Some 600 residents on a tiny island off Papua New Guinea have been evacuated after a volcano previously believed to be dormant erupted and spewed a “continuous plume” of ash, officials and reports said Sunday. The volcano on the northern…
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List of Golden Globe nominees
Here are the nominees in key categories for the 75th Golden Globe Awards, which will be handed out on Sunday in Beverly Hills:
Inu opens Bangladeshi film festival in Kolkata
Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu has inaugurated a 4-day exhibition of Bangladeshi films in Kolkata describing films as the force against communal viciousness. The minister inaugurated the festival as chief guest at Nandan Cinema Hall in Kolkata on Friday evening.…
Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie to present at Golden Globes
The final additions to the list of presenters for the upcoming Golden Globes has yielded a significant news story, with Angelina Jolie to present at the same event as Jennifer Aniston.
Sultan Mela concludes in Narail
Culture Desk A Ten-day ‘Sultan Mela’ in celebration of the 93th birth anniversary of world famous artist SM Sultan concluded here at Sultan Mancha on the Government Victoria College premises on Thursday night. Different cultural groups in association with SM…
Remittance inflow rises 4.5 times in 10yr
The flow of remittances into the country has increased 4.50 times in the last 10 years which can be viewed as a milestone in way of upgrading Bangladesh a developed country. According to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) data, expatriate Bangladeshis…
Elephant born at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park
A healthy female Asiatic elephant was born at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park here today. Inspector Anisur Rahman said the curb was born at about 8:30 am at the Safari Park. This is second time that an elephant was born…
Mouse study shows how alcohol may cause cancer
Alcohol damages the DNA of stem cells responsible for producing new blood, according to a mouse study which may explain the link between drinking and cancer, scientists said on Wednesday.
DU Technology Unit admission test tomorrow
The first year honours admission test of academic session 2017-2018 under Technology Unit of Dhaka University (DU) Engineering and Technology Faculty will be held tomorrow.
Improving quality of SME products suggested
Industries Secretary Muhammad Abdullah suggested for improving quality of the small and medium industries products with a view to reach the target of medium income country before 2021.
Ancient infant helps scientists unravel America’s genetic history
A baby girl who died in Alaska some 11,500 years ago belonged to a formerly-unknown population group whose discovery has shed light on the peopling of the Americas, a study of her genome revealed Wednesday. By decoding the child’s genetic…
Youth claims to be Aishwarya Rai’s son born in London
A 29-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh, India has claimed to be the son of Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Sangeeth Kumar has stated that he was born in 1988 via IVF in London, which is when Ashwariya was only 14-year-old.
Zahid to star in Farooki’s movie
Entertainment Desk Renowned actor Zahid Hasan is going to be appeared in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s new movie ‘Saturday Afternoon’ with a new look. The popular actor confirmed the news through a facebook live video which was shared from the page…
‘Zero’ scores 32 million on Twitter
The Badshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, who unveiled the teaser of his upcoming film Zero on January 1, has over 32 million followers on Twitter now.
Asian markets build on gains, dollar faces further weakness
Asian equities continued their positive start to the year on Wednesday following yet another record close on Wall Street, but the dollar faced further selling pressure. Analysts warned global markets could face an uncertain year as Donald Trump’s tax cuts…
Quarter of land will be drier under 2 C warming: study
More than a quarter of Earth’s land surface will become “significantly” drier even if humanity manages to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius, the goal espoused in the Paris Agreement, scientists said on Monday.
RMC’s first year MBBS class from January 10
First year MBBS class of 2017-18 academic session (59th batch) in Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) will start from January 10.
Indonesia launches cyber agency to tackle extremism, fake news
Indonesia launched a new cyber security agency Wednesday as the world’s biggest Muslim majority country moves to tackle online religious extremism and a flood of fake news on social media. Millions of Indonesians are going online for the first time…
India limits visitors to save Taj Mahal
India is to restrict the number of daily visitors to the Taj Mahal in an attempt to preserve the iconic 17th- century monument to love, its biggest tourist attraction.
Aynabibir Pala at Shilpakala today
Entertainment Desk Natyadhara’s 20th production Ayna Bibir Pala will be premiered at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today.
Tahsan debuting in Dhallywood
Entertainment Desk Maybe this is the first shocker news for 2018 Dhallywood. Popular singer and television actor Tahsan is going to be a film hero now. With Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz’s film Jodi Ekdin, Tahsan is debuting in Dhallywood.
Inflation eases to 5.83pc in December
The general point-to-point inflation rate in the country slightly eased to 5.83 percentage point in December 2017 down from 5.91 percentage point in last November with the non-food inflation rate witnessing a downtrend. “The general point-to-point inflation rate slightly eased…
Cold wave grips much of United States
From midwest to northeast, a numbing cold wave has gripped much of the United States, leading to at least three deaths as the year 2018 began Monday. Dangerously low temperatures enveloped eight Midwest states including parts of Kansas, Missouri, Illinois…
Students burst into tears hearing Liberation War story
Students of Government Coronation Girls School in the city today burst into tears when they heard the history of brutal killing, gang rape, arson and torture against the Bengalese by the Pakistani occupation forces and their local collaborators during the…
Shomi Kaiser, Tomal made e-CAB’s President, Secretary
Shomi Kaiser has been elected as new President of e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) while Abdul Wahed Tomal as General Secretary.
Miss America Carlson named new chairperson after scandal
Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson has been named the new chairperson of the Miss America beauty pageant, becoming the first former winner to lead the organization following a scandal over lewd and sexist emails. Her appointment, announced in a…
Momtaz Hussain of ‘Shokal Shondha’ is no more
Entertainment Desk Momtaz Hussain of ‘Shokal Shondha’ is no more .Her family recently informed that her Janaza was held on Friday in Uttara’s sector 6 Jaam’e mosque, then later buried at Banani graveyard. Bagladesh’s popular author and writer of 80’s…
Tapas Paul spends another New Year in jail
Culture Desk The 59-year-old Tollywood actor was questioned for hours by the Central Bureau of Investigation prior to his arrest Tapas Paul, who was arrested on charges of defrauding depositors in a Ponzi scheme of Rose Valley group last year,…
31,089-tonnes aromatic rice produced in Rangpur region
The farmers have produced 31,098 tonnes aromatic rice in the immediate past Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) season in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region. Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said the farmers got bumper production of different…
Make reforms while sun shines on world economy: Lagarde
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has urged France and other countries to push through reforms “while the sun is shining” on the global economy. In an interview with France’s Le Journal du Dimanche published Sunday Lagarde said the strength…