Dhaka, UNB – A group of Chinese companies on Tuesday showed interest in investing in different sectors in Bangladesh. They expressed the interest at a seminar on China-Bangladesh Investment Facilities organised by multinational professional services network, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) at a hotel in the capital on August 17. William Yuan, Partner of Global China Business Network, […]
BANGLADESH WANTS POWER IMPORT IN NORTHERN REGION
Plan import https://www.weeklyholiday.net/files/index_php/page/of 340 mw power from tripura not sustainable now holiday report the government in a unforeseen move has shifted its earlier plan to import electricity from tripura to cumilla region as the policy makers believe power import in the norther region is the need of the hour to replace dependence on fuel powered […]
Johnson & Johnson’s brand falters as US Judge fined $572m for faulty products
Agency Report Oklahoma, USA: A judge on Monday in Oklahoma in the USA fined Johnson & Johnson which is better known for baby shampoo and Band-Aids $572 million and gave the ruling that the company should be held responsible for decades of opioid addiction and the thousands of overdose deaths in the state. Johnson & […]
Bauls sing for Bangabandhu
Cultural Correspondent T mark the 15 August killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy organized a musical event on Friday titled Bauler KonthheBangabandhu, (Bangabandhu praised in Baul voices). The event featured 10 songs, written in memory of those killed on August 15, and 10 other songs composed by Lalon, to preach his philosophy. […]
Photographs portray Rohingya plight
Cultural Correspondent A two-day photography exhibition depicting the plight of Rohingyas was held at National Press Club on Friday and Saturday. The exhibition titled ‘Save the Rohingya People’ is featuring a total 100 photographs shoot by press photographer SanaulHaque . ‘The photographs give the viewers a glimpse into the plight of the Rohingyas, who fled […]
Nazrul’s death anniversary observed
Cultural Correspondent National poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s 43rd anniversary of death was observed by various cultural organisations on Tuesday in the capital. Representatives of various organisations placed floral wreaths at the poet’s grave on Dhaka University Mosque premises in the morning. Besides, Kobi Nazrul Institute and Bangla Academy arranged cultural shows in the afternoon. Family […]
Sarzana wins Bangladesh title in Miss South Asia Australia
Cultural Correspondent Bangladeshi girl Sarzana Asif Jyoti wins the title of Miss Bangladesh in an Australian beauty pageant, Miss South Asia Australia, on Sunday. This title win allowed her to become the ambassador for the South Asian Australian community. She has already received a contract for walking in the Melbourne Fashion Week. How the fairy […]
Film screening ‘Meenalaap’ (Fish Monologue) held
Cultural Correspondent The screening a 28 minutes-length short film Meenalaap (Fish Monologue), and a 10 minutes-length experimental film “Parapar” (English title: Crossing Over) – both directed by Suborna Senjutee Tushee was held on Sunday, 25th August 2019 evening at Goethe-Institut Bangladesh auditorium. The event turned lively with a moderation of the Q&A discussion session presided […]
Sunny Leone signs for a song in Bangladeshi movie
Cultural Correspondent The film will be directed by film-maker Shamim Ahmed Rony. Popular Indian actor Karenjit Kaur Vohra, who is rather known by her stage name Sunny Leone, is all set to appear in an item song in a Bangladeshi film for the first time . The film will be produced by Selim Khan, owner […]
Anti-India demonstrations break out across Kashmir
Curfew continues for 26th day KMS News In the curfew clamped Kashmir, thousands of people defying various restrictions took to streets in south, north and central Kashmir, on Wednesday , against India’s latest onslaught on Kashmiri people. Scores of people were injured when occupational forces fired bullets, pellets and teargas shells on protesters in Soura […]
