The Independent, BD: Bangladesh Premier League, the country’s franchise based Twenty20 tournament, has done away with the local icon player category for the upcoming edition. The A+ category will be the top bracket along with five more categories – A, B, C, D and E – for franchises to choose players at the next player…
Know your mobile: Apple made waves back in 2016 when it completely ditched the 3.5mm headphone jack on its iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models; the company had decided that the time for wired connections had finally passed and that a tangle-free future was to be enjoyed by all. Predictably, there were cries of…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought India’s continual support for the development of Bangladesh. “I look forward to continued support from the government of India in our development pursuit. I’m quite sure we’ll get such many happy events in the days ahead for the welfare of our people,” she said yesterday. The…
The Guardian: It is no longer fashionable to be anti-ageing: it has been rebadged as “pro-skin”, by the founder of American skincare brand Drunk Elephant and “anti-wrinkles” by Neutrogena. A new vocabulary of renewal, regeneration, plumpness and “glow” now dominates the language of the beauty industry, the ethos of body-positivity finally inching its way up…
Banglanews24: Customs officials detained a man carrying 5 gold bars, weighing about 100 grams each, which were hidden inside his undergarments, at Benapole check post on Tuesday (September 18). The detainee was identified as Masudur Rahman Paban, son of Abdul Halim, from Chanderchar village of Daudkandi Upazila of Cumilla district. On suspicion, a team of…
Raj Abrar: Several media outlets reported that Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been forced to fly back to Dhaka after his daughter Alayna Hasan Aubrey fell ill while staying at a Dubai hotel with her parents. However, Shakib’s wife Umme Ahmed Shishir took to Facebook to deny the news. Yellow journalism at its best….
Channel News Asia: Hong Kong said on Tuesday (Sep 18) it will recognise overseas same-sex partnerships when granting dependent visas, more than two months after the city’s top court ruled that a British lesbian should be granted a spousal visa in a landmark judgement. International banks and law firms operating in the global financial hub…
Desk Report: The last date for sending samples of pickles for the 19th edition of PRAN National Pickle Competiton-2018 is September 30. During this time, only women will be able to take part in the competition, said a statement, reports Financial Express. Top winner of the competition will get Tk 0.2 million (2.0 lakh) as…
The Independent, BD: Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in partnership with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, invites promising young dancers and choreographers to participate in a call for applications for the upcoming ‘Young Choreographers’ Platform 2018’ to be held from October 20 to November 30 this year. The platform will provide a stage to promising young dancers and choreographers to…
Yen Yen Ong, Tropical fish hobbyist from Singapore/ Seven Billion Today Fan BingBing has dissapeared. The Chinese A-List actress, with over 60 million online followers has dissapeared. She first dissapeared from the scene in June after being involved in an apparent tax evasion scam. However, her disappearance has perturbed many across the world. Some are…