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Newcomer Sporshia is about to appear in a villainous role for the upcoming TV play “Prem Ashe Prem Jay.” She prefers to be known as an actor over a model. Sporshia states, "Acting is my passion and I want to establish myself in the field." In Sporshia's short career she has been cast in diverse roles. Amomg them all, she ... Read More »

Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to develop a satellite which will serve all the SAARC nations, reported the Times of India. Addressing Indian space scientists at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh after the successful launch of PSLV C23 rocket, the prime minister said the fruits of ... Read More »

The cabinet on Monday gave its final approval to the draft ‘Formalin Control Bill-2014’, incorporating a provision for life term imprisonment for trading formalin without licence. ‘This new law would regulate import, use, misuse, marketing and sales of formalin,’ cabinet secretary Md Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told a press briefing after the meeting. Offences under the proposed law would be cognizable ... Read More »

Vidyut Jamwal has reportedly managed to upset not one but two superstars – Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. The actor apparently turned down a role in Farah Khan's upcoming film, Happy New Year, and later on, he refused to play Salman Khan's younger brother in Sooraj Barjatya's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. It seems that the actor has been rejecting ... Read More »

State-run Sonali Bank authority has filed another money loan case against much-talked Hall-Mark Group Managing Director Tanvir Mahmud and Chairman Jesmin Islam. Sonali Bank executive officer Abdus Salam lodged the case with money loan court at 10:00am on Monday. Lawyer of the state-owned bank Jahangir Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews. This is the 15th case against Hall-Mark by the ... Read More »

The parliament yesterday passed the national budget for fiscal 2014-15 without any opposition from the Jatiya Party and independent members, a rare occurrence in the nation's history. The budget outlines a gross expenditure of Tk 382,340 crore and net expenditure of Tk 250,506 crore. Like every year, the defence ministry received the highest allocation, of Tk 16,492 crore, among the ... Read More »

The holy month of Ramzan begins today (Monday) in the country.  On the occasion, schools, madrasahs and equivalent educational institutions have been declared closed from Sunday till August 6.Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken initiatives to ensure proper security in the city during Ramzan, said DMP Commissioner Benazir Ahmed. Special force would be deployed to sensitive points, including shopping ... Read More »

Costa Rica secured a place in the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time on Sunday after beating Greece 5-3 on penalties after the teams finished level at 1-1 after extra time, the Central Americans playing for almost an hour with 10 men.Costa Rica keeper Keylor Navas dived to superbly save Theofanis Gekas’s fourth penalty for the Greeks, leaving Michael ... Read More »

Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone, who is currently chilling out at Barcelona, has let her fans click her candid pictures. While the pictures have the actress posing and shopping around Barcelona, there is not even a single picture of her with her alleged beau Ranveer Singh. A Bollywoodlife.com report says the reason is that Zoya Akhtar has given strict instructions to ... Read More »

The proposed budget of FY 2014-15 is Tk 250,506 crore which was 222,491 crore in FY 2013-14 have been passed Sunday in the parliament without any oppose.     Around 382.34 crore grants and allocations have also been passed for 52 ministries and departments.      Finance division gets highest allocation Tk185.66 crore and lowest budget Tk1.45 Lakhs has been ... Read More »

Hosts Brazil will face fellow South American nation Colombia in quarter final at Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza on July 5.   The first two teams through to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Quarter-Finals following both nations winning their respective Round of 16 encounters’s on Saturday. Brazil advanced through to the quarter-finals following a 1-1 (3-2 on penalties) victory over Chile, a ... Read More »

Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said there would be no more problem in vehicular movement on roads and highways during Ramadan and Eid. The communications minister made the remarks in reply to questions from lawmakers on roads and highways during the budget session at the parliament in the noon. “No more problems would appear on roads during Ramadan, Eid ... Read More »

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Sunday said it is the responsibility of local MPs to monitor public hospitals in their respective constituencies to ensure the presence of errant doctors. Responding to criticisms by some MPs during their statements on cut-motion proposals against the allocation for the Health Ministry in the Appropriation Bill 2014, Nasim said, “It’s the local MPs who ... Read More »

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has admitted the incident of question paper leakage in HSC examinations. “Stern action will be taken soon against them who were involved with the incident,” the minister warned. The minister has admitted it to the journalists at his office on Sunday afternoon after getting the probe report. “We have investigated the question paper leakage incident ... Read More »

Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins on Monday as the new moon was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh sky on Saturday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee on Saturday evening after reviewing reports on moon sighting for the month of Ramadan of 1435 Hijri. Religious Affairs Minister ... Read More »