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Padma bridge tender in February
The government is expected to float an international tender for construction of Padma Multipurpose Bridge next February as a high-powered coordination meeting yesterday finalised a revised estimated cost of US$ 2.4 billion for the 6.15 km bridge.
The cost almost entirely will be financed by the country’s development partners, which has gone up by one billion dollar from the initial estimate of US$ 1.4 billion.
The Economic Relations Division (ERD) informed the meeting that the Read more »
Lifestyle
Women with emotional intelligence have better sex lives
BEAUTY may bag you a man – but brains will bring you more fun in the bedroom.
Women blessed with “emotional intelligence” – the ability to express their feelings and read those of others – have better sex lives, research shows.
Those most in touch with their feelings have twice as many orgasms as inhibited sorts, the study found.
The finding could lead to new ways of counselling the 40 per cent of women who find it difficult or impossible to enjoy sex fully.
Researcher Tim Spector Read more »
Feature
Wi-Fi hits the highway
Despite its importance in daily life, Internet access is still mostly an indoor activity. Wireless routers might stretch the Web to your front yard. But once you hit the road, say bye-bye to Wi-Fi.
That is, unless you drive a Cadillac.
In April, the luxury General Motors division launched a branded Wi-Fi service in its CTS sports sedan, a model that spokesperson David Caldwell says is Cadillac’s “centerpiece brand.”
This early example of dealer-installed wireless joins the several burgeoning plans that want to bring the information super Read more »
Fashion
Konal wins “Channel i Shera Kontho 2009”
Konal from Dhaka won the Channel i Sherakantha 2009 award. She got Tk eight lakh from Channel i and Tk 25 thousand from Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation. She also got gift hamper from Citicell and Tk three lakh from Falgu Polymer Industries Ltd.
With the participation of 50 thousand audiences the name of this year’s winner was announced at a gala event at Rajshahi district stadium on Thursday night in Rajshahi. Chaity became first runner-up, while Nodiraj became second runner-up in the contest. Channel i broadcasted the grand finale of the Read more »
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Sports
Ashraful dropped for England Tests
Bangladesh’s most-capped cricketer, Mohammad Ashraful, has been omitted from the Test squad for the forthcoming series against England, after failing to convince... Read more »
Movies
Slumdog star Dev Patel in a Hindi film?
British-Indian actor Dev Patel, who starred in Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire, could in all probability star in the Hindi remake of Tamil movie Nadodigal. Addressing... Read more »
Technology
Google, Microsoft, Palm Rev Up Smartphone Race
Google Inc (GOOG: 510.4685, 11.7285, 2.35%), Microsoft Corp (MSFT: 24.98, -0.13, -0.52%) and Palm Inc (PALM: 16.2501, -0.1799, -1.09%) stepped up efforts to bolster... Read more »
Art & Culture
“Padma Crying” Artworks on display at Garden Gallery
A daylong art camp titled ‘Padma Crying’ organised by Gallery Cosmos was held recently on the banks of the River Padma in Manikganj. Sixteen most renowned... Read more »
Movies
Slumdog star Dev Patel in a Hindi film?
British-Indian actor Dev Patel, who starred in Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire, could in all probability star in the Hindi remake of Tamil movie Nadodigal. Addressing... Read more »
Variety
Tidbits: Website developed for music lovers
An entertainment related website-www.unltdentertainment.com- is developed where music lovers could listen to and download music at free of cost. The features of... Read more »
World
Disabled mom fighting to keep her son
Can a quadriplegic woman be a good parent? Her ex-boyfriend filed a custody suit that says no. From Chicago Tribune Kaney O’Neill knows she has limits as a... Read more »
Business
High-end car dealers having mixed experience
The year 2009 has been a mixed experience for the local sellers of brand new cars, especially who deal with the high-end market segment as some dealers had very... Read more »
Local
Hybrid fishes a threat to local species in Tangail
The indigenous fish species in Tangail are under a big threat due to their indiscriminate catching and rapid increase in farming and marketing of the hybrid ones. Besides,... Read more »
Entertainmnt
Tidbits: Website developed for music lovers
An entertainment related website-www.unltdentertainment.com- is developed where music lovers could listen to and download music at free of cost. The features of... Read more »
Showbiz
Salman Khan rejects Sushmita Sen’s offer
It is learnt from our reliable sources that actress Sushmita Sen’s ambitious plan of diversifying into film production has now come to a halt. The former Miss... Read more »
Woman
Basic Beauty Tips
How many times do you look at yourself in the mirror and desire to have a prettier face, a brighter and a glowing face? Most of us have the desire of looking pretty... Read more »
Health
Breastfeeding lowers heart risks for mother: study
WASHINGTON : Postmenopausal women who have breastfed a child have a lower risk of heart attacks, stroke and cardiovascular disease, a study released Tuesday found. The... Read more »
Earth
Sundarban water warming faster than global average
DhakaMirror.com In the Sundarbans, surface water temperature has been rising at the rate of 0.5 degree Celsius per decade over the past three decades, eight times... Read more »
Feature
Wi-Fi hits the highway
Despite its importance in daily life, Internet access is still mostly an indoor activity. Wireless routers might stretch the Web to your front yard. But once you... Read more »
Hotzone
I don’t want to die a virgin
Neetu Chandra’s attempt to garner some spotlight with her steamy photo shoot hasn’t helped her much. Now the ‘Traffic-Signal’ babe is once again... Read more »