British pubs will be allowed to open late for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, described on Sunday as “a day of national celebration” by Home Secretary Amber Rudd. The government decree will allow pubs to stay open…
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Elton John left stage because of ‘rude’ fan
Elton John left the stage in Las Vegas because a “rude” fan was interfering with the performance, he said on Saturday. “A fan put his hands on the piano keys while I was playing and continued to do so even…
Actor Jamaluddin Ahmed passes away
Culture Desk Popular actor Kazi Jamaluddin Ahmed has passed away. The actor was declared dead at quarter to seven in the evening on March 2. He was aged 90. The actor is known for a commerical of real-estate company Asian…
819 houses brought under power network in Chandpur
A total of 819 houses of seven villages under Faridganj upazila of the district have been brought under rural electrification network by Chandpur Palli Bidyut Samity-2 (CPBS) on Saturday.
Health savings outweigh costs of limiting global warming: study
The estimated cost of measures to limit Earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions can be more than offset by reductions in deaths and disease from air pollution, researchers said on Saturday. It would cost $22.1 trillion (17.9 trillion euros) to $41.6 trillion…
Cherish your parents: Jahnvi pens after mom Sridevi’s death
A week after her mother and veteran actress Sridevi’s sudden demise, her elder daughter Jahnvi Kapoor says there’s a “gnawing hollowness” within her. She has penned an emotional note urging people to cherish their parents. Jahnvi, who is one of…
Liberation War Museum draws weeklong programme marking 7th Mar
Liberation War Museum (LWM) has chalked out a weeklong programme starting on March 7 over the UNESCO recognition of historic 7th March, 1971speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a world documentary heritage. As part of…
Exhibition of “Chitropote Bangabandhu and Bangladesh” begins
A ten-day exhibition titled “Chitropote Bangabandhu and Bangladesh” began last night in the auditorium of Poet Sufiya Kamal at the National Museum. As many as 70 paintings of artist Nazir Hossain are being displayed at the exhibition that will continue…
Nutrition Facts Eat healthy and stay fit
Health Desk After all, it can help reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke and lots of other things you’d rather avoid. The good news is, eating right doesn’t have to be hard or require you to give up things…
Bumper mango yield likely in Rajshahi
With a massive blooming most of the mango trees in the region, including Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj district, have now worn an eye-catching look predicting a bumper yield of the delicious fruit in the current season.
Toyota: US tariffs will ‘substantially’ increase car prices
Japanese car giant Toyota on Friday warned that US steel and aluminium tariffs would harm automakers and “substantially” increase the price of cars sold in America.
Speakers plead for budgetary priority to education sector
Speakers at a participatory discussion unequivocally called for boosting budgetary allocation to the sector of education for its qualitative and quantitative improvement. They mentioned that the country’s cherished development depends on education. So, there is no way but to making…
Antarctic sea ice shrinks for second-straight year
Sea ice cover in Antarctica has dropped to its second-lowest on record, Australian authorities said Friday, adding that it was not yet clear what was driving the reduction after several years of record-highs.
Stage set for Oscars to mark year eclipsed by #MeToo
Hollywood’s awards season reaches its glittering climax on Sunday at the Oscars, with fairy tale romance “The Shape of Water” and dark crime comedy “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” neck-and-neck in the race for the major statuettes.
Lipstick” debuts on Nagorik TV
Culture Correspondent Bangladesh’s latest satellite channel Nagorik TV had its pilot airing yesterday. Joining its maiden journey is the newest drama series “Lipstick”, directed by Shihab Shaheen and starring popular TV actors Apurba and Momo.
World’s first hand-painted film vies for an Oscar
Vying for an Oscar, “Loving Vincent” is the world’s first animated feature film painted by hand—all 65,000 frames—in the distinct style of Vincent van Gogh.
Moon to have 4G network in 2019
The moon will have its first 4G cell phone network in 2019, the network builder Vadafone said Tuesday. The German branch of the multinational telecommunication company has teamed up with Nokia to do the mission, London-headquartered Vadafone said in a…
Keith Richards sorry for recommending Jagger vasectomy
The Rolling Stones have been rocking together for a half century but the legendary tensions between Keith Richards and Mick Jagger look to be very much alive. Richards apologized Wednesday to his bandmate after the guitarist suggested that the fecund…
Antarctica: a laboratory for climate change
A decade ago, a thick layer of ice covered the Collins Glacier on Antarctica’s King George Island. Now, the rocky landscape is visible to the naked eye, in a region that is both a victim of and a laboratory for…
Asian markets see in March with another sell-off
Asian markets saw in March with sharp losses on Thursday, extending a global sell-off on US interest rate hike fears, with energy firms taking another hit from plunging oil prices. After a couple of weeks of calm, the volatility that…
Bill Cosby’s daughter Ensa dies aged 44
Ensa Cosby, the daughter of comedian Bill Cosby, has died aged 44, a spokesman for the family says. She died from a kidney disease in Massachusetts on Friday, according to spokesman Andrew Wyatt.
Sufi singers perform at Shilpakala Academy
Culture Desk Under the title “Sufi Evening”, Indian troupe Roohani Sisters, comprising Jagriti Luthra and Neeta Pandey, rendered diverse traditional music genres at National Art Gallery auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on February 26.
British astronaut hails ‘groundbreaking’ Airbus satellite
British astronaut Tim Peake on Monday hailed a “groundbreaking” satellite being built by Airbus which its developers say will bring an unprecedented level of flexibility to space telecommunications. The Eutelsat Quantum satellite is being put together by the multinational company…
Transgender artists make history at the Oscars
Transgender representation in entertainment has made baby steps forward in recent years, but 2018 has seen a history-making giant leap, with two movies involving trans artists in the Oscars race. Chilean actress Daniela Vega has won acclaim for her turn…
‘Swapnajaal’ to be released in March or April
Culture Desk Seven years after the release of his blockbuster romantic tragedy “Monpura,” National Award winning helmer Giasuddin Selim had announced “Swapnajaal” back in 2015. One of the most anticipated Dhallywood films, the film was originally slated to release in…
Cruel climate dilemma for King penguins: feed or breed
Global warming is on track to wipe out 70 percent of the world’s King penguins by century’s end, putting the regal birds on a path towards extinction, researchers warned Monday.
Behind Benin’s cotton harvest, worries over ‘monopoly’
The sleepy town of Bohicon in southern-central Benin roars into life during the cotton harvest between January and March. Enormous trucks piled high with “white gold” trundle down the roads to the town’s cotton-processing plant.
India says farewell to Bollywood icon Sridevi
Thousands of heartbroken fans lined the streets of Mumbai Wednesday as India said farewell to Bollywood legend Sridevi following her shock death from accidental drowning in a Dubai hotel bathtub aged just 54.
We will miss her; no female star has achieved such glories’
Rishi Kapoor remembers his Chandni co-actor Sridevi as a “shy person” who achieved a star status that “made her a superhero”. “I didn’t work with Sridevi until 1984, when we first starred in Nagina. Initially, I thought she was a…
Austria keen to invest in health sector
The Austrian government has expressed its interest to investment in the health sector of Bangladesh. Austrian Ambassador to Bangladesh Brigitte Oppinger Walchshofer made the comment when he met with Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim at the latter’s office…