Entertainment Desk Veteran actress Hema Malini says there is a scarcity of good roles for the aged in Bollywood as opposed to Hollywood where roles are written for all age groups. “Internationally, such beautiful films are made with elderly actresses but that doesn’t happen here. They don’t want to invest money because filmmaking is too…
The Independent, BD: Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, has for the first time started providing in-flight phone and internet services in its recently added aircraft, Dreamliner Akashbeena. Akashbeena, in its first commercial flight from Dhaka to Kuala Lumpur, introduced the in-flight service, said Biman Bangladesh general manager Shakil Meraj. Biman Bangladesh Airlines received…
DOT Desk: Gold prices have gone up by Tk. 1,517 for each ‘bhori’ in the local market from yesterday due to rising bullion prices in the international market in recent weeks, reports The Independent. The new prices became effective from yesterday (Wednesday), according to the Bangladesh Jewellers Samiti. The Bangladesh Jewellers Samity announced the new…
Tara Sattar Rita Gam was first wife to director Sidney Lumet. She passed away due to respiratory failures in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, reports hollywoodreporter.com. She was 88. She starred in films like Saadia, Sign of the Pagan and King of Kings. Ms Gam also appeared opposite Gregory Peck in Night People…
AFP, New Delhi Unsung New Zealand have begun to emerge from Brendon McCullum’s shadow and are revelling in their success over cricket’s big guns, according to veteran Ross Taylor. After they cruised through the group stages of the World Twenty20 in India, winning all four matches, the spotlight is beginning to be shone on a…
Natalie Nougayrède/The Guardian, UK A force capable of rallying public opinion, NGOs and politicians across borders – how distant that feels in the time of Trump I’d like to talk about heroes – and mine are people who defend human rights. They are the people who keep reminding us about the exquisite uniqueness of each…
UNB, Dhaka Acting secretary at the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Begum Shamsun Nahar on Sunday said the Malaysian government has not yet officially informed the Bangladeshi government about its suspension order on recruiting foreign workers, including Bangladesh. While speaking to reporters at the ministry, Shamsun Nahar also said Malaysia even did not…
Desk Report: Heavy rain coupled with onrush of water from the upstream across the border has created monsoon flood in some districts of the country, reports Daily Sun. Low lying areas in Bogura, Sylhet and Sunamganj districts have been inundated by flood waters, said Md Arifuzzaman Bhuyan, executive engineer of Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre…
Desk Report Awami League government has failed to ensure safe drinking water for the country’s entire population even seven years after the timeline they had pledged, with salinity and arsenic still remaining major challenges. The party in its election manifesto before the parliamentary polls in 2008 had promised to ensure safe drinking water for all…
Taylor Lorenz, Staff writer at The Atlantic/The Atlantic The men behind the camera are ready to step into the spotlight. Earlier this week, Chrissy Teigen posted a video on Instagram of herself posing artfully on the beach while her husband captured an endless stream of photos, including multiple angles and poses. “Thank u for always…