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Is Coke Studio Bangladesh finally happening?

Is Coke Studio Bangladesh finally happening?

Swadhin Shahporan 2022-01-16 11:41:10

Coke Studio – a live music show, featuring established and emerging artists from India and Pakistan, has been a very popular show for quite some time now.  It started its journey back in 2...

Kalavuna meets Pizza, Momo with chocolate - unique ideas that blend in fusion food

Kalavuna meets Pizza, Momo with chocolate - unique ideas that blend in fusion food

Nowshaba Achal 2022-01-03 16:05:17

“Once, out of curiosity, I ordered chocolate Falooda. It’s tasted horrible,” said Mashiat Monjur, 2nd-year student of Khulna Medical College. The taste was so bad that she still regr...

Personal time lost in work - the never-ending cycle of hustling

Personal time lost in work - the never-ending cycle of hustling

Samiha Mizan 2021-11-25 19:09:57

In today’s fast-paced and highly competitive world, the definition of work and productivity has dynamically evolved. Nowadays, it is a norm to chase deadlines and take on a myriad of tasks till...

Never-seen-before concert to celebrate 25 years of Shironamhin

Never-seen-before concert to celebrate 25 years of Shironamhin

Mashfiq Mizan 2021-11-20 22:19:35

Dhaka to witness one of the best concerts in its history as Shironamhin is all set to celebrate 25 years of their existence if things go as planned. Shirohamhin fans, who were disappointed having m...

Surrealistic Pillow in the Summer of Love

Surrealistic Pillow in the Summer of Love

Swadhin Shahporan 2021-11-15 18:55:49

The Summer billed as ‘the Summer of Love’ that drew some peer-driven 75,000 young people to the San Francisco streets in 1967 in search of glamour, ecstasy and utopia, also delivered a n...

Australia win the T20 World Cup 2021

Australia win the T20 World Cup 2021

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-11-14 23:22:49

Australia have won the Trans-Tasman battle to claim the seventh edition of the ICC T20 World Cup. A comprehensive 8 wickets victory has ensured Australia their first-ever T20 World Cup title. In resp...

An ‘Adkhana’ film where we meet halfway with Arnob

An ‘Adkhana’ film where we meet halfway with Arnob

Anindeta Chowdhury 2021-10-30 17:42:06

A recent talk of the town revolved around a musician, who is considered by many to be the icon of the youth audience. A musical film about Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, directed by Abrar Atahar, was release...

Australia vs England: Arch rivals lock horns for the top spot

Australia vs England: Arch rivals lock horns for the top spot

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-10-30 14:16:04

The two oldest rivals of cricket are scheduled to face each other in Dubai tonight at 8.00 pm Bangladesh time.  Both these sides have so far registered four points in two games – with Engl...

Australia’s mission to secure T20 glory

Australia’s mission to secure T20 glory

Shafin Saif 2021-10-18 14:39:07

Australia can be considered as the most successful team in the history of cricket in both the shorter and longer versions.  However, the shortest format of them i.e. T20 cricket hasn’t bee...

The Fizz in superlative form, thanks to the IPL

The Fizz in superlative form, thanks to the IPL

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-10-11 17:16:06

Bangladesh, a cricketing nation known for its rich abundance of finger spinners-- more so in left-arm spin, has been seeing its revamped shape in international cricket thanks to its rejuvenated pace a...

Coronavirus outbreak spreads in Europe from Italy

Coronavirus outbreak spreads in Europe from Italy

-- 2020-02-26 11:16:04

Several European countries have announced their first coronavirus cases, with all appearing to be linked to the growing outbreak in Italy. Austria, Croatia and Switzerland said the cases involved peo...

First Italian dies of coronavirus as outbreak flares in north

First Italian dies of coronavirus as outbreak flares in north

-- 2020-02-22 11:16:44

An elderly man in the northern Italian city of Padua has died after being infected with the coronavirus, becoming the first Italian victim of the disease, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Frid...

PM hands over Ekushey Padak

PM hands over Ekushey Padak

-- 2020-02-20 11:56:29

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday distributed the prestigious Ekushey Padak-2020 among 20 eminent personalities and an organisation in recognition of their contributions to various fields. The...

Deaths in China virus climb to 811, surpassing toll from SARS

Deaths in China virus climb to 811, surpassing toll from SARS

-- 2020-02-09 10:23:03

The number of new coronavirus deaths on the Chinese mainland hit 811 by end of Feb 8, the National Health Commission said on Sunday morning, surpassing that of the SARS epidemic in 2002/2003. The new...

Countries evacuating nationals from China virus areas

Countries evacuating nationals from China virus areas

Reuters 2020-01-28 13:41:39

Countries around the world are planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and private citizens from Chinese areas hit by the new coronavirus, which is spreading quickly. Wuhan, a city of 11 million in the...

