Following in the footsteps of Kendrick Lamar’s Black Panther, Beyoncé has released a 14-track album to accompany Disney’s remake of The Lion King. “This is sonic cinema,” said the star, who plays Nala in the film, as she announced the…
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Patrick Stewart unveils new Star Trek
An emotional Patrick Stewart said he was “deliriously happy” to be returning to Star Trek a generation later, telling San Diego Comic-Con that “you cannot have too many franchises in a career.” Stewart will reprise his fan-favorite role as Jean-Luc…
BSMMU to conduct 5 more liver transplants in August
Health Desk The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) will carry out five more complex liver transplant surgeries free of cost in August following the first-ever June 24 sucessful operation. BSMMU Vice-Chancellor Prof Kanak Kanti Barua today came up with…
To return to Moon, astronauts need new spacesuits
Space engineer Pablo de Leon has designed two spacesuit prototypes for the Moon and for Mars, and knows how long development takes. If NASA wants to meet its own deadline of returning to the Moon by 2024, it needs to…
Bubly again pairs with Shakib Khan
Entertainment Desk Popular actress Bubly is going to team with Shakib Khan in his upcoming film. Following huge outcry about who will pair up with Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan in his upcoming film ‘Bir’, the mystery has been unveiled. Shakib…
Tom Cruise surprises Comic-Con with ‘Top Gun’ sequel trailer
Tom Cruise has made an unexpected flyby at San Diego Comic-Con to debut the first trailer for “Top Gun: Maverick.” The audience in the 8,000 seat room went wild for Cruise Thursday afternoon. He closed out what had been billed…
Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale screened in Durban
Culture Desk Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale, a film based on the life of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina screened at the Durban Film Festival in South Africa today. The film will also be shown at the festival on July 24.…
Sara Ali heads to Lucknow to meet Kartik Aaryan?
After wrapping up Imtiaz Ali’s #Aajkal, Kartik Aaryan quickly jumped onto his next film, which is BR Films’ Pati Patni Aur Woh. The actor is currently shooting for the film in Lucknow with Ananya Panday and Bhumi Pednekar. But before…
Danger of recycled cooking oil
Life & Style Desk There is a huge volume of imported dangerous recycled cooking oil in circulation now in Bangladesh. How to determine if cooking oil is recycled oil. 1: place your cooking oil in the fridge for about 2…
Gitanjali Academy of Fine Arts to hold Rabindra-Nazrul Festival
Culture Desk Gitanjali Academy of Fine Arts is going to organise Rabindra-Nazrul Utshab at Batamoul of Rabindra Sharani in Uttara. The festival will be held from July 26 to July 27. Md. Atikul Islam, Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation…
‘Sitara’ to be released in India
Culture Desk The film ‘Sitara’ directed by Asish Ray will be released today in five states of India. Based on eminent writer Abul Bashar’s novel Bhorer Proshuti, the film revolves around the people living in India-Bangladesh border areas, who earn…
Can trillion-tonne snow cannons save us from sea-level rise?
