Mark Zuckerberg offered fresh self-criticism Monday, acknowledging making numerous mistakes in building the world’s biggest social network as Facebook marked its 14th birthday. “Over the years, I’ve made almost every mistake you can imagine,” the Facebook co-founder said on his…
The US services sector expanded at a record pace in January, springing to life after slowing for two straight months, according to a business survey released Monday.
Residents of drought-stricken Cape Town received rare good news Monday when city officials said they now face losing piped water to their homes on May 11 — a month later than previously forecast. But Capetonians are not yet out of…
Entertainment Desk National Film Award-winning popular singer Nancy’s duet song ‘Jolrong’ is going to be released on the Valentine’s Day. Young singer Bashar has sung with Nancy for the first time. The lyrics has been written by Rezaur Rahman Rizvi…
Entertainment Desk Popular Dhallywood actor Ferdous Ahmed is now going to share silver screen with Hollywood actress Céline Beran in a British-Bangladesh film, titled ‘In Pursue of Love’. The film depicts identity crisis of the third generation Bangladeshi diasporas in…
Actor John Mahoney, who portrayed the no-nonsense father in the TV sitcom “Frasier,” has died in Chicago at the age of 77, his longtime theater company said Monday.
A snowstorm that is unusually protracted and intense even by the standards of Moscow winter compelled the delays of 217 flights and cancellations of another 17 flights at Moscow’s three major airports – Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo – on Sunday…
Asian markets tumbled on Monday after US stocks were pummelled at the end of last week, with traders fretting that a surging US economy will lead to sharp interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The selling was also fuelled…
Inside a giant igloo in a snowy Norwegian village, the sound of a horn rings out, warming the mood of a freezing audience, huddled together in -24 Celsius. But the four musicians performing are even colder: the instruments they are…
Aamir Khan’s Secret Superstar has crossed Rs 500 crore mark at the box office in China and is still counting. Yes, you heard it right, the film is having a phenomenal run in China. Secret Superstar had released in China…
Entertainment Desk Shirin Shila, one of the promising new actresses in Dhallywood, is currently spending a very busy time as her hands full with six new films. She is gradually becoming a familiar face in the media after her debut…
Entrepreneur Elon Musk and the South Australian government have revealed a plan to build the world’s largest virtual power plant. Under the plan, 50,000 homes in South Australia (SA) will have solar panels and batteries installed by Musk’s Tesla free…
China has maintained a sea ice alert for Liaodong Bay in northeast China’s Bohai Sea as the ice grew by nearly 5,000 square km daily.
Entertainment Desk Popular band Chircutt is in Sri Lanka now to perform. The band’s vocal, Sharmin Sultana Sumi, shared their experience through her social media account. She thanked Bangladesh high commission in Sri Lanka recently for arranging such a trip…
Entertainment Desk The news of marriage between actors Iresh Zaker and Mim Rashid was floating around the entertainment arena of the country for quite a few days. Even the photo of the two exchanging rings on Instagram was buzzing around…
In an official press release, Yash Raj Films declared that Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor’s upcoming film will hit the theatres on the 2nd of October next year. The film is expected to be an action entertainer that…
The interview from ‘F’ unit waiting list for admission into the first year honors courses under the 2017- 18 academic session of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will be held tomorrow.
Polar bears are struggling to find enough seals to eat, and the problem will get worse as the planet warms because their metabolisms are much faster than previously thought, researchers said Thursday. The report in the journal Science tracked nine…
A University of Oklahoma astrophysics team has discovered a population of planets beyond the Milky Way galaxy. Using microlensing—an astronomical phenomenon and the only known method capable of discovering planets at great distances from the Earth—the researchers were able to…
Entertainment Desk National Film Award winner actress Zakia Bari Momo is going to take part in shooting of Shihab Shahin directed his second movie Mon Foring again. In this movie, against Momo Arifin Shuvo is acting. Earlier under Shihab Shahin’s…
Entertainment Desk ‘Ekti Cinemar Galpo’ has received an uncut censor certificate from the Bangladesh Film Censor Board. Earlier in the middle of this month, the film was submitted to the censor board for the clearance. Produced under the banner of…
Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen, who was last seen in 2010 film ‘No Problem’, says that she has been looking at scripts for the past one and a half years. Sushmita said: “I have been looking at scripts again for…
The winter vacation of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will be begun on February 6, said an IU press release here today.
Crowded under a rock in the Galapagos archipelago, the baby tortoises wait for the sun to go down to leave their shelter. Nothing disturbs these eastern Santa Cruz tortoises (scientific name Chelondis donfaustoi), which were determined just two years ago…
India promised hundreds of billions of dollars to develop poor rural areas and to help struggling farmers in its annual budget Thursday, looking to win over voters ahead of the next general election. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government…
Facebook on Wednesday reported earnings that beat expectations, but shares swung as it stressed the goal of prioritizing personal interactions among users over the time they spend on the world’s biggest social network. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said changes cut…
With its pristine sands, glistening saltwater flats and gently swaying palms, Kiribati ought to be a tropical paradise—but this precarious slice of heaven on Earth is living on borrowed time. The low-lying Pacific nation of 33 atolls and reef islands…
Entertainment Desk Loko Natyadal, one of the leading theater troupes in the country, is going to hold a special show of their much acclaimed production Kanjush in order to raise fund for the treatment of prominent sculptor and freedom fighter…
Entertainment Desk Veteran Bengali film actress Supriya Devi, who reached legendary heights for her excellent portrayal of the protagonist Neeta in Ritwik Ghatak’s cult film Meghe Dhaka Tara, died on January 26. Within a week of her demise, reports confirm…
Tensions are mounting at a natural spring in Cape Town that is popular with residents forced to contend with water restrictions due to severe drought, the city council said Wednesday.