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…
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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…
9 signs your Thyroid is underactive
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…
‘Komola Rocket’ wins Hiralal Sen Award
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’…
Ekushey Book Fair” draws huge crowd in Khulna
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…
NASA announces demise of Opportunity rover
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 wins Polar Music Prize
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…
NASA to make final attempt to contact Mars Opportunity Rover
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…
Dutch scientists probing mystery of mass bird deaths
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…
Amitabh, Taapsee in Badla trailer
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…
Star Cineplex-3 to open in Mirpur
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…
Cute and empowering — Galentine’s Day takes off in US
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…
Net house potato farming gains ground in Rajshahi
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…
Trumps orders government to prioritize artificial intelligence
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…
AI system spots childhood disease like doctor
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…
Fagun Haway to be released on February 15
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…
Berlin film fest tackles climate change
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…
Women reign at glitzy Grammys gala
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 Zilla Parishad distributes Tk 6.80 lakh to uplift projects
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…