Scientists seeking to avoid catastrophic sea-level rises from the melting West Antarctic ice sheet have come up with a “terrible” solution: use snow cannons to pump trillions of tonnes of ice back on top. The gargantuan ice sheet contains enough…
Fans upset ‘Game of Thrones’ cast
Game of Thrones’ now sits at a 58 per cent critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, with a much lesser audience score, at 33 per cent. Now, hate responses from disappointed fans have seeped into the cast’s WhatsApp groups, reports Eonline.…
Facebook’s Libra prospects dim
Facebook’s planned global digital coin Libra has run into a wall of opposition in Washington that could prevent its launch as envisioned, but analysts say cryptocurrencies are likely to make gains around the world nonetheless. The plan by Facebook and…
Pooja finally confirms her marriage
Pooja Batra has finally revealed that she secretly got married to beau Nawab Shah. In an interview with Bombay Times, the ‘Viraasat’ actor confirmed that today the duo indeed tied the knot on July 4 in Delhi. In an interview…
US judge slashes jury award in Roundup cancer case
A US judge on Wednesday slashed punitive damages a jury ordered Monsanto to pay in a Roundup cancer trial, saying the sum was too high despite the company’s “reprehensible” conduct. US District Court Judge Vince Chhabria denied a request by…
Fagun Haway to open Rainbow Film Festival in London
Culture Desk The Rainbow Film Festival is once again set to be held in London next week. This year’s festival will be the 20th edition of the event, which is going to be organized differently from previous ones. The opening…
US marks Apollo mission 50 years
Fifty years after a mighty rocket set off from Florida carrying the first humans to the Moon, a veteran of the Apollo 11 crew returned to its fabled launch pad today to commemorate “one giant leap” that became a defining…
Tamanna Prome starts Gaane Gaane Adda
Culture Desk Tamanna Prome aspired to become a playback singer from an early age. At the age of four, she started learning music. She has also released albums. Now her one of a kind TV appearance has been aired on…
Shah Rukh to receive another honourary doctorate
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is set to receive an honorary doctorate degree from Melbourne-based La Trobe University for his contributions and efforts towards underprivileged children, women’s empowerment through Meer Foundation and his achievements in the Indian entertainment industry. Khan,…
Some reef islands resilient to climate change
The Pacific’s low-lying reef islands are likely to change shape in response to climate change, rather than simply sinking beneath rising seas and becoming uninhabitable as previously assumed, new research has found. Atoll nations such as Tuvalu, Tokelau and Kiribati…
7 named for ‘Shilpakala Padak 2018’
Culture desk Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy yesterday announced the names of seven personalities for the ‘Shilpakala Padak 2018’ in seven categories. The awardees are: Goura Gopal Halder in music, Sunil Chandra Das in instrumental music, Jayanta Chattapadhya in recitation, Shukla Sarker…
NASA pioneer Sue Finley still reaching for stars
Sue Finley began work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the US prepared to launch its first satellite into orbit in 1958, racing to match the Soviet Union, which had accomplished the feat months earlier. Now 82, she is one…
WHO warns of too sugary baby foods
Commercial baby foods often contain too much sugar and display confusing ingredient lists, according to a UN report that proposed new guidelines today to improve infant diets. The World Health Organization (WHO) examined nearly 8,000 products from more than 500…
‘Spider-Man’ retains top spot at N. America box office
“Spider-Man: Far From Home” beat back competition from two debut films at the North American box office, winning for a second week straight by raking in an estimated $45.4 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said Monday. The latest installment in…
Shahidul Alam shortlisted for Prix Pictet Award
Culture Desk Shahidul Alam, internationally renowned Bangladeshi photographer, activist and founder of Drik and Pathshala South Asian Media Institute has been selected as one of the 12 photographers shortlisted for the eighth cycle of the Prix Pictet, the global award…
ATM Shamsuzzaman receives Bulbul Ahmed Memorial Award
Culture Desk To commemorate the legacy of Mahanayak Bulbul Ahmed his family members and Bulbul Ahmed Foundation every year awards a film figure of the country on the day of his death anniversary, which was yesterday. This year the award…
KAALO to screen ‘Khacha’
Entertainment Desk Counter Foto Students’ Forum (KAALO) will be holding two screenings of Akram Khan’s government-grant winning film ‘Khacha’, which represented Bangladesh at the 90th Academy Awards, popularly known as Oscars on July 26. The film will be screened at…
Stay healthy during Hajj pilgrimage
The Hajj – the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and the largest mass gathering in the world. The Hajj pilgrimage is undertaken by millions of Muslims every year and staying healthy and strong during the physically demanding journey is…
India calls off Moon mission launch
India today dramatically scrapped the launch of a rocket that was aiming to land a probe on the Moon less than one hour before blast-off because of a “technical” problem. India wants the Chandrayaan-2 — or Moon Chariot 2 —…