousands of people tuned into the live stream Sunday evening, to share their goodbyes…
Samiul Bashar Samin Our fascination with visiting museums draws on the cult of adulation for the unique work of art, as explored by Walter Benjamin in ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’. We want an authentic encounter as opposed to the experience of gazing at reproductions in books. It’s the reason…
We will be lying if we say we don’t care about what people say about us, do they think well of us? Do they talk behind my back? Will they help me out if I ask them to? We live in a society so getting at least a minimal approval from people is necessary….