US business schools are beefing up training in the software that underlies digital currency bitcoin, a technology expected to be a game changer in many industries. The move makes sense as more students seek careers in financial technology, or “fintech,”…
Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama brings a sobering message as he presides over UN climate talks in Bonn this week—climate change is real, it’s already having disastrous impacts on his people and only urgent action can address the problem. Germany…
A top Google executive has said the US internet giant has to do more to crack down on illegal content and misinformation, after American firms were grilled in Congress over Russian meddling in the 2016 US election. “We’ve made some…
Entertainment Desk Dhallywood actress Mahiya Mahi will pair up with Symon Sadik for a new film, ‘Amar Ma, Amar Behesta’ directed by Badiul Alam Khokon. The film will hopefully be shot from 11 to 30 November at the Bangladesh Film…
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s munchkin Taimur Ali Khan is already everyone’s favourite, thanks to his big blue eyes and pink cheeks. Come December, and the little prince will be turning one. One would assume that the celebrations…
Entertainment Desk One of the lead actresses of the country Purnima will return to the silver screen. “Lal Tip” and “Porobashinee” director, Swapan Ahmed, has recently announced that his new film “Voboghure” has cast Dhallywood actor Purnima in the lead.…
US unemployment fell to its lowest level in nearly 17 years in October, according to data released Friday, which President Donald Trump said was proof his policies were bearing fruit. Job creation resumed climbing after two late-summer hurricanes hit the…
Shares of Qualcomm jumped nearly 13 percent Friday after unconfirmed media reports said rival computer chip giant Broadcom may make an unsolicited takeover bid. Broadcom is considering an acquisition plan, which it could put into motion as soon as this…
Nations that adopted the Paris Agreement with champagne two years ago, regroup next week amid grim omens of climate peril and with an anxious eye on Donald Trump’s America. The November 6-17 meeting in Bonn, Germany, is the first for…
World stocks were mostly upbeat Wednesday with the Dow rising, Tokyo hitting a two-decade peak and Frankfurt leading Europe higher as the Federal Reserve offered an upbeat appraisal of the US economy.Well-perceived corporate earnings were behind much of equity markets’…
Bangladesh will raise its voice at the Conference of the Parties (COP-23) to mount pressure on the global communities to make them extend financial and technical supports to the developing countries for coping with the negative impacts of global climate…
A traditional parade known as a “second line” was held in New Orleans Wednesday in memory of the American entertainer Fats Domino, who died last week at the age of 89. Domino’s death marked the passing of an era in…
A female bottlenose dolphin has died at a Japanese aquarium only weeks after breaking a national record of more than four decades in captivity, an official said Thursday. Nana, thought to be around 47 years old, was discovered drowned on…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful actresses in the world. Years after she was crowned the Miss World, she still manages to look drop-dead gorgeous and charming. The actress, who has always maintained her body and…
Entertainment Desk The first song of forthcoming film Halda has been released on YouTube. The song titled Nona Jol has already created buzz with its melodious tunes and mesmerizing cinematography. The 3:16-minute long song, voiced by Pintu Ghosh and Sanjida…
Since early September, the denizens of this normally hushed burg in central France have been serenaded by an industrial drill poking holes around town and pulling up cylinders of rock. That’s because Rochechouart, population 3,800, and its medieval castle are…
Haiti is still reeling from the 2010 earthquake that killed more than 220,000 people, but from the debris of its devastated towns, a nascent film industry has begun to emerge. At its forefront is Guetty Felin, whose “Ayiti Mon Amour,”…
Climbing the world’s largest monolith Uluru was banned Wednesday amid concerns it was becoming a “theme park”, undermining the giant red rock’s deep cultural significance. Scrambling up the symbol of the Outback, also known as Ayers Rock, is seen by…
Non-oil growth is expected to drive economic recovery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, the two economic powerhouses in the Middle East, said a senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday. The International Monetary…
Entertainment Desk In order to pay a tribute to the lost superstar of Dhallywood Manna, private television channel RTV has organized a film festival in his honor. The channel will air seven of the demised actor’s films as part of…
Actor-filmmaker Prabhudheva has choreographed Amitabh Bachchan for a song and the megastar seems to have had a tough time shaking a leg at age 75. Amitabh shared a throwback image of himself on Twitter on Sunday and wrote: “At 75…
Singapore’s Changi Airport opened a cutting-edge terminal Tuesday with a fully automated check-in system including facial scanning and computerised baggage drop points, but some passengers struggled with the new technology. Terminal 4, built at a cost of Sg$985 million (US$723…
Two South Korean stars who played lovers in a TV drama that took Asia by storm last year tied the knot in real life on Tuesday in a highly-anticipated wedding. Actress Song Hye-Kyo, 35, and actor Song Joong-Ki, 32, who…
Extreme weather caused some $129 billion (111 billion euros) in economic losses last year, said a report Tuesday that warned the bill will keep climbing as climate change boosts droughts, storms and floods. There was a 46-percent increase in weather…
Chinese manufacturing expansion slowed in October after two consecutive months of acceleration, official data showed Tuesday, as weak demand weighed on the world’s second-largest economy. The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI), a gauge of factory conditions, stood at 51.6 in…
Actress Parineeti Chopra said she will work “harder” after the success of the Ajay Devgn-starrer Golmaal Again. Directed and co-produced by Rohit Shetty, Golmaal Again is the fourth installment of Golmaal franchise which also features Tabu, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor,…
Entertainment Desk The top most romantic and talented actress Joya Ahsan will appear as ‘Banolota Sen’ in her upcoming movie ‘Jhora Palok’. The storyline of the movie is the biography of renowned poet Jibanananda Das. In Jhora Palok, Joya will…
Asian stocks markets were largely flat in early trade on Monday as investors braced for key earnings reports and US President Donald Trump’s announcement of the new Federal Reserve chair. Hong Kong and Tokyo shed early gains after traders—boosted by…
Facing 195 other countries who have chosen a different path, the task of US negotiators at upcoming climate talks in Bonn is unenviable. Donald Trump has vowed to exit the Paris Climate accord, just not yet, leaving US policy in…
The crammed basement bar heaves with laughter as the young comedians take to the microphone, riffing on daily life in austerity-slammed Greece. This is one of a growing number of open mic nights to have sprung up in the past…