Shanghai shuts down all cinemas amid Coronavirus outbreak

Shanghai shuts down all cinemas amid Coronavirus outbreak

-- 2020-01-25 12:49:05

Shanghai has shut down all cinemas during the Lunar New Year holidays, which last until Jan 30, the Liberation Daily said on its online channel. A virus outbreak in China has prompted seven Chinese f...

China virus death toll jumps to 41, over 1300 infected worldwide

China virus death toll jumps to 41, over 1300 infected worldwide

-- 2020-01-25 10:39:38

The official death toll from the coronavirus in China jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier, as local media reported a doctor on the frontline of the battle to contain the virus in Wuhan city...

Emirates pledges funds to bushfire relief in Australia

Emirates pledges funds to bushfire relief in Australia

FE Online Desk 2020-01-22 16:02:40

Emirates has announced its contributions to bushfire relief in Australia. The airline will be donating 10 per cent of all Emirates RED sales on every flight from 17 January until 16 February 2020 and...

Australia PM admits mistakes in handling of bushfire crisis

Australia PM admits mistakes in handling of bushfire crisis

-- 2020-01-12 11:17:56

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed regret over his handling of the bushfire crisis ravaging the country. The PM has faced mounting criticism over his government's response to the...

Bangabandhu- the people’s protagonist

Bangabandhu- the people’s protagonist

Atiur Rahman 2020-01-09 21:17:25

Bangabandhu is, in fact, a namesake of Bangladesh. He created the concept Bangladesh for which millions shed blood in 1971. He was a born leader who could inspire his fellow countrymen and women with...

The day Sheikh Mujib returns

The day Sheikh Mujib returns

Faruq Aziz Khan 2020-01-09 21:13:00

While handing over the office of the president to Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto on December 19, only three days after his army surrendered to the joint command in Dhaka, Yahya Khan passed on to Bhutto a sealed...

Bushfire sweeps across southeast Australia, two more dead

Bushfire sweeps across southeast Australia, two more dead

-- 2020-01-04 11:23:00

Bushfires were burning dangerously out of control on Australia’s east coast on Saturday, fueled by soaring temperatures and strong winds that had firefighters battling to save lives and property...

Australia PM sorry for Hawaii holiday during bushfire crisis

Australia PM sorry for Hawaii holiday during bushfire crisis

-- 2019-12-22 10:50:54

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for going on holiday while the country struggled with a mounting wildfire crisis. Mr Morrison cut short his trip to Hawaii as criticism of him...

Travel warnings issued as fires ravage Australia

Travel warnings issued as fires ravage Australia

-- 2019-12-21 13:15:14

Catastrophic fire warnings are in place across the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), where firefighters are tackling more than 100 blazes. Authorities have urged Christmas travellers to dela...

State of emergency declared in Australia over bushfire crisis

State of emergency declared in Australia over bushfire crisis

-- 2019-12-19 11:19:02

A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales, Australia, amid fears a record-breaking heatwave will exacerbate the state's bushfire crisis. The nation experienced its hottest day on reco...

14 die in Nepal bus crash

14 die in Nepal bus crash

-- 2019-12-15 12:00:00

At least 14 passengers were killed while around 16 others injured in a bus crash at Sindhupalchowk district in central Nepal on Sunday morning, authorities confirmed. Ganesh Khanal, spokesperson at d...

Answer lies in ‘long-term funds from stock, bond markets’

Answer lies in ‘long-term funds from stock, bond markets’

FE REPORT 2019-12-13 11:03:16

Vibrant bond and stock markets hold the key to meeting the financing need of the country's private sector in attaining the sustainable development goals (SDGs), discussants said on Thursday. They als...

'Public-private linkup' to help bridge SDG financing gap

'Public-private linkup' to help bridge SDG financing gap

FE REPORT 2019-12-13 09:59:59

Effective partnership with the private sector can help the government lessen the financing gap for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), said Mahbubur Rahman, president of International Cham...

'Financial inclusion to cut poverty, inequality'

'Financial inclusion to cut poverty, inequality'

FE REPORT 2019-12-12 14:48:11

Financial inclusion ensures access to finance for all sections of population, including vulnerable and low-income groups, providing suitable financial products that pave the way for alleviating povert...

Planning minister addresses confce on financing for sustainable dev

Planning minister addresses confce on financing for sustainable dev

-- 2019-12-12 13:44:27

Planning Minister M A Mannan speaking at the Ministerial Plenary Session titled 'Inclusive Financing for SDGs in Asia and the Pacific' during the second day Wednesday of 'Asia-Pacific Conference on Fi...