AFP: Hollywood’s A-listers gather Monday to honor the best in television at the Emmy Awards, with record-breaking fantasy epic “Game of Thrones” back in the competition and once again looking to slay its rivals. But winter could come early for HBO’s blood-spattered smash hit if it fails to snare the coveted best drama series prize,…
Desk Report: Prices of chicken, ginger and some vegetables increased in the city kitchen markets last week, reports Financial Express. Broiler chicken sold at Tk 135-Tk 145 and layer at Tk 170-Tk 175 per kilogram on Saturday—a Tk 10 hike in a week. Pakistani variety sold at Tk 270-Tk 290 while indigenous chicken at Tk…
DOT Desk Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has approved a project of construction of dual gauge double line between Joydebpur and Ishwardy sections of Bangladesh Railway, reports The Daily Sun. The project was approved on December 5. The total cost of the project including construction of dual gauge railway line and consultancy fee is…
Express Web Desk/The Indian Express A political row erupted over the Ministry of Home Affairs’ latest notification with opposition parties terming the order as unconstitutional, undemocratic and an assault on fundamental rights. Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday fired a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent notification by the Ministry of Home…
BBC The Bollywood superstar and the Texan singer, formerly part of the Jonas Brothers, wed before family and friends in Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhavan Palace. People magazine said the ceremony was officiated by Jonas’s father Paul Kevin Jonas. The couple will have a traditional Hindu ceremony on Sunday. Jonas and Chopra became engaged four months ago…
Desk Report: Bashundhara Group, country’s one of the leading business conglomerates, signed an agreement with China Railway 17th Bureau Group Company Ltd for supplying its King Brand Cement for the construction of the eighth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge in Pirojpur, reports Daily Sun. Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and China Railway 17th Bureau Group team…
Tara Karan Singh Grover wants to play Superman if the Indian version of Batman vs Superman is ever made. He said he has been a Superman fan all hislife as he did not use any prop and could be a superhero all by himself is the kind of power Karan likes to have. Karan was…
Sky News: A rare type of durian fruit, known for its pungent aroma, has gone on sale in Indonesia for three times the average monthly salary. The J-Queen variety of the smelly fruit is on sale in West Java, and costs 14m rupiah each – about £750. According to the manpower ministry, the average monthly…
Nadine Freischlad/Monga Bay *As Indonesia cracks down on the illegal wildlife trade, it is struggling to deal with the influx of animals confiscated from traffickers. *Birds are among the most trafficked creatures. Due to a lack of rehabilitation centers, where they would slowly be prepared for life in the wild, many birds are released prematurely….
Ronnie Jordan/Seven Billion Today I don’t know about you all, but I for one am extremely pissed off. Charity has been around for hundreds of years. The first charity was established in 1756. We have big corporate bosses donating BILLIONS on an annual basis (Bill Gates, anyone?). We also have the middle-class collectively donating BILLIONS…