Digital Spy: When Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher played shallow lovebirds on That ’70s Show, no one really predicted they’d get married years later and have two kids, but here we are. It’s now 20 years later and Mila and Ashton are going strong, but gone are the days of seeing them on screen together…
DOT Desk: The Hazari-bagh tannery industry site that had long been subjected to rampant pollution would be regenerated as a modern township with 45 residential high-rises and civic amenities, according to top officials of Dhaka’s development regulator Rajuk, reports The Daily Star. The 65-acre area — now abandoned following relocation of tanneries to Savar and…
Sayeed Muhammad: In the wake of suspicions of infiltration by criminal groups, the entire municipal police force in the coastal Mexican resort of Acapulco is under investigation. Marines surrounded the police headquarters and disarmed 700 officers as federal police and the military will now patrol the city instead, reports BBC. Acapulco became famous as a…
Josie Le Blond, Rhino Camp Settlement, Uganda/UNHCR Private investment has brought connectivity to north-western Uganda, as well as new opportunities for refugees and locals Sudanese refugee Richard Maliamungu strolls through the dusty market. Squinting up at the midday sun, he slows and stops outside a shuttered stall. Here, in Rhino Camp Settlement, Richard hopes to…
NDTV The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle’s “accent” has become the talk of the town once again. In a recent video clip from Queen Elizabeth II’s documentary ‘Queen of the World’, Meghan, according to viewers, can be heard talking “in a slight British accent.” The clip first appeared online over the weekend, in which she…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : More heads of state and government, including the Ghanaian president and the Cambodian prime minister, have extended their heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her reappointment as the prime minister for the third straight time, reports BSS. Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in his congratulatory message, yesterday…
CNN: A gum infection was found to be a potential risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease in a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. The bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis, known as Pg, lead to the gum infection chronic periodontitis, causing chronic inflammation and potential tooth loss. This same bacteria were also found in 51 out…
DOT Desk Café Mango and Gallery at Dhanmondi is hosting a month long group art exhibition titled, King Kortobbyo. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on November 24. The exhibition displays collective artworks by Azizee Fawmi Khan, Rakib Anwar, Khairul Alam, Al Nasir, Jawad Hossain, Pijush Talukder and Mehedi Hasan. The opening ceremony…
Desk Report: Mindless of the risk of fatal accidents, pedestrians often cross busy roads in the capital without using footbridges and zebra crossings, not giving a damn about traffic rules, reports Daily Sun. Though jaywalking is one of the main reasons for road fatalities in the city, pedestrians are reluctant to use footbridges and zebra…