MYMENSINGH- The construction work of 4 pucca roads began in Muktagacha upazila of the district.The government has sanctioned taka over 2 crore for the construction of over 4 kilometres of road, LGED sources said.Roads are: Muktagachha Nutan Bazar to Malotipur…
MAGURA- Two sisters were killed and two others including a van driver were injured in a road accident in Jogodal area under Magura Sadar upazila of the district this afternoon.Police said the accident took place when a mechanized trolley hit…
Dhaka – The Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday fined Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq Tk 50,000 each for their controversial comments about Chief Justice SK Sinha’s reported remarks during the appeal hearing of…
Dhaka – As public outburst over the killing of Comilla’s college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu rocked several places of the country, students in Faridpur, and Comilla and an organisation in Laxmipur on Sunday formed human chains demanding immediate arrest and…
Dhaka – Four people, including three Bangladeshis, were shot dead when unidentified gunmen fired shots on them in Benghazi, the second largest city of Libya, on Friday evening, said an official on Sunday.
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team returned home Sunday morning from Kolkata by a Jet Airways flight on completion of their ICC World T20 engagements in India.
Apple is planning big changes to its iPhone lineup next year, according to a US media report.
The black Labrador retriever recently detected a drop in blood sugar in 7-year-old Luke Nuttall, who has Type 1 diabetes. His glucose monitor didn’t pick it up, but Jedi did—and woke up Luke’s mother, Dorrie Nuttall, as he was trained.The…
Plants respond a bit better to global warming than scientists had thought, according to a new study that suggests their potential contribution to worsening global warming is not likely as bad as researcher believed.When it gets hotter, plants breathe harder.…
Korean television dramas have always been popular across Asia, but the region may have hit peak K-drama fever with military romance Descendants of the Sun.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has become the first Bollywood celebrity to have 20 million followers on popular micro-blogging site Twitter.The 73-year-old megastar beaten his contemporaries Shah Rukh Khan (18.6 million), Aamir Khan (16.9 million), Salman Khan (16.8 million) and Priyanka Chopra…
Madonna stunned crowds at her Brisbane, Australia, concert after she took things too far and accidentally revealed a teenage girl’s breast.The singer brought the girl up on stage and proceeded to describe her looks to the audience before launching into…
Anxiety doesn’t just affect the way we feel — it can also have a significant impact on our daily behaviors, including our ability to make sound decisions.A new study from neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh finds that anxiety disengages…
Miss Universe India Urvashi Rautela arrived in Dhaka yesterday to unveil the latest model of BMW’s 7 series. The Bollywood actress and Miss Asia Super Model arrived in the capital around 11:15am via a Jet Airways flight, staying at the…
Ananta Jalil or AJ, is known for making impossibilities a possibility. This time around he has undertaken a fantastic initiative to help bring new, young faces into the Bangladesh film industry. Recently, he was involved in a talent hunt program…
An abundance of marine wildlife receives protection from fishing by the government of Ecuador.
Entrepreneur Elon Musk and his British actress wife Talulah Riley are to end their marriage for a second time, official sources told AFP on Monday.The couple wed in 2010 and remarried in 2013 after a their first divorce, but Riley…
New Delhi — Jos Buttler struck an unbeaten 66 and Chris Jordan grabbed 4-28 on Saturday to help England knock out defending champion Sri Lanka and advance to the World Twenty20 semifinals with a 10-run victory. Buttler struck eight fours…
Women with the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia may take a bit longer to get pregnant than other women.Researchers asked 11,088 pregnant women in UK to complete questionnaires at 12 and 18 weeks of their pregnancy. Of those women, 171…
Australian authorities said Sunday coral bleaching occurring in the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef had become “severe”, the highest alert level, as sea temperatures warm.Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt said while the bleaching at this stage was not as severe…
The world’s push to reduce greenhouse gases could uproot the livelihood of many people, including the 80 percent of this town’s residents who depend on coal.COLSTRIP, MontanaCOLSTRIP, Montana—At the Rosebud Mine, Gary Lyons deftly uses two small joysticks to operate…
It’s no surprise that wildly swinging temperatures, droughts, and floods aren’t exactly good for crops. California’s drought cost the state’s thirsty agricultural sector $1.84 billion in 2015 alone, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that a warming climate…
You’ve probably read a few things about how New York City tap water is the best in the nation—that may be true, but there are still tons of trace chemicals and bizarre compounds that can do a number on your…
Ciara took her post-engagement show to Las Vegas on Saturday, with fiancé Russell Wilson, their friends and her huge engagement ring in tow.When the couple wasn’t relaxing in a VIP bungalow at the Marquee Day Club, drinking water and lightly…
Actor Tahir Raj Bhasin, who will be seen in a grey character in “Force 2″, says that he is excited to work with international artists for the film.”I’m a big believer in fate and destiny. In Bombay, you don’t always…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Supreme Cour has fined ministers Qamrul and Mozammel Tk 50,000 each for controversial comments about CJ, or to serve 7 days’ jail in default, UNB news agency reported. Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister…
By A foray of condemnations of the boycott of Israel seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Calls from Western governments, originating from the UK, the US, Canada and others, to criminalize the boycott of Israel have hardly slowed down…
Dhaka – Cutter-master Mustafizur Rahman became the first Bangladeshi bowler to grab five wickets in the history of World Cup cricket after taking five wickets for 22 runs against New Zealand in their last Group-2 match of the ongoing 6th…
Spring has sprung. But what about your beauty routine? Could that do with an edit and a shakeup too? Or at least a taking stock? These five more spring beauty tips will help you emerge from winter’s hibernation in preparedness…
By Brian Clark Howard European bison have been reintroduced into the Netherlands. European bison went extinct in the wild in 1919, but now a few thousand are back, grazing in forests and on plains in a handful of countries. The…