In the past five years, Bradley Cooper has played handsome leading men, a perm-coiffed 1970s cop, a sniper and a rogue raccoon.But playing a chef on a quest for a Michelin star in “Burnt” really turned the heat up on…
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Breast cancer management inefficient in Bangladesh: US specialist
It’s not lack of awareness or new technologies or tests, a former US cancer specialist says, but affordability, access, and quality of care are the challenges that women face in Bangladesh when they suffer from breast cancer.“Quality of care is…
Govt has failed to give security to people: Khaleda
After the attacks on publishers of slain-writer blogger Avijit Roy, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says the government has ‘completely failed’ to provide security to the people.The BNP chairperson, now in London for treatment, issued a statement demanding immediate arrest of…
Adele’s Hello tops UK singles chart
Adele’s Hello has become the biggest-selling number one song in three years.The singer made a much-trumpeted return to the limelight last week when she released the first track from her forthcoming album, 25.Hello had combined sales of 330,000, the biggest…
BNP firmly on Zia’s path:Fakhrul
The BNP spokesperson has rubbished claims by Awami League leaders of a conflict within his party.Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also asserted that the BNP had not strayed from its founder Ziaur Rahman’s ideals as claimed by Shamsher…
UK-Bangladesh e-commerce fair on Nov 13
The two-day second ‘UK-Bangladesh e-Commerce Fair 2015’ is beginning at London’s Waterlily Venue on Nov 13.‘Digital Bangladesh: A World of Opportunities’ is the theme of this year’s event that aims to bring together the “entire e-commerce services and stakeholders” from…
27 died in Romanian nightclub fire
A fire and explosion in a Bucharest nightclub killed 27 people and injured 155 during a rock concert that featured fireworks late on Friday, Romanian government officials and witnesses said.In one of the capital’s worst disasters in decades, about 400…
Ctg Abahani beats East Bengal to win title
Chittagong Abahani on Friday secured the title of the first eight-team Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup football tournament in Chittagong MA Aziz Stadium smashing visiting East Bengal FC of India 3-1.Kingfisher East Bengal’s Avinabo Bag netted maiden goal for his…
Bradley Cooper speaks about wage gap
Bradley Cooper has spoken of the need for “transparency” to help close the gender pay gap in Hollywood.Cooper’s American Hustle co-star Jennifer Lawrence made headlines this month when she wrote about her anger at getting paid less than her male…
UN urges ‘flexibility’ in Vienna talks
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for “flexibility” at talks in Vienna between the countries backing rival sides in the Syrian civil war.He urged the five main participants – the US, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey – to…
Electric eels innovative in subduing hapless prey
When it comes to unleashing their trademark zaps, electric eels employ an impressive and sophisticated set of tactics.A study unveiled on Wednesday detailed how these dangerous denizens of the muddy waterways of South America’s Amazon and Orinoco basins can double…
Two-third of world population have herpes: WHO
Two-thirds of the world’s population under 50 have the highly infectious herpes virus that causes cold sores around the mouth, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday, in its first estimate of global prevalence of the disease.More than 3.7 billion…
12 held before DU entrance exam
Police have arrested 12 persons in the capital, hours before the Dhaka University’s ‘Ka’ unit admission tests began.Detectives claim these men had taken money from candidates against the promise of giving them the entrance test questions.Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Deputy Commissioner…
Bangladesh’s rising forex reserves is a ‘pleasant problem’
Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman says the foreign exchange reserves crossing the $27 billion mark is a ‘pleasant problem’.“Many countries face deficit. But we are in a nice problem…a problem of surplus. It’s very pleasing news,” he said. The foreign…
A victory for extremists: Joy
Cricket Australia’s decision to cancel a two-Test series in Bangladesh in October citing security concerns has been a victory for extremists, Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy has said in an article published in The Age.Joy, who advises his mother Prime Minister…
Cursed Child tickets sell out
The first round of tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have sold out, with producers releasing a second batch, available to fans who registered for priority booking.The first four months of tickets, for performances from 7 June-18 September…
US Republicans spar in fiery debate
US Republicans have traded blows in a heated presidential debate in Colorado that featured several angry exchanges.Frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, with no political experience, were under attack from the start.Ohio Governor John Kasich condemned their “fantasy tax plans”…
Hizb ut-Tahrir sends leaflets to SC judges
Banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh has sent leaflets to 41 Supreme Court judges.One Asaduzzaman Asad, who claimed himself to be an employee of ‘Sundarban Courier Service’ was held while distributing the leaflets at the Supreme Court on Wednesday noon.The…
Bangladesh to host Asia Cup 2016
Bangladesh has been selected to host next year’s Asia Cup in an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Singapore.Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan confirmed on his return from the meeting on Wednesday night that the country will organise the…
BNP not responsible for the murders
Senior BNP leader Nazrul Islam Khan has said his party “will not take responsibility” if any of its members is found to be involved with murder.His comments came hours after Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said BNP’s central…
Winemakers will survive
Good news for wine drinkers – a leading international body says grape vines are a hardy little number and can survive climate change, at least over the medium term.Earlier harvesting, changes in grape varieties and new wine-making processes have already…
Home Minister Kamal changes tone about BNP leader Kayum
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has changed tone on BNP leader MA Kayum’s suspected link with the murder of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella.He struck a softer note on Wednesday, a day after saying Kayum had ordered the murder. After the…
BNP leader involved in Kunio Hoshi Killing
Investigating officers have said they are certain about the involvement of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader in the killing of Japanese national Kunio Hoshi in Rangpur.The investigating officers claimed that Kunio’s business partner Humayun Kabir Hira made a confessional…
Attack on car carrying Khaleda and Tarique in London
An attack has been attempted on the car carrying BNP chief Khaleda Zia and son Tarique Rahman in London, a source says.A source, who declined to be named, told bdnews24.com by telephone it all happened at Harley Street near Marylebone…
Iran to be invited to key talks, US says
Iran is likely to be invited for the first time to international talks with the US and Russia over the Syrian conflict, the US says.US state department spokesman John Kirby said it was unclear if Iran’s leaders would attend the…
World Bank wants to fund big projects
The World Bank now wants to fund a project ‘even bigger’ than the $2.9 billion Padma railroad bridge project.This comes barely two years after the global lender raised a stink over alleged corruption forcing Bangladesh to withdraw its funding request…
Bangladesh women unwilling to take up jobs in Saudi Arabia
A parliamentary standing committee has been told that women in Bangladesh are mostly unwilling to go to Saudi Arabia to work as house help.Officials at the Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment told the parliament committee that ‘false propaganda’…
Absence of big mammals foils ecosystem fertilisation
You can call it the fertilisation cessation, and scientists say it has had a disruptive effect on ecosystems around the world.A study unveiled on Monday showed that the extinction or precipitous population declines of large land and sea mammals starting…
No prosciutto panic, please
The home of Parma ham, trumpeting the benefits of a traditional Mediterranean diet, is urging consumers not to get into a prosciutto panic after a warning that processed meat can cause cancer.Italian food and farming groups responded indignantly to the…
New Bond film ‘Spectre’ is money-spinner for sponsors too
James Bond is back, and companies such as Omega watches, Gillette shavers and Belvedere vodka have paid undisclosed sums for product tie-ins with “Spectre” in sponsorships that one marketing specialist says are cinema’s version of the Olympics.Being a sponsor allows…