A woman and her daughter who along another member of the family sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at their house in the city on Friday night died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the capital on Saturday evening. The deceased were identified as Monwara Begum, 45, wife of late Jakir Hossain, their daughter Jahida Akter, ...

Actress Bobby has signed up for a new film being made by Shafik Hasan. The titled of the film is yet to be decided. The shooting of the film is expected to begin from first week of April. The actress will also be accompanied by an Indian actor. The actress will be leaving for India today for the shooting of ...

Onscreen pair Airin and Arju has paired up for Hasan Fuad’s ‘Lukochuri Prem’, where they will be playing roles of journalists. This is their 3rd film together. The story of the film is about 4 journalist friends who start a mission, and a mafia hinders their mission at a particular point. The third lead character is yet to be chosen. ...

Saeed Ajmal has been picked by Pakistan for all three formats for the tour of Bangladesh, after his remodelled action was cleared by the ICC in February. Umar Akmal, who had a poor World Cup, was dropped from the three formats, while opener Ahmed Shehzad was left out of the ODI and Test squads, but found a place in the ...

Arsenal were knocked out of the Champions League by Monaco in March but won all four for their Premier League matches against Everton, QPR, West Ham and Newcastle. Giroud bounced back from being substituted just an hour into Arsenal’s Champions League first-leg defeat against Monaco by scoring six goals in all competitions, averaging a goal every 78 minutes from 17 ...

Marks & Spencer shares rose to their highest level in seven years after the retailer posted a long-awaited rise in clothing sales. The retailer said sales for the three months to 28 March rose by 1.9%. Closely-watched general merchandising sales, which include women’s clothing, rose 0.7% on a like-for-like basis over the quarter, its best performance in nearly four years. ...

If you love eggs, there is good news for you. Egg consumption could reduce the risk of Type-2 diabetes, says a new research. The study, published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that men who ate approximately four eggs per week had a 37 percent lower risk of Type-2 diabetes than men who only ate one egg a week. ...

Plans for a freshwater natural pool in which people will be able to swim alongside wildlife in central London have been unveiled. The pond is scheduled to open in King’s Cross in May – and is designed to be kept clean through “natural processes”. The project – called “Of Soil and Water: King’s Cross Pond Club” – is being undertaken ...

The United States will provide aerial refueling for a Saudi-led campaign in Yemen but is not passing on precise information for air raids, a senior military official said Thursday. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has been given the green light to deploy refueling tankers for the Saudis and their Gulf partners in the operation, though the refueling will take ...

Jatiyatabadi Sechchasebak Dal, the volunteers’ wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), called a daylong hartal in Sylhet district for Saturday protesting police firing on the party’s procession on Thursday and arresting their three leaders and activists. A press release was signed by Maududul Haque, Joint-Convener of district unit JSD confirmed the matter on Thursday night.