ExxonMobil knowingly misled the public for decades about the danger climate change poses to a warming world and the company’s long-term viability, according to a peer-reviewed study, released Wednesday, of research and statements by the US oil giant. An analysis…
Google and Walmart on Tuesday announced a partnership that will make the retailer’s products available on the internet giant’s online shopping mall. “Starting in late September, we’ll be working with Google to offer hundreds of thousands of items for voice…
Entertainment Desk From now on, Bengali movies will be screened on a regular basis in three movie theaters in England. This opportunity for Bengali filmmakers to screen their films will begin from September 3, 2017. Initiated by Bengali Film Club…
Sky-gazers stood transfixed across North America Monday as the Sun vanished behind the Moon in a rare total eclipse that swept the continent coast-to-coast for the first time in nearly a century. Millions of die-hard eclipse chasers and amateur star…
It’s a world apart from the polished atmosphere of traditional classical music concerts. Way up near the roof of London’s Royal Albert Hall, spectators at the summer-time Proms soak in the music without worrying about the conventions. “If you’re sitting…
BHP reported a return to profit Tuesday as strong commodity prices helped it bounce back from a large loss last year, with the mining giant also flagging the sale of its US shale assets. The world’s largest miner recorded an…
On Monday, when a total solar eclipse sweeps across the United States for the first time in 99 years, people gathering in Charleston, South Carolina, will be the last on the continent to experience it. They are ready. Historic Charleston,…
Marcelino is calling to her, but Cecilia cannot be with him. Not yet. He may be handsome, but she has suffered a lot and isn’t ready for a relationship. This is not a soap opera. It is just the way…
Myanmar’s Tourism Federation has called for preserving Indawgyi Lake, the country’s largest fresh water lake in Mohnyin, northernmost Kachin state in order to promote ecotourism, according to an official report on Monday. Indawgyi Lake, which is also the third largest…
Culture Desk Noted TV drama actor Fazlur Rahman Babu has sung for an Indian song. The song will be featured in Kolkata’s film “Sitara.” The song was recorded earlier this month. It has been written by Tarik Tuhin and composed…
Actor Omar Sani has urged all artistes, involved in film and television industries, to come forward and help the country’s flood-affected people. He proposed setting up a fund without any delay and announced to donate Tk 1 lakh to be…
Culture Desk The Bengali movie ‘Aynabaji’ became a blockbuster hit in Bangladesh and earned a lot of prizes all over the world. And now the popular Bangladeshi movie is going be remaked by Bollywood, Indian gigantic film industry. The director…
As compared to women, the skin of men has more collagen and elastin that makes their skin thick and firm and, hence, the signs of ageing appear much later as compared to women. Therefore, it is important for men as…
Thousands of extremely poor people living in 12 remote char unions of Sadar and Raipura upazilas have successfully overcome abject poverty through various income generation activities. Sources with Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said most of the people here have…
As Apple and Samsung gear up to launch new flagship smartphones, the market leaders are seeking a wow factor that can help them fend off challenges from rising Chinese-based manufacturers. Apple is under particular pressure to dazzle as the culture-changing…
China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba will set up a northwest headquarters in Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi Province, to better support the development of western China and the Belt and Road Initiative. The decision was announced by Ma Yun, Alibaba’s chairman, during…
Entertainment Desk Bangladeshi actor-model Nirab Hossain is all set to make his Bollywood debut with a horror-thriller this October. The film, titled, Sheitaan (also known as Raaz E Sheitaan), is based on a true story and depicts the controversial understandings…
Emma Stone, who collected $26 million due to her Oscar-winning performance in La La Land is the top actress in the Forbes highest paid actresses list this year. She has surpassed Jennifer Lawrence, who claimed the top spot in 2016…
Entertainment Desk Mosharraf Karim has sung a song for a coming Eid drama. The drama serial with seven episodes will be aired for seven days starting from the Eid day on Baishakhi TV. The drama is titled High Pressure. It…
Entertainment Desk Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s upcoming film Doob has finally received the censor board’s nod, which was initially barred by the censor board for almost six months. The film Doob (No Bed of Roses) has been invited to participate the…
Did you know that Farhan Akhtar’s ancestral roots are in Khairabad, a small town in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh, which lies near Lucknow? The star was in Lucknow to promote his forthcoming film Lucknow Cenrtal and decided to…
Japan on Saturday launched the third satellite in its effort to build a homegrown geolocation system aimed at improving the accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps to mere centimetres. An H-IIA rocket blasted off at about 2:30 pm…
Cain Lopez looks tiny standing near the seven enormous wind turbines that tower over his farm in the Mexican village of La Ventosa. In this gusty rural region near the Pacific coast, the wind is so strong it sometimes flips…
Credit rating agency Fitch on Friday upgraded Greece’s debt by a notch, citing what it called an improving outlook and amid expectations the country’s debt sustainability will steadily improve. A month after Athens returned to credit markets with a bond…
Culture Desk Today marks the 11th death anniversary of eminent poet Shamsur Rahman. On the occasion of his death anniversary, National Poetry Council, Shamsur Rahman Smrity Parishad, Poet Shamsur Rahman Foundation and the family of the poet will lay floral…
Culture Desk IGCC is going to organise an evening of Rabindra Sangeet by Sutapa Chakrabarty and Tabla recital by Pandit Parimal Chakrabarty from India at Kabi Sufia Kamal Auditorium, Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbagh in the city. The musical soiree will…
Australian researchers have reported a major breakthrough in the relief of deadly peanut allergy with the discovery of a long-lasting treatment they say offers hope that a cure will soon be possible. In clinical trials conducted by scientists at Melbourne’s…
Japan recorded a double-digit drop in its trade surplus in July as costs of energy imports rose on a weaker yen, government data showed Thursday. The world’s third-largest economy logged a surplus of 418.8 billion yen ($3.8 billion), down 17…
“Mission: Impossible 6” has halted filming after Tom Cruise broke his ankle in a botched stunt, the director confirmed Wednesday, while vowing not to push the release date back. Cruise, known for performing his own death-defying stunts, was injured as…
Culture Desk Runa Laila will sing for fans of BTV after nearly two decades. The veteran singer returning to BTV after twelve years will present songs on the musical show “Tomaderi Gaan Shonabo.” Actor-director Alamgir also the husband of Runa…