Global warming has boosted the frequency and severity of deadly air pollution peaks in northern China, scientists said Monday. Toxic particles in the air cause nearly a million premature deaths in the country every year, according to earlier research. “Climate…
Most Asian markets rose Tuesday following the previous day’s retreat, but the dollar was hit by fresh uncertainty over Donald Trump’s economic policy and contradictory views on future rate hikes by two top Federal Reserve officials. Global stocks started the…
Four people including two college students suffered injuries as some bricks fell on a tin-shed house from an eight-storey under-construction building at Dhopa Para in Kazir Dewri area under Kotwali thana in the city today. The injured were identified as…
A three-tower cable-stayed heavy railway bridge closed Sunday over Dongting Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in China. The 1,290-meter bridge is designed with a carrying load of 10,000 tonnes, enough to accommodate a fully-loaded train passing at a speed of…
A total of 233 students of different universities will get the Prime Minister Gold Medal for the year of 2013 and 2014 in recognition of their brilliant success in respective universities. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the Gold…
People who received regular lifestyle counselling online were able to lower their blood pressure as much as a medication would, according to a new research. Their study involved 264 people with high blood pressure and an average age of 58.…
Filmmaker Aparna Sen, whose forthcoming directorial venture ‘Sonata’ starring powerhouse performers Shabana Azmi and Lillete Dubey celebrates female bonding, says there are hardly any films on the topic. “Basically, it is about female bonding. We see many films on male…
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has mourned the loss of his daughter-in-law and actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s father, Krishnaraj Rai. Rai died on Saturday at a suburban hospital here due to health issues. He was hospitalised a few weeks ago and later…
A SpaceX reusable cargo ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean safely on Sunday, ending a mission to supply astronauts on the International Space Station, the company said. The Dragon capsule—the only such vessel capable of returning research samples and…
Mariam Ibrahim, her seven children and two neighbouring families were the last to leave their village in southwestern Somalia. They loaded their combined belongings—blankets, cooking pots, sleeping mats, jerry cans, clothes—onto a hired donkey cart and walked beside it for…
Most Asian markets slipped Monday following last week’s broad advances, with the dollar suffering fresh selling pressure after the Federal Reserve hinted at a slower-than-expected pace interest rate hikes this year. With few events to drive buying, investors took a…
Culture Desk Fahmida Nabi will sing in London tomorrow responding to an invitation by Betar Bangla. Singer Selim Chowdhury and actress-cum-director Meher Afroz Shawon are also accompanying Fahmida Nabi in the London tour. Betar Bangla, a radio station of London’s…
Vidya Balan is one jovial lady. But she’s done with the incessant questions about when she’ll have a baby. The talk has been at an all-time high recently since the actress was spotted repeatedly outside a doctor’s office. “It was…
Farah Khan just dropped a major bomb about her next film. After working with Shah Rukh Khan for three out of her four directorial projects, the director will not cast the megastar this time around. “Let me tell you, this…
Entertainment Desk Chanchal Chowdhury, who was applauded for his portrayal of Ayna in Aynabaji last year, is geared up to play the role of Misir Ali, one of the greatest characters in Bangla literature created by the iconic writer Humayun…
People who received regular lifestyle counseling online were able to lower their blood pressure as much as a medication would, researchers said Saturday. Their study involved 264 people with high blood pressure and an average age of 58. The subjects’…
After threatening environmental financing with the axe, US President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday defied the international community by refusing to renew a pledge on combating climate change. Finance ministers from the G20 top economies meeting in the western spa…
Ministers from the world’s top economies heralded plans to boost development in Africa on Saturday, at an otherwise fractious G20 gathering in Germany. Berlin, which holds the presidency of the powerful nations’ club this year, has made a hoped-for “Compact…
All you Salman Khan fans are about to have your hearts in your mouths. Why? Because the megastar will be fighting a pack of wolves next week. Salman will be performing the deadly stunt for a pivotal scene in Tiger…
After winning over audiences as a pregnant woman fighting for justice in Jolly LLB 2, Sayani Gupta is back with a new look. Here’s the first glimpse of Sayani’s character in Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif starrer Jagga Jasoos. The…
Intel’s $15-billion purchase of Israeli firm Mobileye could help fuel the country’s rise in the driverless car industry—not as a builder of vehicles, but as the brains behind them. Monday’s deal, the largest ever in Israel’s tech sector, could help…
Global carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector held stable for the third straight year in 2016 despite the global economy continuing to expand, the International Energy Agency said Friday. By far the main culprit in global warming, carbon dioxide…
Entertainment Desk The film is based on a short story written by Moti Nandi, the film follows an unusual romance between the lead roles played by Parambrata and Bhabna. From the beginning of its production, filmmaker Animesh Aich’s second feature…
Grammy winning singer Adele stopped her concert in between after a fan collapsed after a cardiac arrest. Adele was performing on Friday night in Sydney, reports mirror.co.uk. She had to halt the performance when a 47-year-old woman suffered heart attack…
Culture Desk Mosharrof Karim with his wife Robena Reza Jui is now in Malaysia for Eid dramas. The star couple have completed shooting for two seven-part dramas, one hourlong drama and also a drama serial. The two has acted as…
Almost six million Adelie penguins are living in East Antarctica, more than double the number previously thought, scientists said Wednesday in findings that have implications for conservation. Research by an Australian, French and Japanese team used aerial and ground surveys,…
Michael Rooker could be the answer to a difficult trivia quiz question—who is that actor whose work you know well, even if you can’t quite match the face to the movie? Yet from “Days of Thunder,” to “JFK,” “Mississippi Burning”…
A woman suffered burns to her face and hands after her headphones caught fire during a flight to Australia, officials said Wednesday as they warned about the dangers of battery-operated devices on planes. The passenger was listening to music on…
The world’s spiders eat 400-800 million tonnes of insects every year—equivalent to the amount of meat and fish that humans consume over the same period, a study said Tuesday. In the first analysis of its kind, researchers used data from…
Vice-Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Professor Dr AKM Nurun Nabi on Tuesday underlined the importance of producing skilled human resources on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). “Bangladesh has been advancing successfully in the field of technologies in various…