A crocodile lizard that has been turned into a cartoon character, a horseshoe bat that would not look out of place in a Star Wars movie and a snail-eating turtle are just three of the 115 new species discovered in…
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Tokyo stocks open higher after global rallies
Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday following global rallies the previous day, as Wall Street notched fresh records with US tax cuts in sight.
BHP to exit global coal body over climate change policy
The world’s biggest miner BHP said Tuesday it would leave the World Coal Association and review its membership of the US Chamber of Commerce membership to show support for action on climate change.
Downsizing’ star Hong Chau shines in huge role as tiny exile
Film academic Rajendra Roy recently introduced the star of “Downsizing” with the claim: “This is the last day in your life when you’ll ask the question, ‘Who is Hong Chau?’” The endorsement ahead of a recent Los Angeles screening proved…
US military imagines war without GPS
With GPS-guided bombs, armed drones beaming footage via satellite and spy cameras scooping up intel from the heavens, America’s military machine is growing ever more reliant on space-based technology.
Japan trade surplus drops sharply on higher oil imports
Japan’s trade surplus fell sharply in November, the government said Monday, as the rising cost of oil and smartphone imports outweighed strong exports of cars and steel.
Shahriar for boosting science-minded youths
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, said substantial and sustainable boosting the number of science-minded students and youths can be the vital means of taking the nation forward. He said the young generation should be enriched with science…
Chastain on the rise and fall of Hollywood’s ‘poker princess’
Jessica Chastain struggled initially to relate to Molly Bloom, the former ski champion turned “poker princess” hostess to the rich and famous at Hollywood’s most exclusive high stakes card tables. It wasn’t until Chastain met Tinseltown’s goddess of gambling as…
Nahid seeks support of ACC to combat corruption in education sector
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday sought cooperation of Anti-corruption commission (ACC) to eradicate corruption and all sorts of irregularities from the education sector.
Sanjay Dutt begins ‘Torbaaz’ shoot in Kyrgyzstan
Actor Sanjay Dutt on Sunday began the shoot of his new film ‘Torbaaz’ in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Varun, Alia deny signing any Karan Johar’s “Shiddat”
Bollywood actors Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt say that they have “no idea” about Karan Johar’s upcoming project “Shiddat”. Post “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”, Karan has been trying to make another magnum opus titled “Shiddat” and according to reports, he…
Victory Day celebrations at Channel i
Culture Desk Channel i is all set to usher in the 46th Victory Day of Bangladesh today with elaborate programmes at its premises, titled “Deshbondhu Group-Channel i Bijoy Mela ’17”. The programmes, beginning at 10:30am, will feature inspirational patriotic songs,…
MuktiPin’ to archive Liberation War on digital map
With a view to archive the every minute incidents of the War of Liberation of Bangladesh in a single map, Priyo Limited has taken a move to build digital mapping platform “MuktiPin”.
‘Titanic’ keeps that sinking feeling alive, 20 years on
Part saturnine elegy to doomed youth, part exaltation of the transcendent power of love, blockbuster disaster movie “Titanic” is delivering that sinking feeling to a whole new generation of fans.
America’s missing workers: matching jobs to the jobless
A few years ago, Derek Hobbs could not find a job. He had three strikes against him: his age, 55, a criminal record, and a drug addiction that kept him out of the formal workforce for more than 25 years.
America’s missing workers: matching jobs to the jobless
A few years ago, Derek Hobbs could not find a job. He had three strikes against him: his age, 55, a criminal record, and a drug addiction that kept him out of the formal workforce for more than 25 years.…
Juhi Chawla: Films are still hero-centric
Juhi Chawla feels there is a lot of pressure on the girls on-screen today, and wonders if wearing shorter dresses and aiming for a ‘size-zero’ frame is really an ‘expression of freedom’. The actress said a lot has changed for…
Bangladesh requires additional US$ 7b for environment by 2021
Bangladesh will require an additional US$ 7 billion to meet the targets of environmental development projects by 2021 under the government’s seventh Five-Year Plan, according to Bangladesh Country Investment Plan for Environment, Forestry and Climate Change.It reveals that the government…
Two astronauts, cosmonaut return from five-month ISS mission
Two astronauts, from the US and Italy, and a Russian cosmonaut on Thursday landed in Kazakhstan after almost five months on the International Space Station, footage from the Russian space agency showed. American Randy Bresnik, Paolo Nespoli of Italy and…
State minister inaugurated Bijoy Mela in Manikganj
State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Zahid Malek MP said that the government has implementing huge development projects to make the country a Middle income Nation. He said we have sufficient food, people were getting health service properly and…
ATM defends ‘Sense of Humor’ from Sani
Entertainment Desk Senior actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has defended Shahriar Nazim Joy’s popular celebrity roasting show ‘Sense of Humor’ after Dhallywood actor and producer Omar Sani criticized it for being disrespectful. Shamsuzzaman defended the show by appearing in one of its…
Actor-director Neeraj passes away
Bollywood actor, writer and filmmaker Neeraj Vora, in coma since a year, died at a Mumbai hospital in the wee hours of Thursday. He was 54.
ATN Bangla starts new award from this year
Culture Desk ATN Bangla is about to initiate a new award for media personalities from this year. The first award giving ceremony will be held on December 27 at the Noboratri Hall of Bashundhara International Convention Center.
Weeklong annual drama festival begins at DU
Culture Desk Dhaka University’s 12th annual drama festival began on December 12. Theatre and performance studies department of the university organised the festival. DU vice-chancellor professor Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the event while cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor attended the function as…
The vengeful sea devouring Albania’s coast
Asim Krasniqi watches anxiously as the Adriatic Sea creeps ever closer to his beach bar in Albania, a country faced with an alarming pace of coastal erosion.
US, EU and Japan up the pressure on China at WTO
The United States, European Union and Japan jointly rounded on China’s “market-distorting subsidies” at the World Trade Organization conference in Argentina Tuesday.
Google opens AI centre in China as competition heats up
Google announced Wednesday that it will open a new artificial intelligence research centre in Beijing, tapping China’s talent pool in the promising technology despite the US search giant’s exclusion from the country’s internet.
All set to celebrate Victory Day in Rangpur
The authorities concerned have completed necessary preparations to celebrate the Victory Day-2017 here on Saturday next through paying rich tributes to the martyred sons and daughters of the soil.
77 students of IU to get President Gold Medal Awards
A total of 77 students of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will get the President Gold Medal awards for their outstanding academic results.
SWBEC to boost southwest region’s output to $148b by 2050
With well-coordinated implementation of the proposed Southwest Bangladesh Economic Corridor (SWBEC), the total output for the country’s southwest region is estimated to reach $148 billion by 2050, about 3.3 times higher than the as usual estimation, says a new study…