It seems nothing can escape the inexorable spread of light pollution — not even the giant telescopes probing the heavens above northern Chile, a region whose pristine dark skies, long considered a paradise for astronomers, are under increasing threat.
Culture Desk Enamul Karim Nirjhar published 101 songs bringing together 51 vocalists of the country in 2014. All the songs in that album titled “Ek Nirjhar-Er Gaan” were penned and composed by him. Now the architecht and filmmker has released…
Global stocks mostly rose Friday as investors continued to ramp up purchases as equities have stabilized following a bout of volatility earlier in the month.
The Boston Globe published a bombshell expose on Friday accusing more than two dozen professionals in the fashion industry, among them legendary photographer Patrick Demarchelier, of sexual misconduct.
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are separating after two years of marriage, they said in a statement to AFP on Thursday. The pair, who shared a mansion in the upscale Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, met on the set…
The world has abundant freshwater but it is unevenly distributed and under increasing pressure, UN agencies say, as highlighted by the severe shortages in Cape Town. More than 97 percent of the planet’s water is salty, most of it in…
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today urged Canada to invest in Bangladesh in a larger volume utilising the existing investment-friendly policy of the government.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has made a directive for using hollow bricks in government construction works.
Culture Desk An art camp has been organised at The Bahubal Palace in Sylhet by Galleri Kaya recently. The two day long art camp has as its participants noted artists Ahmed Shamsuddoha, Jamal Ahamed, Sheikh Afzal Hossain, Mohammad Iqbal, Rafiqun…
Culture Desk Musician Partha Barua has now announced that he would take up filmmaking. He has taken up the project as a producer. It is currently towards the end of the pre-production phase and will go for shooting from September.…
The sun might be unusually cool by 2050, according to a new study. Based on the cooling spiral of recent solar cycles, scientists from University of California, San Diego believe the next “grand-minimum” is just decades away, during which the…
The latest volatility in global financial markets represents “necessary corrections”, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said in Dubai on Sunday, in the wake of a Wall Street plunge. “The market trepidations that we have seen in the last few days are…
A hundred years ago in World War One, a group of American soldiers stormed Europe—not to the boom of guns, but the swinging rhythm of saxophones, drums and horns. They came to fight in the mud against the Germans in…
Entertainment Desk “Monpura” famed director Gias Uddin Selim’s upcoming film “Shopnojaal” has received verbal approval from BFDC’s newly formed preview committee on Monday. The director told Showtime: “We have received verbal approval from the preview committee and after the necessary…
Entertainment Desk National Film Award-winning filmmaker Zakir Hossain Raju-directed ‘Bhalo Theko’, was released in 82 theatres across the country on Friday ahead of Valentine’s Day.Written jointly by Zakir Hossain Raju and Delwar Hossain Dil, Bhalo Theko’ is a romantic drama…
Wall Street stocks ended a bruising week on a benign note courtesy of a late-session surge Friday, while equity markets in Europe and Asia fell sharply in volatile trading. US stocks lurched back and forth in a rollercoaster session, opening…
A Bangladesh cable manufacturer has achieved the USA’s highest standardization UL as well as German based VDE certifications that opens a new door for the country to export international standard sophisticated domestic cables and Appliance Wiring Materials (AWM).
Entertainment Desk Dipankar Dipon has created a storm in Dhallywood with his cop action thriller feature film Dhaka Attack. The film did very well both locally and internationally. Now, every film lovers in Bangladesh look forward for his next film.…
Entertainment Desk Zuairijah Mou’s “Graffiti” and Abrar K. Hrizal’s “Golper Moddhe Golpo” have also been selected in the San Mauro Torinese Film Festival, Italy. Written and directed by Hrizal, “Golper Moddhe Golpo” (Story in a Story) is an 11- minutes…
Entertainment Desk A six-day long Iranian film show kicked off at the Bangladesh National Museum in the city on Thursday. The inaugural ceremony began at the main auditorium of the museum with the famous Iranian film ‘Body Guard’ directed by…
The Pacific nation of Tuvalu — long seen as a prime candidate to disappear as climate change forces up sea levels — is actually growing in size, new research shows. A University of Auckland study examined changes in the geography…
Bangladesh and India have agreed in principle to set up more border haats (markets) along the common borders of the two countries in future considering the local demand.
Bollywood star Anushka Sharma’s upcoming movie Pari’s new teaser just hit the internet and the one-minute long clip is every bit horrifying. While we had already seen Anushka in the bruised and battered form before in the previously released screamer…
Tom Ford on Thursday put female empowerment center stage at NY Fashion Week, kicking off the global Fall/Winter 2018 season with models prowling the runway as cat women, very much wearing the trousers. If the biannual style fest battles an…
Entertainment Desk News about ‘Padmaavat’ stars Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s wedding and engagement have been making rounds for the past few years but this year the speculations grew stronger and now a tarot card reader has confirmed that the…
Tokyo and Hong Kong led a rebound across Asian markets on Wednesday as investor confidence returned after the previous day’s battering, with Wall Street providing a positive lead. Trading floors were a sea of red Tuesday after a record one-day…
The rescue in Laos of three endangered red pandas trafficked from China has raised fears the rare animals are increasingly being coveted by exotic pet owners. Landlocked Laos, which borders China and Vietnam, is a key transit hub in the…
A Bollywood movie about an inventor who created a revolutionary machine that makes cheap sanitary pads hits screens this week, challenging taboos surrounding menstruation in socially conservative India. Arunachalam Muruganantham is nicknamed India’s “menstrual man” for transforming the lives of…
Culture Desk Media personality and former DNCC mayor Anisul Huq’s dream project the Nagorik TV went into experimental transmission from February 5 midnight.
Culture Desk A host of Bangladeshi screen actors will mark their debut in Indian film industry with an upcoming project titled Sitara. The stars include Fazlur Rahman Babu, Jahid Hasan and Shahed Ali Shujon. Fazlur Rahman Babu has also voiced…