Prince’s purple-clad fans were converging Friday on Minnesota for a celebration of the pop legend one year after his sudden death, but discord over commercialization of his legacy clouded the anniversary. Prince’s Paisley Park estate—once mythically hermetic but opened since…
Australian researchers have been left surprised by a rare bird of prey that travelled more than 3,000 km from its natural habitat. Michael Mulvaney, a senior ecologist at the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Environment and Planning Directorate, said a tracker…
The International Monetary Fund renewed its warnings against protectionism on Thursday as nationalist political trends threaten trade integration on both sides of the Atlantic. As the IMF and World Bank kicked off what are normally staid meetings, with central bankers…
Speakers here underscored proper utilisation of the digital laboratories in the educational institutions to enhance knowledge and skill of the young generations in the information and communication technologies (ICT). Government officials came up with the opinion at a views-sharing meeting…
Prince’s estate moved Wednesday to block the release of several decade-old tracks, casting a cloud over commemorations of the pop legend’s passing. An independent label had announced plans to release a six-track EP of Prince songs, entitled “Deliverance,” on Friday…
More than 8,500 poor and extreme poor households especially women have developed 214 chicken rearing societies and generating income in the region. Around 700 Local Service Providers (LSPs) are delivering requisite training, advice and inputs services to the producers on…
Experts and environmentalists have stressed the need for putting maximum priority on reducing the adverse impacts of climate change and adapting to the situation in all affected sectors in Bangladesh. Agriculture and Environment Coordinator of RDRS Bangladesh Mamunur Rashid said…
IU Correspondent Awareness Program on UGC Digital Library (UDL) was held at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Tuesday. The program took place at Bir Shrestha Hamidur Rahman central auditorium of the university around 11:30am. Professor M Akhtar Hossain, member…
The phenomenon that witnesses children to be glued to digital devices appeared to have emerged as a severe health threat with experts of late preferring to call it “digital drug”. Four-year-old Raisul and six-year-old Rahiqul are siblings having a sister…
Three Australian satellites have been launched successfully on Wednesday, heading to the International Space Station (ISS) where they will be deployed to study the Earth’s thermosphere. The three satellites were launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in the…
Swans glide peacefully over green river waters in the central Croatian area of Karlovac, a tranquil spot popular with fishermen and swimmers that environmentalists fear could be devastated by hydropower projects. Croatia faces a dilemma as it produces no more…
Workaholic Japan has unveiled its first- ever plan to limit overtime, but critics want to give it the boot, saying an “outrageous” 100-hour-a-month cap will do nothing to tackle karoshi, or death from overwork. Tokyo’s bid to ease a national…
Actress Jacqueline Fernandez played the damsel in distress in the 2016 superhero film ‘A Flying Jatt’. Now, she wants to take a step forward and be a superhero herself. She wants to gain powers of Captain Planet to make the…
Padmavati might be one of the most awaited period dramas and the most anticipated movies of 2017, but it’s already had its share of controversies. After coming under the target of Karni Sena and its shoot getting halted, there were…
Culture Desk A meeting for exchange of thoughts was held last week with a view to establish Asiatic Society Heritage Museum at the auditorium of Asiatic Society. A museum preserving the historic pieces of Nawabi heritage of Old Dhaka is…
Culture Desk An exhibition on birds started on April 15 at the Nalinikanta Bhattasali Gallery of Bangladesh National Museum in Shahbagh in the capital. The exhibition has been arranged to mark the Bengali New Year 1424. A seminar with global…
Singer Sonu Nigam in a series of tweets has expressed his outrage on how following a religion in India is not by choice but by force. He wrote, “God bless everyone. I’m not a Muslim and I have to be…
Emphasis should be given on promoting more silk export from the region for making its economy vibrant coupled with elevating its socio-economic condition through earning more foreign currencies, said speakers at a participatory discussion here on Tuesday. They mentioned that…
Climate change is becoming a threat to the urban environment and development and livelihood as well the uncertainty that arises due to climate change needs to be considered in the overall urban risk management framework. All the vulnerability issues need…
A “world class” healthcare and medical research facility officially opened here on Tuesday at Sydney’s Randwick Hospitals Campus in Australia. The 10-storey Bright Building will bring together Prince of Wales Hospital’s Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre, the University of New South…
A rocket packed with food and supplies for the astronauts living at the International Space Station is scheduled to blast off Tuesday from a NASA launch pad. The unmanned Cygnus cargo ship, nestled atop an Atlas V rocket, is poised…
Oscar-nominated actor and longtime armed forces champion Gary Sinise was honored on Monday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a markedly military ceremony. The 62-year-old, who has advocated for service personnel and veterans for almost 40…
Entertainment Desk Raveena Tandon has supported Jaya Bachchan’s statement and stance in the Rajya Sabha. Not long ago, Jaya Bachchan had lambasted Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha member Yogesh Varshney in the Rajya Sabha when the latter had declared an Rs…
Entertainment Desk After five years, the country’s leading rock band, Warfaze is all set to release a new song this April. The band’s front man and drummer, Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu revealed that a new single titled “Aparoop Bismay,” composed…
The trailer of Sidharth Malhotra’s and Jacqueline Fernandez’s Reload will release sometime in June. In an interview with a leading daily, Sidharth revealed that as per the release plans of the film the first trailer would be released sometime in…
Diets which cut out dairy food could be a “ticking time bomb” for young people’s bone health, a charity is warning. A National Osteoporosis Society survey found a fifth of under-25s are cutting out or reducing dairy in their diet.…
Many unemployed youths have transformed themselves into successful entrepreneurs through doing a six-month residence course on web and graphic designs. Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS), a non-government organization, in cooperation with Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) is providing the residence course…
Miko from Berlin may only be five, but he already has 1,000 euros ($1,063) per month to live on—not from hard graft,but as part of an experiment into universal basic income. He is one of 85 people, including around 10…
The key to the survival of the world’s threatened coral reefs may lie in the waters surrounding a small volcanic island off the coast of Japan, scientists say. The seabed of Shikine island is a “living laboratory” for researchers aboard…
The cultivation of jute is going to be ended soon with bringing more area of land under the cultivation in the district during the current season. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said a total of 5,724 hectares of…