A brutal snowstorm which forecasters are calling ‘the worst in history’ has shut down New York. Three feet of snow is expected amid 85mph gusts and blizzard conditions, and a highly unusual road curfew has been put in place. Drivers face fines of $300 (£200) or arrested for non-emergency journeys if caught. The entire New York City transit system stopped ...

Last year we wrote an article entitled ‘National Water Security Index of Bangladesh: What does it indicate?‘ to give an overview on National Water Security Index (NWSI) in the context of Bangladesh. Our article was based on the Asian Water Development Outlook 2013[1], which is a compilation of water resources development indicators in Asia and Pacific region published by the ...

TThe Bangladesh cabinet has endorsed lifting of an embargo in place since independence, on investments in foreign countries by local businesses and individuals, under a liberalised foreign exchange regime. A daily reported that the “preferred sectors in the new investment criteria includes deposits in banks and investments in stocks, real estate and other industrial units in foreign countries.” The report ...

UK Bangladesh Catalyst of Commerce and Industries has celebrated the New Year in a festive mood along with a network meeting.   A number of business organisations across the UK, community leaders and journalists took part in the New Year celebration and networking meeting and wished a successful and active future for the organisation. The celebration and networking meeting took place ...

Agencies executing the foreign-funded projects in Bangladesh will be liable to pay taxes from their own coffers if deduction of tax from the project funds is barred under deals signed with providers of funds, according to a latest government decision. Under the existing rules, the implementation agencies of foreign-funded projects have to deduct taxes while making payments to any foreign ...

For the first time, West Bengal actress Srabanti will be part of a film that revolves around her. The actress is playing the lead in Pallav Gupta`s debut film, Sesh Sangbad, the script of which is penned by the director himself. Shooting of the film starts from January 25. “We have very few women-centric films in Tollywood. And I am ...

Singers Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber were spotted having dinner together, sparking speculations they may be back together. Gomez and Bieber were seen at Mastro’s Steakhouse in Beverly hills here. The couple frequently visited the restaurant over their continued on-and-off relationship, reports tmz.com. The diner’s staff saw them holding hands during their dinner. The two left in the same car ...

Actress Priyanka Chopra has undergone a makeover and chopped off her long locks. The 32-year-old former Miss World, who is known for her black lustrous hair, said she opted for shoulder-length tresses to try out something adventurous. “Time to do something spontaneous! Feeling a bit adventurous… Chopping the tresses!,” Priyanka, 32, posted on Twitter. She even shared a photograph of ...

Actress Kareena Kapoor is in the mood for a family. And while her husband, actor Saif Ali Khan has fathered two kids, Kareena perhaps is looking to have kids of her own. In an interview to a magazine Kareena said “I have been lucky to experience both professional success and a fulfilling personal life. So hopefully, I would be having ...

Australian leader Tony Abbott says an asylum-seeker protest at an offshore detention camp has been “broken”. His comments came after guards at the Manus Island camp in Papua New Guinea (PNG) entered a compound where hunger-striking detainees had barricaded themselves in. Some asylum seekers were reportedly arrested in the operation, which came amid an intensifying week-long protest. But a campaigner ...