Sonam Kapoor is one of the brave actors of our times and she always speaks her mind. Recently, she created a lot of buzz by taking a stand on misogyny on Femina latest cover and last evening at an event…
Year: 2017
‘RTV-Dabur Vatika Campus Star’ competition
Culture Desk Dabur Bangladesh and RTV have jointly initiated a talent hunt competition in the universities of the country. The title of the competition is “RTV-Dabur Vatika Campus Star”. The organisers of the competition arranged a press conference at RTV…
Oldest croc eggs discovered in dinosaur nest
The oldest crocodilian eggs known to science have been discovered in the cliffs of western Portugal. They are so well preserved that they give an insight into the “mother croc” that laid them 152 million years ago. The prehistoric crocodile…
Chinese scientists create 4 synthetic yeast chromosomes
Chinese scientists have assembled four synthetic yeast chromosomes, making China the second country capable of designing and building eukaryotic genomes. The findings were published in Friday’s edition of journal Science, marking a step closer to building synthetic life. In the…
Five cultural personalities get award in Rajshahi
Five cultural personalities were awarded here in recognition of their laudable contribution to the cultural field. The awarded persons are: Monjushree Roy (Music), Jabed Ali (Dance), Tazul Islam (Drama), Dr Dinobandhu Paul (Instrument music) and Abu Kalam Azad (Fine arts).…
Australia sees second year of Barrier Reef bleaching
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing an unprecedented second straight year of mass coral bleaching, scientists said Friday, warning many species would struggle to fully recover. The 2,300-kilometre (1,400-mile) reef suffered its most severe bleaching on record last year due…
Rural people to get banking services through UDCs in Rajshahi
From now on, the rural masses will get banking services through Union Digital Centres (UDCs) after the best uses of agent banking activities in the district. Madhumati Bank Limited will provide agent banking privileges to this end. For the purpose,…
South Korea’s court formally removes president
Seoul- In a historic, unanimous ruling Friday, South Korea’s Constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into political turmoil and worsened an already-serious national divide. It capped a…
FoE slams UK budget for not tackling air pollution
Friends of the Earth has slammed Tuesday’s budget after the Chancellor failed to tackle the UK’s air pollution crisis, which leads to tens of thousands of premature deaths every year. Mr Hammond also signalled the UK’s continuing addiction to climate-wrecking…
Sunny secures bail in another case
Dhaka The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Thursday granted one month’s ad-interim bail to national cricketer Arafat Sunny in a case filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. However, Sunny can not walk out as he…
Latham goes cheaply as New Zealand chase 308
Dhaka – South Africa claimed the early wicket of Tom Latham as they set about defending their 308 first innings on day two in the first Test against New Zealand in Dunedin on Thursday.It left Jeet Raval and captain Kane…
Golf: Defending champ Schwartzel hit by ball in pro-am
Dhaka- Defending champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa was struck on the left wrist by a golf ball Wednesday and withdrew from a pro-am after 10 holes ahead of Thursday’s start of the PGA Valspar Championship.A ball struck by one…
10 hurt in attack on Bagerhat ‘Gaye Holud’ ceremony
Dhaka – Ten people were injured in an attack on a ‘Gaye Holud’ ceremony of a girl at Chingari village in Chitalmari upazila in Bagerhat on Thursday.UNB agency
Barcelona makes history with 6-1 comeback win over PSG
Dhaka— Barcelona needed a miracle to make history Wednesday. Three, to be precise.Just minutes away from elimination, Barcelona had to conjure up three instant goals and it was Neymar who stepped up.The Brazilian striker first scored from a free kick…
3 get life term for killing teenage boy in Sherpur
Dhaka– A court here on Thursday convicted three people and sentenced them to life term rigorous imprisonment for killing a teenage boy in Sadar upazila in Sherpur in 2011.The lifers are—Nur Hossain, 16, son of Abbas Ali of Gilagaccha village…
Tigers 312/10 narrowly avoid follow on
Dhaka – Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim and young all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz are the players hold their nerves on 3rd day’s play on the way to 1st innings collection of 312 against Sri Lanka in the first Test of Joy…
2900 kgs polythene seized in Munshiganj
Dhaka – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 2900 kilograms of polythene from Mawa Launch Ghat in Lohajang upazila of Munshiganj on Wednesday night.UNB agency
Premier Basketball: Dhaka Gladiators beat Hornets
Dhaka– Dhaka Gladiator (Europa Youth) got off to a good start in the Metropolis Premier Division Basketball League beating Hornets Club by 88-40 points in the opening match at Dhanmondi wooden floor gymnasium here on Thursday.The winners led the first…
Arafat Sunny granted bail
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday granted ad-interim bail for one month to national cricketer Arafat Sunny in a case filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Mohamamd Quamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order…
Hockey World League: Egypt outplay Bangladesh 5-1
Dhaka – Favorite Malaysia, Egypt, China and Oman reached the semifinals of the eight-nation round-2 match of the Man’s Hockey World League eliminating their rivals in the quarterfinals at Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here on Thursday. Tournament’s top seed…
The ‘robot lawyer’ giving free legal advice to refugees
A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims, reports BBC. When Joshua Browder developed DoNotPay he called it “the world’s first robot lawyer”. It’s a chatbot – a computer program that carries out…
PM blasts Dr Yunus again
Criticising again the ‘role of Dr Yunus’ in the process of cancellation promised fund by the World Bank , Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said she does not know whether people will try that reputed person for his act…
Over 5000 crore siphoned out in migrant visa trade: TIB
Over Tk 5,000 crore was laundered from the country last year to buy visas for male migrant workers, says a new survey from Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). The study reveals that a total of Tk 5,234 crore was spent in…
Cluster bombs being used by Saudi coalition forces in Yemen
Brazilian-made cluster munitions used on residential areas of Sa’da city One Yemeni mother describes a bomb ‘coming into the bedroom through the ceiling’ Incident comes after UK cluster munition use in Yemen discovered by Amnesty Amnesty International has corroborated new…
Two policemen identified for setting Santal homes ablaze
Two policemen were identified for their involvement directly in setting fire to the houses of Santal community during the eviction drive in Gobindaganj upazila, according to probe reports submitted by police administration. Rangpur Range Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of police…
Inhabitants evacuated from 321 risky Dhaka buildings
Though 321 identified risky buildings of Dhaka city are yet to be demolished completely, the two city corporations of Dhaka and Rajdhani Unnayan Kattripakkha (RAJUK) have started demolishing the buildings to save the lives of its inhabitants. However, the inhabitants…
ICT minister cautions people about app security
Terming a large number of available mobile apps as potential ‘information hacking source’, State Minister for ICT Division, Junaid Ahmed Palak yesterday asked people to be more cautious about downloading and using mobile apps. Palak was speaking as the chief…
Hawaii first state to file suit against Trump’s revised travel order
Hawaii has become the first US state to file a suit against President Donald Trump’s revised travel order. Its attorney general says the new version is fundamentally the same as the first, calling it “Muslim Ban 2.0”. The directive, which…
Three films bag awards in Indian Film Festival
Culture Desk Three Bangladeshi films were awarded at the Bodhisattva International Film Festival held in Patna, the capital of Indian state of Bihar. The festival took place from February 16 to 23 at Adhiveshan Bhavan in Patna. Tasmiah Afrin Mou…
Modern agri-tech for increasing crop production stressed
Experts at a ceremony have stressed on proper dissemination of the modern agriculture technologies among the farmers to increase crop production for ensuring national food security amid changing climate. They came up with the opinion at inaugural ceremony of five-day…