Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk have welcomed their first child. The couple, who have been dating since 2015, welcomed their first baby two weeks ago, as reported by People Magazine. Russian model Irina, 31, and Bradley, 42, did not find…
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Priyanka Chopra to produce two Bengali films
After her expedition into India’s regional cinema (Bhojpuri, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikkimese, Konkani) under her production banner Purple Pebble Pictures, Priyanka Chopra will now produce two Bengali films. She and her mother Dr Madhu Chopra have registered two titles — Brishtir…
Record low number of Australians smoking daily: data
Young Victorian males are still smoking at an alarming rate despite the overall rate of smoker dropping in the state, data has revealed. Statistics released by anti-smoking agency Quit Victoria on Monday showed that more Victorian men than women were…
Swiss test wireless cameras to monitor newborns’ vital signs
Swiss researchers said Monday they have developed a wireless camera system to monitor vital signs in premature babies, a move that could replace uncomfortable and highly inaccurate skin sensors. The skin sensors currently used to monitor vital signs in babies…
Dancers remember Madonna’s tour that shook pop world
Music, dance, homosexuality, celebrity, masturbation, religion—the explosive combination infused Madonna’s “Blond Ambition” tour with a revolutionary feel in 1990. “Blond Ambition” was a tour like none other with a fast-paced mix of choreography, fashion and controversy that set a new…
South Europe leaders to seek stronger EU after Brexit shock
Leaders of southern EU nations will meet in Madrid on Monday in a show of unity and to back greater EU integration after Britain began the process of leaving the bloc. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and the leaders of…
School banking to create savings habit among students: Nuruzzaman
State Minister for Social Welfare Nuruzzaman Ahmed, MP, has said the present government has launched the school banking system to create savings habit among the youngsters since their student life.“Side by side with devoting to studies and acquiring knowledge, the…
Ranveer Singh opens up about Padmavati
Padmavati has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali opus has been under a cloud ever since its sets were vandalised and SLB assaulted in Rajasthan sometimes back. Then, fire broke out on…
Shafin releases an acoustic version of the national anthem
Entertainment Desk Shafin Ahmed, the Miles frontman recently released an acoustic version of the national anthem. Shafin posted the video on Facebook recently with a caption: “Even after 46 years of achieving independence, listening to the National Anthem still gives…
Ankita has moved on from Sushant
Ankita Lokhande and Sushant Singh Rajput were the much in love couple people swore by. Post break-up, while there were reports of Sushant seeing Kriti Sanon, Ankita has been taking it slow. She did reportedly want reconciliation initially but now…
Polluted London sets its sights on cars
Gone are the days of London’s “pea souper” smogs, but like many European cities, the British capital is once again being choked by pollution—and has road traffic firmly in its sights. In 1952, the Great Smog suffocated London for five…
Rajshahi economy based on education, ICT, health sectors: Liton
Rajshahi’s economic foundation is being built and enriched based on education, information and communication technology (ICT) and healthcare services, says AHM Khairuzzaman Liton. He mentioned there are two public universities, two private universities, a public medical college and three private…
Int’l conference on material science begins at RU
A two-day international conference on Material Science and Nano-electrochemistry began at conference hall of Teachers-students Cultural Center in Rajshahi University (RU) here today. Main objective of the conference is to transfer knowledge, facilitate sharing research experience and outcomes face to…
Power of attraction may help protect Great Barrier Reef
In a breakthrough, scientists have found a new way that could help protect Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef by using the powers of attraction to decimate one of the reef’s fiercest enemies. Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia…
86 million people in South-East Asia affected by depression: WHO
Depression affects 86 million people in South-East Asia region, the WHO said on Thursday while lauding India for passing the Mental Healthcare Bill recently and asked nations to scale up mental health services quality. Noting that depression can lead to suicide,…
Zeenat Aman making a comeback with a web series
One of the hottest actresses to ever grace the Indian silver screen, Zeenat Aman has spent the last decade or so in much quieter and private life. But the yesteryear glamour queen is back for one more tryst with stardom.…
Satta, Haripada Bandwala running successfully
Entertainment Desk Despite being a new film, Satta was released at fewer theatres than the-relatively-old film from Kolkata, Haripada Bandwala Shakib Khan and Paoli Dam starrer Satta was released on Friday in 48 theatres all over the country, while Tollywood’s…
Irrfan ready to donate one of his organs for Vinod Khanna
A picture featuring a reed thin Vinod Khanna which recently surfaced online took the internet by storm. It got adverse reactions from fans and fellow stars alike. Irrfan Khan, who considers himself as one of the biggest fans of Vinod…
Competition for local mobile game developer launched
In search for local game developers for mobile phone industry, a competition has been launched by the mobile phone operator Grameenphone and White-Board in association with the ICT Division. The completion dubbed as “Game Jam” that started to receive application…
Conservation agri-tech reducing crop production costs
Adoption of the conservation agriculture (CA)-based technologies in farm activities has been reducing production costs increasing crop output along with conserving natural resources amid changing climate. Besides, adoption of the CA-based technologies along with mechanisation of agriculture has been improving…
Australian city of Rockhampton floods
The Australian city of Rockhampton in Central Queensland suffered major flooding on Thursday. Despite the initial weekend forecast of a 9.4-meter peak on the Fitzroy River, the warnings were later downgraded to 8.8 meters. “We’ll take anything below that ……
Australia takes Apple to court over ‘refusing service’ claims
Apple was Thursday taken to court by Australia’s consumer watchdog for violating laws by allegedly refusing to look at or repair some iPads and iPhones previously serviced by a third party. The tech giant “made false, misleading, or deceptive representations…
Barry Manilow comes out of closet
Chart-topping singer Barry Manilow came out of the closet Wednesday at age 73, saying he kept silent on his nearly four-decade relationship with a man to avoid disappointing fans. Manilow, best known for his love ballad “Mandy” and Latin-tinged pop…
Amitabh Bachchan inaugarates CBFC’s brand new office
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan inaugurated the new Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) office at the Film Division campus in Peddar Road, a posh location in South Mumbai. While Bachchan senior did not interact with the media, the event was a…
Shah Rukh wearing turban with Anushka
Shah Rukh Khan is experimenting with his looks in every film. First he played his younger self in Fan and then went for beard and pathani kurta in Raees. Now, for Imtiaz Ali’s next, he is sporting a turbaned look.…
Nepal airlines to expand flight to Yangon in October
Himalaya Airlines of Nepal is planning to expand its flight between Nepal and Yangon twice a week starting October this year, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Wednesday. Currently, the Himalaya airlines operates a flight between Nepal’s Tribhuvan…
Facebook wouldn’t be blocked: Tarana
State minister for posts and telecommunications Tarana Halim yesterday assured the popular social networking site Facebook would not be blocked for any hour in the country. “We will not block the Facebook and the government didn’t take any decision in…
24 Jamaat men held in Meherpur
Police arrested 24 leaders and workers of the district unit of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Tangramai village under Sadar upazila of the district last night. Sources with the police said they were picked up from a house in the area. Being…
Public lecture on human development at DU tomorrow
A public lecture on “Human Development for All” will be held at Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium at Social Science Faculty Bhaban on Dhaka University (DU) campus at 10.30 am tomorrow. DU Population Sciences Department is organising the programme, said a…
Maize cultivation exceeded target in Manikganj
Maize cultivation is gaining popularity day by day in all seven upazilas of the district encouraged by the excellent economic return from cultivating the crop in recent years. The target of cultivation has been exceeding every year in the district…