Australia suffered its hottest summer on record from December through February . Forecasts show the southern autumn will continue to be drier and warmer than average, the government said today. “After a record hot December and January, it won’t come…
Meet the man who is trying to make the closest thing you will get to a 21st-century Stradivarius. Award-winning Swiss luthier David Leonard Wiedmer has set himself the task of reproducing the legendary Italian violin. He is working at his…
Narsingdi Correspondent Cultivation of Boro paddy in Narsingdi district has surpassed its target this season. The reason are due to favourable climate condition and adequate supply of high quality seed. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) official sources said the department…
Science Desk State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said the ‘Tech Mahindra’ company is keen to work with Bangladesh. The aim is to further its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. He said this after holding a…
Some 45 percent of children with cancer are left undiagnosed and untreated. According to an innovative study of the disease’s global footprint among under-15s, published Wednesday. Worldwide, there are some 400,000 news cases of childhood cancer each year, but barely…
For almost a century, the inhabitants of Robinson Crusoe — named for literature’s most famous castaway . The island’s fragile ecosystem depends on them conserving its unique wildlife. One of three islands in the Juan Fernandez archipelago, 700 kilometers (430…
Alfonso Cuaron’s big Oscars night — three golden statuettes for his personal film “Roma,” including his second for best director — once again highlights the major success in Hollywood for Mexican filmmakers. Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron won Oscars for film…
A mixing desk at her fingertips, the artist known as Sarouna coaxed a haunting refrain from the bass track — music both about the past and the present. Like other popular names on the Palestinian electro scene, the 23-year-old, wearing…
Culture Desk The 12th International Children’s Film Festival will begin on March 2 .That will featuring 179 films from 32 countries simultaneously at four venues in the city. National Professor Anisuzzaman will formally inaugurate the weeklong festival while Information Minister…
A Japanese probe sent to examine an asteroid 300 million kilometres from the Earth for clues about the origin of life and the solar system landed successfully. Data from the probe, Hayabusa2, showed changes in speed and direction, indicating it…
A three-day ‘Flower Fair-2019’ began on Rajshahi College campus in the city on Saturday. Rajshahi College Nature Conservation Club (RCNCC) of the Department of Botany organized the fair. Students and volunteers have set up more than eight stalls displaying more…
In the past one year, if there is any actor who has consistently managed to earn critical acclaim along with the audiences’ approval it has to be Ranveer Singh. The actor started last year on a high by delivering an…
Rami Malek on Sunday took home the best actor Oscar. He got it for his wildly popular portrayal of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” about the iconic Britishband’s rise to fame. He bested a crowded field: the…
Here are the winners in key categories at the 91st Academy Awards, which were handed out on Sunday in Hollywood. “Green Book” took home the best picture Oscar, while Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” won for best director, best foreign film and…
Slovakia decided to slap checks on beef imports from Poland has begun. After veterinarians in the neighbouring Czech Republic found the dangerous salmonella bacteria in a batch of Polish meat yesterday. Every Polish beef consignment will now have to pass…
NASA gave SpaceX the green light to test a new crew capsule . By first sending an unmanned craft with a life-sized mannequin to the International Space Station yesterday. “We’re go for launch, we’re go for docking,” said William Gerstenmaier,…
Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor who is undergoing medical treatment in New York was recently joined by Aamir Khan. Sharing a picture from the day, Neetu Kapoor wrote, “It’s not how many hours one spends with a person it’s how much…
Gully Boy starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt hit the theatres on Valentine’s Day i.e 14th February this year and within a week of its release, the film has crossed a benchmark at the box-office. Directed by Zoya Akhtar, the…
Entertainment Correspondent Komola Rocket has won the Jury Prize at the recently concluded Festival du Film D’Asie du Sud. This year the festival ran from February 12 to 17 in Paris for the sixth annual edition. The six-day long festival…
The far-flung Marshall Islands needs to raise its islands if it is to avoid being drowned by rising sea levels. President Hilda Heine has warned. Plans are underway for national talks on which of the 1,156 islands, scattered over 29…
Seedling transplantation of Irri-boro paddy has got a highest peak as the farmers put in their level best efforts to complete the transplantation process in due time. At present, the farmers are passing their busy days in seedling transplantation and…
The ballots are in, the red carpet gowns are chosen and the golden statuettes are being polished: Sunday is Oscars night. Hollywood’s biggest gala of the year, and the end of a topsy-turvy awards season. Can Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” be…
Total Dhamaal is the third installment of the hit Dhamaal series. Directed by Indra Kumar, the film stars Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, Madhuri Dixit, Esha Gupta and Anil Kapoor in leading roles. Total Dhamaal continues with…
In the wake of the terror attack in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) announced a total ban on Pakistani actors and artists working in Indian film industry. Now, news has surfaced that actor…
Heads of state of 17 countries in the Sahel region of Africa will hold a summit on Monday in Niamey . To approve a climate investment plan worth $400 billion over 12 years, the Niger government said Wednesday. The “ambitious”…
Entertainment Desk Band Obscure has released a new music video. Titled ‘Surer Barputra,’ the song has been dedicated to veteran music composer the Martyred Intellectual Altaf Mahmud. The music video was launched yesterday on the official YouTube channel of Obscure.…
Culture Desk Asif is in deep love with Trishna, spending whole days in his beloved’s thoughts. Sadly enough, Trishna is unaware of this. These pros and cons of their affair have been portrayed in musical film ‘Angul Chute Chai’. The…
Culture Desk One of the popular Boul singers of the country Kuddus Boyati is critically sick. He was admitted to the National Institute of Chest, Mahakhali in the capital yesterday. He has been suffering from afflictions in his gonadal and…
Hundreds of orange robots zoom and whiz back and forth like miniature bumper cars — but instead of colliding, they’re following a carefully plotted path to transport thousands of items ordered from online giant Amazon. A young woman fitted out…
DU Correspondent Dhaka University (DU) authority has chalked ut a series of programmes to observe Amar Ekushey, the International Mother Language Day on February 21 with due respect. University’s “Central Coordination Committee for Observing Amar Ekushey” and various sub-committees are…