Artificial intelligence may be poised to wipe out cervical cancer, after a study showed on Thursday computer algorithms can detect pre-cancerous lesions.
Year: 2019
Aishwarya , Amitabh to star in Mani Ratnam’s next?
Coming in as a great surprise for all cinema lovers, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Amitabh Bachchan may come together for Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus period drama.
‘Komola Rocket’ lands on Netflix, DIFF
Entertainment Desk Film “Komola Rocket” stars Samia Syed, Joyraj, Sheoti, Dominic Gomez, Bappa Shantanu, Sujat Shimul, Shahidullah Shobuj and Abu Raihan. It is directed by Noor Imran Mithu and produced by Impress Telefilms. The script is based on two stories…
Mahesh Bhatt calls Alia ‘Gundi’
Earlier this week, makers of Gully Boy released film’s official trailer. The film stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt.
Israeli missiles hit Damascus airport warehouse
Syrian air defenses shot down missiles fired by “Israeli military planes” at around 11.00 p.m. local time (2100 UTC), Syria’s official SANA news agency reported, citing a military source. “Only a ministry of transport warehouse at Damascus international airport was…
Florida pardons wrongly accused Groveland Four
Four black men who were wrongly accused of raping a white teenager in Florida 70 years ago have been pardoned. Officials voted unanimously to issue the pardon at a meeting in the state capital of Tallahassee on Friday. None of…
German WW1 sub emerges off French coast
The wreck of a World War One German submarine is gradually resurfacing on a beach in northern French after decades of being buried in the sand. Shifting sand off Wissant, near Calais, is exposing the remains of the UC-61 which…
Two bullet-hit bodies found in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 12 – Police recovered the bullet-hit bodies of two suspected drug traders from Hneela in Teknaf on Saturday morning.
Hefajat chief asks parents: Don’t send girls to high schools
Chattogram, Jan 11 – Hefajat-e-Islam Ameer Allama Shah Ahmed Shafi on Friday urged parents not to send their daughters to schools and colleges for further education after they complete fourth or fifth grades.
Russia to supply nuke fuel for China’s fast-neutron reactor
Dhaka, Jan 11 – TVEL Fuel Company, a subsidiary of Russia’s state atomic energy corporation- Rosatom and CNLY, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) have signed a contract for the supply of nuclear fuel for CFR-600 fast-neutron reactor…
BAU Teachers’ Assoc poll postponed: Pro-AL faction blamed
Mymensingh, Jan 11 – Bangladesh Agricultural University Teachers Association (BAUTA) election 2019 was postponed by showing unavoidable reasons in a notice signed by BAUTA General Secretary. For the past 14 years, Awami League-backed teachers’ association ‘Gonotantrik Shikkhok Forum’ and BNP-Jamaat-backed…
Ctg Customs House revenue officer in jail for alleged graft
Dhaka, Jan 11 – A Chittagong court yesterday sent Nazim Uddin, a revenue officer of the Chattogram Customs House, to jail in connection with a bribery case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission against him.
Brick falling from 4-storey building kills infant in Mirpur
Dhaka, Jan 11 – An infant of 16-day age died in a tragic accident Friday in Jonaki road beside Mirpur 60 feet road area at 10 am in the morning. The deceased identified as Abdullah, son of Kabir Hossain, a…
Declare fake Facebook pages unofficial of face action: AL
Dhaka, Jan 11 – Urging the admins of fake Facebook pages opened in the names of Bangabandhu’s family members to immediately announce those as unofficial, ruling Awami League has warned that legal action will be taken in case of failure.
Newcomer Alis steals the show as Dynamites beat Riders in thriller
Dhaka – Dhaka Dynamites’ Al Islam Alis stole the show on Friday when his team won by two runs against Rangpur Riders, the defending champions of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Aga Khan Gold Cup Golf Tournament begins
Dhaka – The prestigious Aga Khan Gold Cup Golf Tournament-2019 got off to a fine start amidst a lot of fanfare at the Kurmitola Golf Course on Friday morning.
Alis makes the show amusing spectators in BPL debut
Dhaka – Alis Al Islam, the newest inclusion to Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), has stunned a big number of spectators in Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday by taking four wickets conceding 26 runs with a hat-trick in his debut…
Victorians earn easy win over Kings
Dhaka – Comilla Victorians earned their third win of the sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Friday beating Rajshahi Kings by five wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Bird fair held at Jahangirnagar University
Savar, Jan 11, 2019 (BSS) – The Bird Fair-2019 was held today on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus amid festive mood.
Bangladesh improves on Global Terror Index
Cybersecurity threat emerges as a new form of terror, says IEP Dhaka, Jan 11 – Bangladesh has improved four notches to the 25th place among 163 countries with a score of 5.697 in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2018 of…
Refusal to join drug peddling leads to youth’s murder?
‘Drug addict’ friend hacks him to death in Chapainawabganj Chapainawabganj, Jan 11 – A young man was hacked to death allegedly by his friend in Rohanpur municipality area of Gomastapur Upazila on Friday afternoon allegedly for refusing his proposal to…
BNP affiliate Swechchhasebak man’s bike torched in Joypurhat
The motorcycle of a local Swechchhasebak Dal leader was torched allegedly by Awami League activists at Gonapara in Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
Bd minister warns schools against charging extra fees
Newly-appointed Education Minister Dipu Moni said strict measures would be taken against educational institutions if they charge students extra fees.
The Left must respond to grievances over immigration
The main challenges facing the left and Western democracies more generally fall into two core categories: economic and social. In recent years a general consensus emerged regarding the former that the left had moved too far in a neoliberal direction…
Rab arrests 9 people on different charges in Gazipur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested nine people on different charges from separate places here on Thursday night. Among the arrestees, three- Shahjahan Mia, Khokon and Mukul-were arrested in a murder case.Tipped off, a team of…
Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
A court in Myanmar on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters journalists convicted of violating the country’s Official Secrets Act during their reporting on the country’s crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, maintaining the seven-year prison terms they were sentenced to…
Remove illegal establishments from roads in a week: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday ordered the authorities concerned to remove all the illegal establishments along roads and highways across the country within a week.
Preventing a new Euro-Missile Race
Next month, it is very likely the Trump administration will take the next step toward fulfilling the president’s threat to “terminate” one of the most far-reaching and most successful nuclear arms reduction agreements: the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty,…
A closer look at the World Bank’s sizable China portfolio
China continues to borrow an average of $2 billion a year from the World Bank, making it one of the Bank’s top borrowers—despite being the world’s second-largest economy and itself a major global lender, according to our study released today.
Australian Open could be Andy Murray’s last tournament
Britain’s Andy Murray says he plans to retire after this year’s Wimbledon but fears next week’s Australian Open could be the final tournament of his career. The three-time Grand Slam winner, who is struggling to recover from hip surgery, was…