Your thyroid—a small gland in your neck—has a huge impact on your body. It produces thyroid hormone (TH), which is responsible for keeping your metabolism, heartbeat, temperature, mood, and more, in check. An underactive thyroid doesn’t produce enough TH, and…
Culture Desk On the fourth day of ‘Amar Bhashar Cholocchitro 1425’, Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) honoured the movie ‘Komola Rocket’, awarding it the Hiralal Sen Padak. Producer Faridur Reza Sagar received the award on behalf of the ‘Komola Rocket’…
With beginning of the Bangla month Falgun, Amar Ekushey Book Fair wore a festive look as thousands of enthusiastic book lovers and people from all strata thronged the fair at the Divisional Public Library premises in Boyra area by exhibiting…
During 14 years of intrepid exploration across Mars, it advanced human knowledge by confirming that water once flowed on the red planet . NASA’s Opportunity rover has analyzed its last soil sample. The robot has been missing since the US…
Grandmaster Flash, one of the pioneers of hip hop and DJ music, on Wednesday shared Sweden’s Polar Music Prize with German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and US charity Playing for Change Foundation. The winners will each receive one million Swedish kronor…
US space agency NASA will make one final attempt to contact its Opportunity Rover on Mars late Tuesday, eight months after it last made contact. The agency also said it would hold a briefing Wednesday, during which it will likely…
It was late on a stormy Saturday night when marine biologist Mardik Leopold’s phone rang at his home on the remote northern Dutch island of Texel. On the line was a coast-watch volunteer calling to tell him of reports of…
The trailer of Badla starring Amitabh Bachchan and Taapse Pannu . That trailer opens with AB’s voice over, “Badla lena har baar sahi nahi hota, lekin maaf kar dena bhi har baar sahi nahi hota” (It’s not always right to…
Culture Desk The popular Sony Cinema Hall of Mirpur will be the destination for the third Star Cineplex in Dhaka. For this reason a signing ceremony took place on February 11 at Star Cineplex of Bashundhara City Shopping Complex in…
For some people, facing the onslaught of Valentine’s Day flowers, candy and marketing can be overwhelming if you are single. For Riya Patel, it’s a reason to celebrate love — platonic love — even by long distance. Welcome to the…
Potato farming through net house system for multiplying the tissue-culture based potato seed successfully has been gaining popularity in Rajshahi region. That opens up a new door in the cash crop farming. Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal, a commercial farmer of…
President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the US administration to give greater priority to artificial intelligence. That has a move seen as firing up a battle for leadership with China. The American AI Initiative executive order calls for the administration…
An artificial intelligence (AI) programme developed in China that combs through test results, health records. Even handwritten notes diagnosed childhood diseases as accurately as doctors, researchers said Monday. From the flu and asthma to life-threatening pneumonia and meningitis, the system…
Culture Desk Fagun Haway, the film on the Language Movement of 1952 will be released on February 15 at 52 cinema halls across the country. Members of Censors’ Board have reportedly praised the film. President Abdul Hamid has consented to…
True to its nature as a socially conscious film festival, this month’s Berlinale showcases a string of unflinching climate change documentaries raising the alarm about mankind’s destructive behaviour while proposing some solutions. Among the Berlin festival’s highlights is “Anthropocene: the…
A bold streak of feminism ran through the Grammys gala on Sunday, as women artists dominated in the competition and on the concert stage. Rappers Cardi B and Childish Gambino delivered a history-making night for hip-hop. Gambino — the musical…
Rajshahi Correspondent Rajshahi Zilla Parishad distributed cheques worth around Tk 6.80 lakh to various development projects here today. The parishad distributed cheques for the financial support and for infrastructure development purposes of various educational institutions, mosques, temple and eidgah of…
Rico has lived with HIV for almost a decade, confiding in only a small number of people in socially conservative Singapore, fearful of the reaction. Last month, he got a phone call saying information about his condition had been published…
The Novaya Zemlya archipelago, located in the Arctic Ocean in the northern Russian Arkhangelsk region, has declared a state of emergency after dozens of polar bears ‘invaded’ human settlements. The Archangelsk governor and regional government said in a press release.…
If there is one star from the Indian Film Industry who has managed to make a mark in Hollywood as well, it is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The global star has always managed to pick up projects in Bollywood and Hollywood…
Culture Desk Amar Ekushey Book Fair wore a festive look today as thousands of enthusiastic book lovers turned the venue of the month-long event into an animated occasion . Hundreds of children crowded the Sishu Prahar, adding joyful cheers and…
A Russian Arctic archipelago on Saturday declared an emergency situation over an “invasion” of dozens of aggressive polar bears that have entered homes and public buildings. Russia’s northeastern Novaya Zemlya archipelago, which has a population of around 3,000 people, has…
Two of Bollywood’s biggest stars have premiered “Gully Boy”, a still rare female-directed blockbuster that pokes at enduring taboos, at the Berlin film festival. Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt threw their sizeable industry clout behind the tale, unveiled Saturday, of…
The Surgical Strike is directed by debutant director Aditya Dhar. The film has been received phenomenally well at the box-office. Starring Vicky Kaushal and Yami Gautam, the film is a dramatised version of the surgical strikes conducted by the Indian…
Black historical comedy “The Favourite” in which actress Olivia Colman stars as Queen Anne is tipped for success Sunday at the British Bafta awards in London. With the pre-Oscar award season in full swing, the critically acclaimed costume comedy about…
Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles. Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations with eight, followed by Canada’s Drake at seven. Folk rocker…
An Australian court on Friday delivered a landmark ruling by rejecting plans to build a coal mine on the grounds it would worsen climate change. Chief Justice Brian Preston said a planned open cut coal mine in a scenic part…
Entertainmnet Desk The 12th death anniversary of noted artist Kazi Anowar Hossain, who was very well known for his classical portrayal of rural Bangla, was observed in a befitting manner on Friday. Marking the day, a Doa and Milad Mahfil…
Kareena Kapoor Khan has some great projects lined up and now become the official brand ambassador of Swasth Immunised India. The campaign is helmed by the actors’ close friend and socialite Natasha Poonawalla’s husband, Adar Poonawalla. Swasth Immunised India is…
Entertainment Desk Popular Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam has revealed that he was hospitalized in Mumbai earlier this week due to an allergic reaction from seafood. Sonu recovered by Tuesday for a concert in Orissa, and advised fans to “never…