Bangladesh tears down building seen as symbol of corruption
DHAKA: Bangladesh authorities on Wednesday began tearing down the headquarters of a powerful garment lobby long viewed as a symbol of corruption in a move hailed as a victory for the environmental movement. The demolition of the 15-storey building in the capital Dhaka is set to be completed over six months using bulldozers as well […]
Bangladesh: Many dead in train collision
DHAKA: At least 15 people were killed and 58 others injured when two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh early Tuesday, police said. Three coaches were sent tumbling off the tracks at Mondolbhag station in the town of Kasba when a Dhaka-bound intercity train and a locomotive bound for Chittagong collided. “At least 15 people have […]
12 killed in Bangladesh mosque gas explosion
A suspected gas explosion tore through a Bangladesh mosque killing at least 12 people while dozens suffered life-threatening burns, police said Saturday. Worshippers were at Friday evening prayers when the blast sent a ball of flames through the mosque in the central district of Narayanganj, emergency services said. Investigators suspected a spark from an air conditioner – which […]
Bangladesh skyscraper inferno death toll rises to 25
DHAKA: The death toll from a horrific blaze that ripped through a Bangladesh skyscraper rose on Friday to 25, including some who leapt to their deaths, as firefighters combed through the charred shell of the building. A day after flames tore through the 22-storey FR Tower in Dhaka, trapping hundreds of office workers, police said […]
Bangladesh girl burned to death on teacher’s order
DHAKA: A schoolgirl was burned to death in Bangladesh on the orders of her head teacher after she reported him for sexually harassing her, police said Friday. The death of 19-year-old Nusrat Jahan Rafi last week sparked protests across the South Asian nation, with the prime minister promising to prosecute all those involved. Rafi was lured […]
Parineeti excited for ‘The Girl On The Train’ remake
India’s Reliance Entertainment will be producing a remake of Hollywood film The Girl On The Train. Parineeti Chopra will be reprising the role of Emily Blunt of the alcoholic divorcee who hopes to solve what she thinks is a crime. The Girl On The Train film is based on the 2015 bestseller of the same name by […]
Death Toll Continues to Rise in Nepal, Bangladesh & Northern India Floods
DHAKA: Severe flooding has killed at least 61 people, displaced nearly 800,000 and inundated thousands of homes across a third of Bangladesh, government officials said on Tuesday, after two weeks of heavy monsoon rains. Nearly 3 million people are struggling with flooding, the worst in two years, according to the disaster management and relief ministry. […]
People around the globe are more interested in knowing what’s happening in India: Freida Pinto
Freida Pinto’s latest project Netflix’s Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle has brought together Hollywood and Bollywood. The film features a Hollywood voice-over cast and Bollywood stars dubbing it in Hindi. In her interview with PTI, she said, “People are more interested in knowing what’s happening in India with Sacred Games or what other stories can come from here that can […]
Traffic Disrupted by Student’s Protests on the Streets of Dhaka
source: www.d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net According to the reports, 300 students from seven colleges of Dhaka had gathered at the New Market intersection at 11 am. The gathering was initiated in connection with the delay of examination results and the students will block the streets for about 3 hours on January 18. Reports have revealed that the students […]
Controversial Bengali Short Film Taken Down, Actor and Director Apologize On Social Media
source: www.i.imgur.com Recently, “Boishommo (Discrimination)”, a controversial Bengali film had been secretly published on the YouTube channel of Hurricane Productions and it went viral on the Internet. Recently, the director and the actor publicly apologized for delivering adverse messages through their storyline. The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Police had given a […]
