Along sun-splashed shorelines in the US state of Florida, home prices are on the rise,developers are busy building new complexes, and listings just blocks from thebeach describe homes that are “not in a flood zone,” meaning no flood insurance is…
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Google to invest $550 million in China e-commerce giant JD.com
Google will invest more than half a billion dollars in China’s second-largest e-commerce company JD.com as part of a move to expand retail services around the world, the companies said Monday. The announcement comes as US giant is pushing Google…
Alia ’s sister Shaheen battling chronic depression
With the news about celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade’s suicide, Alia Bhatt’s older sister, Shaheen Bhatt (30), has once again shared how she overcame her suicidal thoughts and fought the darkness within her.
Ranbir Kapoor says he wants to work with Ranveer Singh
Ranbir Kapoor is in the thick of promoting his upcoming film Sanju. The biopic based on the life and times of Sanjay Dutt is already creating a lot of excitement. The trailer won rave reviews. Ranbir Kapoor is essaying the…
Varun, Anushka indulge in some on-set bantering
Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma are back on set. After a short break, the shooting of Sui Dhaaga: Made in India has resumed. The actors have been shooting for the film since the beginning of this year. This is the…
Michael Jackson street naming scrapped
An honorary street naming in Detroit for the King of Pop was canceled Wednesday. Michael Jackson Avenue was supposed to be officially unveiled Friday in Motor City, just as the late artist’s surviving brothers prepared to perform at a weekend…
‘Gohin Baluchor’ comes to small screen
Entertainment Desk Badrul Anam Soud’s critically acclaimed film “Gohin Baluchor” will be telecast on Dipto TV for the first time this Eid. The film features the love story of a boy and a girl from rival villages.
Baul philosophy to help resist communalism: Noor
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor today said people need to practise the philosophy of Baul, humanity, love and unity in their lifetime to overcome communalism.
Speakers for raising awareness on stroke to reduce death
Speakers at a roundtable discussion today called for raising awareness on stroke and immediate treatment to reduce death. Deaths and paralysis from stroke can be reduced by creating awareness among the general people, they said. The daily ‘Bangladesh Post’ in…
Kanshuta 001 released for Eid
Cultural Correspondent Music production house Gaanshala has come up with yet another innovative project. In this project an attempt will be made to form synthesis between the hearer’s choice and the musician’s experience. In older days we used to listen…
‘Norman,’ when artificial intelligence goes psycho
No, it’s not a new horror film. It’s Norman: also known as the first psychopathic artificial intelligence, just unveiled by US researchers. The goal is to explain in layman’s terms how algorithms are made, and to make people aware of…
Shocking’ die-off of Africa’s oldest baobabs: study
Some of Africa’s oldest and biggest baobab trees — a few dating all the way back to the ancient Greeks — have abruptly died, wholly or in part, in the past decade, researchers said Monday. The trees, aged between 1,100…
WHO predicts Ebola outbreak in DR Congo could end soon
The director general of the World Health Organisation said Sunday he believed a swift end could be put to the outbreak of Ebola in northwestern DR Congo, some 21 days which has left 27 people dead over the past month.
Saif Ali Khan again receives notice for hunting
United Nation’s Police Organisation, Interpol, has reportedly contacted the crime branch of Bandra police station with regards to the wild boar hunting case in Bulgaria. The department has been directed to get Saif Ali Khan’s statement on the matter.
Mousumi pairs up with Sani in TVC
Entertainment Desk The real-life duo Mousumi and Omar Sani has paired up together in a new television commercial (TVC) made for spice powder of Rani Food Products.
Kaler Putul’ director receives short film grant
Entertainment Desk Murder mystery “Kaler Putul” (2018) director Aka Reza Ghalib received the National Film Grant for making his short film “Dhor.” Based on a short story by Liberation War researcher and writer Afsan Chowdhury, the short film will follow…
10kgs tumour removed from farmer’s stomach
“I feel I have delivered four babies in one go. I feel so light and empty in the stomach,” says a farmer from Bikaner who got a 10-kg tumour off his stomach after a gruelling surgery.
Dhallywood stars dance for Brazil fans
Entertainment Desk The 2018 FIFA World Cup is just four days away. Bangladeshi football fans have already engaged in a tug of war in social media over the probable winners of this gala event. However, the debate is mostly surrounding…
5 films ready for Eid release
Entertainment Desk Five local films having received censor certificates are ready to hit cinemas across the country in Eid-ul-Fitr. The films are Uttam Akash’s ‘Chittagaiya Poya Noakhailla Maiya’, Shamimul Islam Shamim’s ‘Amar Prem Amar Priya’, Raihan Rafi’s ‘Poramon 2’, Abdul…
UN says world choking on plastic as environmental crisis grows
Up to five trillion grocery bags are used each year and like most plastic garbage barely any is recycled, the UN said Tuesday as it warned the world was choking on trash. In a report for International Environment Day, the…
Fleetwood Mac’s Danny Kirwan dies in London
Fleetwood Mac guitarist Danny Kirwan, a pillar of the wildly successful group in its early years, has passed away in London according to the band’s co-founder Mick Fleetwood.
Polio makes comeback in Venezuela after decades
Polio has been reported in Venezuela, a crisis-wracked country where the disease had been eradicated decades ago, the Pan-American Health Organization reports. The organization said the child had no history of vaccination and lives in an under-immunized extremely impoverished Delta…
Digitization becomes boon for many Rajshahi youths
Computer literacy along with efficient using of internet has not only eradicated the distressed condition of Ziaul Haque but also turning him into a successful entrepreneur who contributes a lot to the society at present.
Renovated musical instrument gallery opened
A renovated gallery of ancient musical instruments was inaugurated today at the National Museum at Shahbagh here on Saturday.
Randhir responds to daughter Karisma’s wedding rumours
Karisma Kapoor got divorced to entrepreneur Sunjay Kapur back in 2016. Her divorce remained in the headlines for quite a while even after the settlement. Recently, rumours of Karisma dating Sandeep Toshniwal began to spring up. Also due to the…
Aamir ’s compliments leave Ekta enthralled
Ekta Kapoor is ecstatic and how! Who wouldn’t be after receiving compliments from none other than the perfectionist, Aamir Khan. Ekta, who is already in a celebratory mood after the success of her latest outing, Veere Di Wedding at the…
Tom Cruise makes 5-mile skydive in ‘Mission: Impossible’ stunt
Tom Cruise has jumped off buildings, slid off skyscrapers and clung onto the outside of a plane during take-off in his roles as action movie hero. Now he can stake a claim to being the first actor to perform a…
New movie ‘Komola Rocket’ to be released in Eid
Entertainment Desk The film ‘Komola Rocket’ produced by Impress Telefilm, will be released on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The 2 minute and 24 second long official trailer of the movie also has been released on Youtube channel titled Channel-i…
Bella Hadid denies plastic surgery rumors!
Bella Hadid brushed off rumors about getting a lip job done. According to People.com, in an interview with In style, she spoke extensively about her plastic surgery rumors and how it sent her into depression last year.
Study warns of alarming decline in Australian fish
Conservation experts warned Wednesday of alarming falls in Australian fish populations and called for more marine reserves and better management to halt the decline.