With its army of salespeople and vast network of outlets, a relatively new smartphone maker has exploded in popularity to overtake global giants Apple and Samsung in China’s market—and now it has its eye on the West. Oppo began life…
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Daniel Day-Lewis announces retirement from acting
Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis, one of the most acclaimed performers of his generation, has announced he is retiring. Citing the 60-year-old star’s spokeswoman Leslee Dart, trade magazine Variety said he “will no longer be working as an actor.” “He is…
Tokyo stocks open lower on oil woes
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Wednesday after three days of gains, tracking Wall Street’s losses and as oil prices dropped. Leading US indices retreated from record highs on Tuesday, with weakness in petroleum-linked shares, airlines and media companies weighing on…
Growers at Bordeaux winefest unite against climate change
This is the wine industry’s new normal: heavy rains, floods, hailstones, drought and sometimes even frost. Wine makers who once took great pleasure in competing against each other to offer the best wine on the market are now locked in…
Hundreds hearing impaired poor get normal life
A life-changing initiative of the government has become a blessing for many hearing impaired poor, with giving them the ability of listening to others and doing all activities like normal ones. Under the initiative, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)…
Shakib Khan censured by BCSS
Entertainment Desk Shakib Khan was heavily criticized by Bangladesh Chalacchitra Shilpi Samity (BCSS) for standing in favor of releasing joint-venture productions in Bangladesh. BCSS, a platform of 14 associations of Dhallywood film industry, held a protest on June 18 demanding…
Sridevi wasn’t in favor of Jhanvi doing films
Sridevi, who is all set to make a splash on the silver screen with yet another gritty performance in ‘Mom’, is a doting mother to two daughters – Jhanvi and Khushi in real life. The 1980s diva wasn’t apparently in…
Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says
Coral reef bleaching may be easing after three years of high ocean temperatures, the longest such period since the 1980s, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday. Its experts said satellite data and other analysis showed widespread bleaching was…
Chevron prevails in Ecuador pollution battle at US Supreme Court
Oil giant Chevron prevailed Monday in a long-running legal battle over pollution in Ecuador, with the US Supreme Court blocking villagers from collecting a $8.65-billion foreign judgment against the company. The court declined to hear an appeal against lower-court decisions…
Google steps up efforts to block extremism, following Facebook
Google is stepping up its efforts to block “extremist and terrorism-related videos” over its platforms, using a combination of technology and human monitors. The measures announced Sunday come on the heels of similar efforts unveiled by Facebook last week, and…
Thousands gather in Taiwan for festive celebrity funeral
Lion dancers and Lamborghinis took part in a massive funeral parade for one of Taiwan’s best-loved television stars Tuesday, known for his crass jokes and trademark bowl haircut. Funerals in Taiwan are famously festive, sometimes even including pole dancers and…
Big B remembers his time shooting with Leo
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has gone down memory lane and has remembered the time he shot with Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, whom he calls the “most humble and down to earth” person. Amitabh shared a photograph of himself along with DiCaprio…
Salman Khan’s Being Human funds a two-year-old baby’s liver transplant funds
Salman Khan’s charitable organization Being Human is one great machinery which churns out a lot of resources to help people of every kind, especially children. Today, we spoke to Mr Rakesh Awar, father of a two-year-old child who is suffering…
Digital marketing training makes youth foreign-currency earners
Digital Marketing training has made many youths competent to earn foreign currencies here for the last couple of years. The training has also given them scope of thinking and working intensively on how to transform themselves into competent freelancer and…
Donkeys at dawn: a rubbish job in the Algiers Kasbah
It’s a rubbish job, but someone has to do it. Or some animal: in the alleyways of Algiers’ famed Kasbah, donkeys shift tonnes of trash every day. Some streets in the Kasbah are so narrow that single file is necessary.…
Asian markets extend gains at start of the week
Asian markets on Monday built on last week’s gains following another record on Wall Street, while the euro edged up on news that French President Emmanuel Macron’s party had secured a healthy majority in National Assembly elections. The Dow in…
Pop superstar Beyonce gives birth to twins, hints her dad
Pop diva Beyonce and her rap mogul husband Jay Z have welcomed twins, the US singer’s father tweeted Sunday, appearing to confirm the arrival of new additions to a music family that already includes five-year-old Blue Ivy. News that the…
Know why Priyanka Chopra is thanking
Entertainment Desk Nargis Fakhri was pleasantly surprised when she woke to the view of Priyanka Chopra’s billboard from her room. The beautiful actress couldn’t hold her excitement and shared her reaction on Twitter. She wrote, “Woke up to this beauty.…
Ataur Rahman turns 76
Culture Desk An elaborate programme will be organized to celebrate the 76th birthday of veteran theatre personality Ataur Rahman on Sunday. Ataur Rahman Jonmo Udjapon Parishad will arrange the programme at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA)…
Artificial intelligence and the coming health revolution
Your next doctor could very well be a bot. And bots, or automated programs, are likely to play a key role in finding cures for some of the most difficult-to-treat diseases and conditions. Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving into health…
France pledges $34 mln for foreign climate experts
France on Saturday made good on its promise to invite foreign climate change experts to the country, pledging 30 million euros to fund the work of up to 50 researchers. The move comes two weeks after President Emmanuel Macron criticised…
China ‘backyard’ pig farmers squeezed as sector scales up
Walking through swarms of flies at his piggry on the outskirts of Beijing, Liu Jin shows off 1,500 hormone-free black hogs raised for China’s growing organic meat market. Liu employs a dozen people to look after the swine that are…
Madhuri vs Aishwarya
Entertainment Desk One of her most successful films, Raat Aur Din which was released in 1967, is currently being considered for a remake Nargis Dutt was born as Fatima Rashid but later became popular by her screen name and is…
Konal, Arfin Rumey’s special Eid ventures
Entertainment Desk Titled as “Eid Mubarak,” J K Majlish has composed the song with S I Suman’s lyrics, apart from lending his voice Famous singer Somnur Monir Konal, commonly known as Konal, is returning to the delight of her aficionados.…
Saif nervous for daughter Sara’s Bollywood debut
The buzz of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh’s daughter, Sara Ali Khan joining the films is what everyone is talking about. Sara, who has graduated from Columbia University, New York will be making her Bollywood debut opposite Sushant Singh…
EU unveils plans to regulate drones by 2019
The EU unveiled a blueprint to safely regulate drone traffic in Europe by 2019 in order to tap the growing commercial potential for unmanned aircraft technology. The blueprint from the European Commission, the EU executive, covers allowing drones to operate…
Noiseless river ‘bubble’ taxi sails through Paris test
An odd-looking electric boat taxi whose inventor believes it could be an eco-friendly transport solution for cities worldwide was put to the test in Paris for the first time Friday. The brainchild of French yachtsman Alain Thebault, the aerodynamic Sea…
Boeing, Airbus take dogfight to Paris Air Show
The aircraft industry descends on Paris Monday for the world’s biggest airshow, a prime battleground for bitter rivals Boeing and Airbus, but also a chance for new kids on the block to snap at the heels of the two giants.…
Shah Rukh, Salman in Forbes richest celebrity list
Leading the Forbes list is American rapper, singer and songwriter Sean Combs with earnings of $130 million, followed by Beyonce Knowles at $105 million. Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar are among the world’s richest celebrities,…
Apu turns anchor
Entertainment Desk Popular actress Apu Biswas, who has earned huge popularity with her acting skill in the Dhaka film industry, will be appearing as an anchor for the first time in her career. The actress has turned an anchor for…