Stocks maintained upward trend on Tuesday as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges were found finishing upward with higher transactions of some large-cap securities. The rising major sectors were bank, food and allied and textile. A total…
The two-day national convention-2017 on Disaster Management ended here today laying an emphasis on integrated efforts to minimize losses of lives and property for sustainable growth. At the convention, representatives of local government bodies and different non-government organizations, officials and…
George and Amal Clooney plan to help nearly 3,000 Syrian refugee children go to school this year in Lebanon, where the United Nations says around 200,000 Syrian refugee children are out of education. More than one million Syrians—including over 500,000…
Sensational and previously unseen tapes have revealed Princess Diana feared her close friend and protection officer was “bumped off”. The shocking TV documentary, never seen on British TV, lays bare Diana’s disastrous marriage to Prince Charles . In it she…
The Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River reopened to tourists Sunday, after torrential rain in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province caused the river to flood last week. The waterfall was closed to visitors from July 26 due to flooding in northern…
State Minister for Fisheries and Live Stock Narayan Chandra Chanda here today said Bangladesh is going ahead using Information Technology (ICT). He added everyone getting access to ICT based knowledge and students must emphasis on ICT. Many people are earning…
Elvira Montadas pushes her neighbour in a wheelchair along a badly paved sidewalk, past crumbling buildings, in return for some pocket change. This is one of the odd jobs allowing her to survive in Spain’s poorest neighbourhood—Los Pajaritos in Seville,…
A survey reveled that 90 percent wastes directly mix in water causing pollution in developing countries. “Releasing of wastes is one of the major causes of water pollution. These wastes are directly mixing in sources of water causing pollution,” Stamford…
Three more people died of seasonal influenza A/H1N1-2009, also known as swine flu, in Myanmar’s Yangon, bringing the death toll since the influenza broke out days ago to 10, the Myanmar News Agency reported Monday. The victims are out of…
Culture Desk Eminent singers Sadi Mohammad and Subir Nandi have jointly undertaken a project to produce a Tagore album for the coming Eid. Sadi Mohammad will do the musical arrangements while Subir Nandi, who has prominently sung Nazrul songs till…
Kajol is brutally honest. She is one such actor who lay things out as is but this has given her some tough time with her husband and actor Ajay Devgn. While Kajol’s fans and friends adore her honesty, the situation…
“Wonder Woman” is coming back for more. Hollywood movie studio Warner Bros. on Tuesday announced a December 2019 date for the return of the female superhero, played by Gal Gadot, who smashed box office records in June. Israeli actress Gadot…
Varun Dhawan has never really spoken openly about his relationship with lady love Natasha Dalal but recently he got candid about his personal life and talked quite much. When the actor was asked if he had finally found the right…
Senior bankers at a programme here directed officials concerned to strictly prevent money laundering and terrorist financing to further strengthen national economy. They said some people and quarters become involved in money laundering for smuggling of different contraband goods, including…
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) has celebrated Bangladesh legendary singer Abdul Alim’s 86th birth anniversary in a befitting manner in the city. Marking the day, the IGCC organised an evening of songs at Kobi Sufia Kamal Auditorium at Bangladesh National…
Florida startup Moon Express is setting its sights high: ambitiously shooting to become the first private company to launch a small, unmanned craft to the moon before the year’s out. A big success could pave the way for scheduled flights…
Out-of-control wildfires like the ones that brought destruction to southern Europe, North America and parts of South Africa in recent weeks will likely become more frequent as global temperatures soar under climate change, experts say. More than 10,000 people had…
Police, in special drives from Friday night to this morning, arrested 28 people including five drug traders and a Rokon of Jamaat-e-Islami from eight upazilas of the district. Police said they were picked up from different areas of the district.…
World stock markets fell Friday as a rash of disappointing company results triggered profit-taking ahead of the weekend, although the Dow managed to hold on for its third straight record close. Wall Street recovered from early losses, but still felt…
Speakers at a programme underscored the need for adopting and promoting farmers-friendly crops and technologies for making the agriculture sector in Barind area sustainable. They also opined that the people should raise their voice against climate change for protecting environment…
“I’ll be able to release the film only if Misha breaks the ice with the owners union before Eid. Otherwise, it is impossible to release the film” With one and a half months remaining till the next Eid, hall owners,…
Entertainment Desk In 2016, his song “Fire Esho Na” was the second most viewed song of the year Singer Imran Mahmudul has received the Silver Button Award from YouTube, becoming the first Silver Button Award holder as a singer from…
Culture Desk The model-actress vows to continue working in the future upon getting offered for projects with good story-lines and acceptable characters After appearing in a small screen project last year she had went into hiatus again. Several months later…
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…
A nutrient called lutein, which is present in leafy green vegetables, such as spinach and kale, as well as in avocados and eggs, could be a factor in keeping your brain healthy later in life. Fill up on all those…
When documentary filmmaker Bryan Fogel began looking into drugs in sport, he envisaged pulling off a bold stunt to show how easy it was to cheat anti-doping tests. Little did he know he would end up making a geopolitical thriller…
Wearing helmets weighing 100 kilos, spinning in a centrifuge and exercising the weightless Russian cosmonauts and astronauts from abroad have to undergo a gruelling training process before blasting off into space. Helped by an instructor at the famed Star City…
Bollywood stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar are all set to win the hearts of cinema lovers once again. Yes, you guessed it right! Here, we are talking about their upcoming film ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’. A fun-filled trailer of the…
Entertainment Desk Popular Lux famed actor Bidya Sinha Saha Mim has been casted against Shakib Khan once again. This time this lustrous actress will be seen with the King Khan in two new films. Though Shakib already signed up the…
Petronas said Tuesday it was pulling out of its Can$36 billion ($28.8 billion US) liquefied natural gas exporting project on Canada’s west coast long opposed by environmentalists and native rights activists. The Pacific NorthWest LNG project was greenlighted in September…