Two decades ago, a section of the Amazon rainforest was flooded for a dam that currently produces little electricity. Engineers now see that artificial lake as an ideal surface for floating solar panels.Critics have blasted the Balbina dam, located near…
Climate change activist and former US Vice President Al Gore made a surprise visit Saturday to an impoverished Philippine city ravaged by one of the strongest storms on record.The Nobel Peace Prize winner lit candles at a mass grave in…
Dhaka – Bangladesh reached the Super-10 stage of the ICC World Twenty20 as unbeaten Group-A champion beating Oman by a huge margin of 54 runs via D/L method in the rain-marred last qualifying round match at Dharamsala, India on Sunday.…
The outgoing chairman of Anti-Corruption Comission (ACC), M Badiuzzaman, on Sunday said the organisation filed the Padma Bridge corruption case in 2012 without any recorded facts and documents in face of World Bank pressure.The ACC chairman said, “The statement we…
Europe and Russia are set to launch an unmanned spacecraft Monday to smell Mars’ atmosphere for gassy evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet, or may do so still.ExoMars 2016, the first of a two-phase Mars exploration, will…
India- Bangladeshi hard-hitting opener Tamim Iqbal has reached the landmark of 1000 runs in his 49th T20I match.He reached the milestone hitting a boundary in the 2nd ball of the first over of Ajay Lalcheta against Oman in the ICC…
Finance minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith on Sunday said the ministry will take actions against the Bangladesh Bank for not informing the government about the $101 million cyber heist.”The central bank has showed audacity as it didn’t timely inform the…
DINAJPUR -At least 61 houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Khanshama upazila of the district on Saturday night.Ververi Union Parishad Chairman Abdul Haque Siraji said the fire originated from an electric short circuit.Two cattle, four goats, many poultry…
KHULNA – Police arrested Khulna city unit Jatiytabadi Chhatradal (JCD, student wing of the BNP, President Arifur Rahman Arif in front of his residence in Sher-e-Bangla area of the district last night.Officer-in-Charge of Khulna Kotwali Police Station Md Shafiqul Islam…
CHITTAGONG – Chittagong district police arrested an Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) leader from east Chambol area under Banskhali upazila on Saturday night. The arrested ICS leader was identified as Mohammad Ripon, 24, son of Moulavi Mohammad Jahangir, hailing from east…
Celtic winger Gary Mackay-Steven said his team are being spurred on by the challenge of Aberdeen as both sides fight it out for the Scottish Premiership title.Celtic temporarily opened up a four-point lead at the top of the table with…
World No. 2 Andy Murray got his Indian Wells campaign off to a flying start Saturday with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Spaniard Marcel Granollers.Murray is playing in his fifth ATP Tour tournament since losing to Novak Djokovic in…
A year ago, Micromax vaulted past Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to become India’s leading smartphone brand. Today, its market share has nearly halved, several top executives have resigned, and the company is looking for growth outside India. In Micromax’s slide…
Dhaka – Principal Moulana Yunus Ahmed, secretary general of Islami Andolan Bangladsh said on Saturday that his party would be compelled to take up a strong programme of movement is the ‘conspiracy’ to drop ‘State Religion Islam’ from the Constituting…
A new organisation named ‘Nutrition Club’ was launched at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Saturday. The club started with the motto of ‘Engage youth in nutrition’ to ensure health and nutrition of women & children and promote smart…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened service center ‘Seba Ghor’ at South Banosree, Dhaka on March 12, 2016. Engr. Md. Eskander Ali Khan, Chairman, Executive Committee, inaugurated the center as chief guest while Muhammad Abul Bashar, Deputy Managing Director, was present…
The Statistics department of Rajshahi University has celebrated its 50 years by organising the 2nd alumni re-union amid festivity on the campus. Economic affairs adviser to the PM Dr. Mashiur Rahman attended the function as chief guest the programme was…
by Naomi Lane In the nuttiest double-whammy, mother-daughter rumor news today, Kim Kardashian and mom Kris Jenner are resorting to drastic measures to get thin, according to Radar Online. Kim has discussed her struggles to lose weight after giving birth…
Dhaka –The High Court on Sunday rejected a writ petition filed seeking an order to stop collection of tenants’ information through the owners of rented apartments. An HC bench compromising Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir passed…
Is there a hair color Kylie Jenner can’t rock? The reality star and hair chameleon sported a new shade on her tresses when she attended the Sugar Factory Orlando grand opening on Friday. She dyed her hair navy! Jenner, 18,…
Saudi Arabia has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that it would not accept any recommendations that contravene Islamic law. Faisal bin Hassan Trad, Saudi ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, made the comments…
I did something against my better judgment recently: I brought home a Pür cosmetics Cinderella-themed makeup palette, above, for my 7-year-old daughter. It had magically appeared at the office one day, and my friend and co-worker had put it aside…
The quest for the perfect night sky shot becomes even more difficult when wild animals are involved.For the last month, astrophotographer, and Earth Capture contributor, Mark Gee has been putting his skills to the test in the Serengeti.Mark sent us…
A pair of drugs can dramatically shrink and eliminate some breast cancers in just 11 days, UK doctors have shown. They said the “surprise” findings, reported at the European Breast Cancer Conference, could mean some women no longer need chemotherapy.The…
Khloé Kardashian shared in a blog post Thursday night that she wears makeup during her sweat sessions at the gym, echoing what she told Yahoo Beauty in an interview last week.Since she always looks flawless in the seemingly styled photos…
Taylor Swift is the queen of the throwback pics, so her brother Austin probably should have seen this coming. The singer posted an adorable pic for her little bro’s 24th birthday on Friday, showing off the Swift siblings in all…
A solo painting exhibition of Japanese artist Asami Shode started on March 10 at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), University of Dhaka (DU). The exhibition will run everyday until March 16 from 11 in the morning to 7…
By Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer Imagery released by North Korean state media on February 27 shows Kim Jong Un reviewing the testing of an upgraded type of anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) and its effects on a main battle tank,…