The under-construction Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-tech Park will boost technology-based new employment for more than 14,000 youths both male and female here. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) division has started implementing the hi-tech park project on 31.63 acres of land…
A man who lost both legs in the Boston Marathon bombings inspired moviegoers Saturday, walking the red carpet at the Toronto film festival for the premiere of “Stronger.” The film, directed by David Gordon Green, tells the true story of…
US country music singer Don Williams – who enjoyed great success with his easy-going singing style – has died aged 78 after a short illness. Williams began his solo career in 1971, amassing 17 number one country hits. His songs…
A total of 143 families of Tatoiya village under Kachua upazila of the district were brought under rural electrification network by Chandpur Palli Bidyut Samity (CPBS-1). Former Home Minister Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, MP, inaugurated the electrification programme at a…
Health Desk First thing to know, there is no specific age after which you stop growing. There are ways to increase your height. Learn how you can become taller naturally. In school, being short was beneficial. You would always get…
Environmental ministers representing Canada, China and the European Union will co-host a meeting in Montreal later this month to move forward with the implementation of the Paris climate change agreement. The ministerial meeting will include representatives from some 30 countries,…
China’s factory price inflation, a key barometer of the industrial sector, accelerated sharply in August, reflecting strong demand and a reduction in excess capacity which has plagued China’s economy. The producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s next much awaited project Fanney Khan started making headlines every since its announcement. The film that is directed by Atul Manjrekar also stars Anil Kapoor and Divya Dutta. But all this while, we all wondered that which…
That Hrithik Roshan is a health freak, is a known fact. But looks like it runs in the family after all. His mom Pinky too is equally conscious about her food and gym habits. What’s more his sister Sunaina has…
Entertainment Desk Popular musician and actor Tahsan launched his much-anticipated album Obhiman Aamar at GPHouse on Thursday. At the event, Tahsan charted out his future plans to the media during the formal launch of the album. The music video of…
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed the week bullish on Thursday with hitting record indices on higher transactions. The benchmark index of DSE closed the week with 108.55 points up at 6,114.99 which were the highest since the introduction of the…
A cholesterol drug reduced by 28 percent the mortality rate among men who had high cholesterol but no heart disease, according to new research out Wednesday. In the longest such trial to date, spanning 20 years, researchers at Imperial College…
Soul singer Charles Bradley, who has savored commercial stardom in his 60s after decades of scraping by, on Wednesday canceled all upcoming shows due to a new cancer scare. The 68-year-old, who had triumphantly returned to stage after a stomach…
Two high-intensity solar flares were emitted Wednesday, the second of which was the most intense recorded since the start of this sun cycle in December 2008, NASA said. These radiation flares, which can disrupt communications satellites, GPS and power grids…
Culture Correspondent Arif Yousuf, expatriate Bangladeshi filmmaker living in USA, has won the World’s Independent Film Festival (TWIFF) award in Best Documentary Feature category for his documentary named “Blockade.” The documentary was made on a little-known true event happened in…
Culture Desk The late singer’s family is also full of talented people who are established names in their own fields, the most known being her sons Shafin and Hamin Ahmed Firoza Begum’s legendary status as the preeminent Nazrul Sangeet artist…
Insufficient sleep has been linked to larger waistlines, up to three centimeters greater for people sleeping six hours per night compared to those getting nine hours’ sleep. It also ups risk of diabetes. In light of the obesity epidemic and…
Prospect of dragon, a delicious but non-conventional fruit in Bangladesh, is very much bright in Rajshahi region including its vast Barind tract as it has started gaining popularity both at farmer and consumer level for its high commercial and nutritional…
Worries about North Korea weighed on global stocks Tuesday, especially in New York, as investors avoided equities and sought bonds and other safe investments. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned against using “confrontational rhetoric” towards North Korea and urged big…
Bangladesh, as one of the most vulnerable countries of climate change, needs to take a preparedness policy urgently and increase investment in key areas to build a climate resilient health system, said a renowned public health expert here today. “Climate…
Colin Trevorrow has left as director of the third installment of the “Star Wars” sequels trilogy, Lucasfilm announced on Tuesday, citing differing visions between the filmmaker and studio executives. Trade press and websites had been speculating that Trevorrow, 40, was…
Japanese giant Nissan Wednesday unveiled a new electric car with an extended range and semi-autonomous driving functions, as it seeks to battle off competitors in a sector it once pioneered. The second-generation Nissan Leaf has a potential range of 400…
Madonna has left the United States and seems pretty content with her decision. The singer recently posted on her Instagram account that she has moved to Portugal. “The energy of Portugal is so inspiring,” Madonna wrote. “I feel very creative…
Culture Desk Filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s much-talked-about film ‘Doob’ (No Bed of Roses) will be released on October 27. Owner of Jaaz Multimedia, Abdul Aziz said the film will be released in Bangladesh and India at once on October 27…
Richard Anderson, who played the boss of both “The Six Million Dollar Man” and “The Bionic Woman” in an on-screen career stretching some 50 years, died on Thursday, a family spokesman said. He was 91. Anderson died from natural causes…
Fizzing with boyish exuberance, Saudi programmer Zainalabdin Tawfiq could be mistaken for a college freshman, but the popularity of his “honesty” app has shone a spotlight on the conservative kingdom’s nascent tech scene. Tawfiq catapulted to fame when he took…
For the third consecutive weekend “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” was the top film in North American box offices, but the cinematic scene remained deep in the summer doldrums, website Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The US Labor Day weekend was shaping up…
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment decided to grant a “conditional” approval to a green audit on the site of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), which could launch construction works at the site and even attempt to deploy…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday opens an annual summit of BRICS leaders that already has been upstaged by North Korea’s latest nuclear weapons provocation. The BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—had gathered in the southeastern Chinese city of…
The 74th Venice film festival gets underway Wednesday with Alexander Payne’s sci-fi satire “Downsizing” in the high-profile opening slot that is increasingly coveted as a launchpad for the Oscars. Starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig, “Sideways” director Payne’s latest quirky…