A cartoon featuring the first Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, is to be screened for the first time in 87 years.A restored print of Sleigh Bells (1928) will have its world premiere at the BFI in London in next…
Month: November 2015
Taiwan and China to hold summit
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday – the first ever meeting between leaders of the two sides.Both said the talks would focus on relations across the Taiwan Straits.China has claimed sovereignty…
You click 2,000 selfies a year
In today’s selfie-obsessed world, how many self-portraits do you think an average youngster snaps in a year? Well, more than 2,000 selfies a year, according to a new study.The study from Intel and Lineage Labs found that millennials take an…
Taiwan, China historic summit in Singapore on Saturday
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday – the first ever meeting between leaders of the two sides. Both said the talks would focus on relations across the Taiwan Straits. China has…
Shoaib Malik retires from Tests
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from Test cricket after he failed in the second innings of the third Test against England in Sharjah on Tuesday.The 33-year-old only made a comeback in the longer format of the game…
I am selfish as an actor: Deepika
Actress Deepika Padukone says when it comes to acting, she is selfish.“We all work so hard on every movie and want each one to have its own space to do it… sort of properly. But I look at the overall…
BNP worried over Fakhrul’s health
BNP is worried about the health condition of its acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who has been ordered into jail after his surrender in cases of violence.Party spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon warned the government on Tuesday that the people…
Fresh challenge faces Bnp leaders as Shamsher quits, Fakhrul jailed
Though some BNP leaders are apparently keeping their nerves stating that they are not at all worried over party leader Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury’s resignation, they are in fact struggling hard to keep the party unharmed, news agency UNB reported on…
No IS in Bd, not even in India or Pak in big way: Indian Gen
Indian Army officer, Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain on Tuesday said he does not see presence of IS in Bangladesh, or even in India and Pakistan ‘in a big way.’ “I wouldn’t say the Islamic States (IS) is in Bangladesh…
3 held with Yaba, hemp in C’nawabganj
Police arrested three young men along with 700 pieces of Yaba tablet and 50 kilograms of hemp in Nachole upazila on Monday morning.The arrestees were identified as Sujan, 22, son of Tofijul Islam of Chhoto Chak village in Shibganj upazila,…
Man killed in Habiganj road accident
A man was killed as a truck rammed his car at Nasratpur on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Tajul Islam Faruk, 60, a resident of Nurpur village. He was a former managing…
1,452 bottles of Phensidyl recovered in C’nawabganj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 1,452 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup worth Tk5.80 lakh on Sonamasjid border in Shibganj upazila on Monday afternoon.Tipped off, a BGB patrol team of Sonamasjid BOP, led by Subedar M…
4 ‘robbers’ held in Patuakhali
Police in separate drives arrested four alleged robbers from different areas of the district early Tuesday.Of them, tipped off, police arrested Alam,53, along with one shutter gun and three rounds of bullet from Keramatpur in Sadar upazila while a gang…
Train crash cuts off Natore rail links
Train communications of the district with Dhaka and southern districts were disrupted for about eight hours and forty minutes as a train crashed into a truck at a level crossing at Tebaria in the district town Tuesday that left some…
2 ‘robbers’ hurt in M’singh ‘gunfight’ with cops
Two alleged members of a robber gang were injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Churkhai in Sadar upazila early Tuesday.Identity of the injured could not be known immediately. Officer-in-charge of Detective Branch (DB) of police Imarat Hossain Gazi said…
Case filed over double murder in Companiganj clash
A case was filed in connection with a double murder in a clash over taking control of Dolain Beel (a water body) at Botumara village in Companiganj upazila on Monday.Officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Companiganj Police Station Md Ruhul Amin said Abdul…
Youth held with fake currency notes in Sunamganj
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members in a drive arrested a young man along with counterfeit currency notes worth Tk40,000 at Mallickpur in the town on Monday noon.The arrestee was identified as Khaled Ahmmed, 28, son of late Mafiz Ali, a…
Harvesting of zinc-enriched paddy goes on full swing in Barind tract
Harvesting of different transplanted Aman paddy, which are drought tolerant, short duration and advanced varieties including zinc enriched BRRI-62, is progressing fast in vast Barind tract.BRRI-62 variety of paddy was experimentally cultivated on 50 hectares of land in Barind area…
Buddhism symbolises peace, tolerance and humanism
The religion of Buddhism has become a symbol of peace, harmony, tolerance, non- violence and humanism with no record of wrongdoing since inception of the great religion.The observations were made at a discussion arranged in observance of the greatest Manottam…
Jail Killing Day being observed in Rajshahi
The mournful Jail Killing Day is being observed in the city today paying due homage to the four national leaders assassinated inside the Dhaka Central Jail on this day in 1975.City unit of Bangladesh Awami League and its front-organizations observed…
Seedbeds for Boro cultivation in Gaibandha
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up a plan to prepare seed bed to produce healthy seedlings for Boro farming in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current Boro season.DAE office sources said over 1, 21,258…
OMS programme creating positive impact in Gaibandha
Fortified Atta selling under government’s Open Market Sale (OMS) programme continues at Gaibandha Municipality creating positive impact to the poor.Office sources said the government has been conducting the OMS programme in the municipality area for few months last in a…
Fakhrul sent to jail rejecting bail pleas
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka sent BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to jail rejecting his bail pleas in three violence cases at about 4.30 pm yesterday.
Court issues warrant against Gayeshar and Khoka
Court Correspondent The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday (Tuesday) issued arrest warrant against 35 BNP leaders including its Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Vice-Chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka in a murder case.
BNP demands unconditional release of Mirza Fakhrul
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday demanded unconditional release of party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Almagir.
JCD president Rajib on remand
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday granted a one-day remand for Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Rajib Ahsan in an arson case filed with Rampura Police Station of the city.
CMM court seeks Dipan murder inquiry report on Dec 7
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday fixed December 7 for submission of inquiry report in Publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan murder case.
Muscular beauty
Looks no longer centre only on the face in beauty-obsessed South Korea, where more women are hitting the gym to improve muscle tone and physical health.As the ideal of beauty evolves in a country that is a trendsetter in cosmetics…
Exoskeleton research can help paralysed
Swiss sensory motor scientists are hoping to inspire a new generation of more flexible, less constraining, powered exoskeletons that improve the lives of the severely disabled and paralysed.Metal exoskeleton suits worn outside the body, delivering energy for limb movement, are…
Antarctica gaining ice
An increase in Antarctic snow accumulation that began 10,000 years ago is currently adding enough ice to the continent to outweigh the increased losses from its thinning glaciers.Areas of the continent like the Antarctic peninsula have increased their mass loss…