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President, PM pay homage to Language Heroes
News Desk President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid their rich tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day. President Abdul Hamid and Prime…
Vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer
The rapid scale-up of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer in a handful of rich countries within three decades, and in most other nations by century’s end, researchers said yesterday . Without screening and HPV vaccination,…
Samsung launches folding smartphone, first 5G handset
Samsung unveiled a smartphone that folds open to be a tablet, becoming the first major manufacturer to offer the feature as it strives to stoke excitement in a slumping market yesterday. The South Korean giant also appeared to get the…
Japan govt, Fukushima operator told to pay over nuclear disaster
A Japanese court awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown yesterday. The Yokohama district court ordered the government and Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) to…
Oscars chef cooks up a storm for the big night
They will nibble on Oscar-shaped flatbreads topped with smoked salmon and caviar, sip French champagne and sink their teeth into tiny chocolate Oscar statuettes. Nothing is good enough for Hollywood’s elite who will be wined and dined after the Academy…
Pantha Kanai sings for Fahmida Nabi
Culture Desk Fahmida Nabi is all set to appear as a music composer of a whole album. Primarily focusing on patriotic songs the album contains fifteen songs sung by different vocalists. One of the vocalists is Pantha Kanai. His song…
Filmmaker Muhammad Khasru dead
Culture Desk Muhammad Khasru, a pioneering figure in the movement for decent films in the country has passed away. The filmmaker breathed his last at BIRDEM, Shahbagh yesterday. He was suffering from asthma, diabetes. He had been living in his…
Sci-fi fantasy ‘Alita’ tops N. American box office
Entertainment Desk Fox’s new sci-fi fantasy “Alita: Battle Angel” dominated the North American box office charts over the four- day holiday weekend, earning $33.5 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said today. The futuristic film, which stars Rosa Salazar voicing “Alita,”…
New Universe map unearths 300,000 more galaxies
The known Universe just got a lot bigger. A new map of the night sky published charts hundreds of thousands of previously unknown galaxies discovered yesterday . Using a telescope that can detect light sources optical instruments cannot see. The…
Aussie rodent becomes first ‘climate change extinction’
Australia officially declared a Great Barrier Reef rodent extinct today , making it the first mammal believed to have been killed off by human-induced climate change. The rat-like Bramble Cay melomys — whose only known habitat was a small sandy…
PDB implements Tk964.16 crore project in Rajshahi division
Power Development Board (PDB) has been implementing a mega project to ensure a safe and dependable power supply to meet increasing demand for electricity till 2025. PDB sources said the four and half-year project styled “Power Distribution Management Development, Rajshahi…
Ranbir , Alia’s dinner date was all about love
Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt might be not officially talking much about their relationship. But the couple never hides their special equation and bonding from the paparazzi. Celebrating Valentine’s Day in the perfect way, Ranbir and Alia enjoyed a special…
200 marginal farmers get agri-incentives in Dimla
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) distributed special agriculture incentives in terms of seed and fertilisers among 200 small and marginal farmers of Dimla upazila in Nilphamari on Monday. The incentives were distributed at a function held at Dimla upazila…
Who votes for the Oscars, how does it work?
The ballots are almost all in! Millions of television viewers around the globe will tune on Sunday. To watch the Oscars, the glitziest night in showbiz, but most don’t know how the winners are chosen. Less than 8,000 people in…
Visually impaired people enthralled audience by reciting poems
Culture Desk To the delight of the audience more than 100 visually impaired people captivated them by reciting poems. .Written by country’s 71 renowned poets depicting different turns of PM Sheikh Hasina. The occasion turned into an enthralling event as…
Urgent steps’ needed to save Australia’s biggest river system
The viability of a key river that feeds into Australia’s biggest water system is under threat if poor conditions that killed millions of fish are not improved within six months. The scientists warned today. The management of the Murray-Darling River…
Pakistani women seek abortions as birth control
Pregnant, desperate, and poor, Pakistani mother Zameena faced a stark choice: risk her life by having a secret abortion, or risk her life bearing her husband a sixth child.In the end, she opted for the former, one of more than…
Kangana to direct her own biopic
Kangana Ranaut impressed the audience as well as the critics with her act in her latest release Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. The actress not just mesmerized the audience with her acting skills but she also proved that she can…
Gully Boy records an impressive start at the box-office
Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, which also marks Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt’s first collaboration together, has finally hit the screens and has kick started its journey at the box-office on an impressive note. The film released on 14 February, on…
Film ‘Jodi Ekdin’ to be released March 8
Entertainment Desk “Jodi Ekdin,” produced by Bengal Multimedia Limited, will be released on March 8 International Women’s Day, March 8. Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raj directed the film. Bangladesh Film Censor Board cleared the film on January 31 without any edits.…
Pulse cultivation gaining popularity in Manikganj
The cultivation of different kinds of pulses including Motor (pea), Mosur (lentil), Maskolai, Khesari and Mug is gaining popularity among farmers with exceeding its farming target every year in Manikgnaj. Deputy Director at Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Md. Habibur…
Thousands of UK kids skip school for climate protests
Thousands of schoolchildren went on “strike” across Britain yesterday in a protest against climate change, with hundreds rallying in London’s Parliament Square. Children of all ages chanted “save our planet”, cheered as flares were lit and clambered onto statues in…
Prize contenders at Berlin film festival
The 69th Berlinale, Europe’s first major film festival of the year, awards its Golden and Silver Bear top prizeson Saturday with 16 movies from around the world competing. A six-member jury led by French Oscar winner Juliette Binoche will hand…
Fagun Haway’ draws huge acclamation
Entertainment Desk The premier show of ‘Fagun Haway’, a movie based on the 1952 Language Movement, draw a large number of film loving people at cinema halls. Actor turned director Tauquir Ahmed directed the movie which was released simultaneously at…
Janhvi, Boney, Anil Kapoor perform puja for Sridevi’s death anniv
Sridevi passed away last year on February 24, 2018 under controversial circumstances in Dubai. The news shocked millions of her fans across the globe, who are still mourning for her loss. Yesterday, in accordance with the Hindu calendar, a special…
Clean air act in the offing
The government is working on enactment of a law with a provision for imprisonment up to 10 years against air polluters aiming to ensure clean air for all. The Department of Environment (DoE) with support from Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association…
Roblox, the game platform teaching young kids to code
With its Lego-like avatars and easy-to-learn coding for budding programmers, the online gaming app Roblox has cornered the market in younger gamers, with 80 million monthly users, many of them under 16. Now the platform, which has already taken the…
Deadline of submitting films for National Award March 7
Culture Desk The jury board made by the Ministry of Information for the National Film Award Competitions 2017 and 2018 yesterday asked the film producers to submit their films by March 7 for taking part in competitions. Bangladesh Film Censor…
Oscar organizers struggle to keep show relevant
From going without a host to handing out key awards during commercial breaks, to a quickly nixed idea for a popular film category. Oscar organizers are struggling to keep Hollywood’s biggest night relevant while dealing with a string of messy…