Lionel Messi and Argentina were given a chance for revenge on Sunday after being drawn against reigning Copa America champions Chile in the group stage for this summer’s special centenary edition of the tournament.Argentina suffered an agonizing defeat to Chile…
Two Bangla schools- Zhangdi Primary School and Jhuying Primary School- in cooperation with Bangladesh Language and Cultural Foundation (BLCF) observed the International Mother Language Day in Singapore today.To observe the day, two separate events were held one at Zhangdi Primary…
Bangladeshis are proud of Selim Shahriar as the US-based Bangladeshi professor led one of the teams of scientists at Northwestern University in the historic event of detecting the gravitational waves, a discovery that confirms Albert Einstein’s famous theory of relativity.The…
Grammy and Brit Award winner British diva Joss Stone arrived in Bangladesh on Friday evening as she was gearing up for her first concert in Bangladesh.Joss Stone arrived at Gloria Jean’s Coffees, clad in all black, and promptly asked for…
Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has died at the age of 89.The book remains a towering presence in American literature, telling the tale of a white lawyer defending a black man accused of rape in the…
The situation in Haryana continued to remain tense on Saturday due to ongoing agitation carried out by Jat protesters, with army personnel deployed in eight districts.Soldiers were airlifted earlier on Saturday to the violence-hit Rohtak town after the protesters dug…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is interested to fund $1.5 billion for building a rail track between Chittagong’s Dohazari and Ukhia bordering Myanmar as part of a larger Trans-Asian Railway network.The project to set up rail communication with Myanmar was…
US warplanes have carried out attacks on militants from the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Libya, killing at least 38 people.The strikes hit an IS camp in Sabratha, around 70km (43 miles) west of Tripoli.US officials said it was “likely”…
Strong and effective leadership are vital for any workplace. Managers play a huge role in creating the best work environment, polishing the behaviour of employees, and also promoting their health and wellness.However, a new study suggests that managers must be…
While Body Mass Index (BMI) is found to be rising across both sexes and within all social groups, there has been a significantly larger increase in those who already have the highest BMIs, reveals a new study.The BMI average was…
Rohan Mustafa’s all-round performance helped the United Arab Emirates (UAE) beat Afghanistan by 16 runs in the first qualifying round match of the T20 format Asia Cup at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium on Friday.Mustafa scored 77 runs with bat…
Rihanna on Thursday delayed the start of a world tour days after the R&B star missed the Grammys, citing an illness that affected her voice.The first scheduled show on Rihanna’s “Anti” tour is now March 12 in Jacksonville, Florida, according…
In a maiden attempt to decode the rotation of a massive exoplanet, astronomers using Hubble Space Telescope have measured the rotation rate of a cloudy “super-Jupiter” by observing the varied brightness in its atmosphere.The planet called 2M1207b is about four…
Scientists at the icddr,b have established a “probable” link between bacterial overgrowth in small intestine and stunting in children in a study.They say it can lead to new approaches for improving child health in low-income countries.Bacteria can build up in…
How do you plan to take care of yourself after retirement?New research recommends that you join social groups such as book clubs since having a social hobby is like regular exercise to live happier and longer.The more social groups an…
Twenty-eight people were killed and dozens wounded in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Wednesday when a car laden with explosives detonated next to military buses near the armed forces’ headquarters, parliament and other government buildings.The Turkish military condemned what it described…
Having put on an array of foreign accents in her award-winning career, British actress Kate Winslet says she really wants to play an English character, adding it would be “the ultimate challenge”.The “Titanic” star has pretended to be American, Australian,…
Bangladesh has accepted the ‘reality’ that there will be no progress in striking the much-talked-about Teesta water sharing deal with India before the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election scheduled for May this year.Against this backdrop, both Bangladesh and India are…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Tuesday said showing Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman arrested despite his bail granted by the High Court is tantamount to contempt of court.Voicing deep concerns over keeping the editor “in continuous…
Police have arrested two men for their suspected connection to the murder of four children in Habiganj’s Bahubal Upazila.Abdul Ali and ‘Jewel’, of Sundrateki village, were nabbed on Wednesday evening, Bahubal police OC Mosharraf Hossain said.The bodies of the four…
Charlotte Rampling was a defining symbol of the swinging ‘60s– and in her 50s she became a muse for one of the fashion world’s most unique photographers.With her hooded eyes giving her a perpetually sullen gaze Charlotte Rampling radiated detached…
Diminutive humans that died out on an Indonesian island some 15,000 years ago were not Homo sapiens but a different species, according to a study published Monday that dives into a fierce anthropological debate.Fossils of Homo floresiensis — dubbed “the…
Cox’s Bazar police claims to have killed a history sheeter in a shootout involving them and ‘two robber gangs’ at Moheshkhali Upazila.Moheshkhali police’s Inspector Didarul Ferdous said that the encounter took place at Upazila’s Matarbarhi Union.Police claimed the dead, identified…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the schedule of men’s ICC World Cup Twenty20 2016, to be played at various venues across India from 8 March to 3 April.The first round matches in the men’s event will take…
Rapper Kendrick Lamar led the Grammy winners on Monday with five wins but was shut out of the night’s top categories as Taylor Swift nabbed album of the year in an upset victory.Compton, California rapper Lamar went into the awards…
US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat says Washington is “hopeful” that the “real culprits” involved in the murder of blogger Avijit Roy will be caught and brought to justice.“It’s a very tough case. We continue to be optimistic there will be a…
The finance ministry has approved the Post and Telecommunication Division’s proposal to change base prices of unused 2G and 3G spectrum in auction.In a recent letter to the division, the ministry has also fixed licence fees and other charges for…
Royal Thai Army wants to train its officers at the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT) before deploying them to UN peacekeeping missions.Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Teerachai Nakwanich conveyed the interest when Bangladesh Ambassador in Bangkok…
A minister in the Philippines has urged women to delay pregnancy until more is known about the mosquito-borne Zika virus raging in Latin America, even though the Asian country’s only reported case of zika was four years ago.Much remains unknown…
Planning to woo the lady of your dreams this Valentine’s Day? Confirm with your wallet first as according to an interesting study, the average expenses linked with one-year of dating period, a one-year engagement and a wedding for couples is…