Electric light railway tracks soar over Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, a rare example of mass transit infrastructure on a continent ruled by ramshackle, diesel-spewing buses. But despite government promises, the roads below are still clogged with traffic 14 months after…
Entertainment Desk We know Ranbir Kapoor has put on weight and beefed up his body to play Sanjay Dutt for the biopic made on the maverick actor but now we hear something that has come as a shock to us.…
While the rest of the country frothed at the gills about Ram Gopal Varma’s Women’s Day tweet involving Sunny Leone, what with even an FIR being filed against him in Goa, the actress herself toned down the incident. She is…
Shah Rukh Khan is known for his good openings but nowadays he’s also become the king of earning moolah for his filmmakers even before the release. There is a buzz in trade circles that the rights to Shah Rukh-Anushka starrer…
The US state of California is easing its rules for autonomous car testing, by allowing testing of vehicles in which there is no human driver. The new rules have yet to be submitted for public consultation, with a final version…
Speakers here underscored that small,cottage and handloom industries in rural areas can promote trade and business while creating job opportunities for the local unemployed youths would enhance rural economy. The opinion came at a discussion arranged in the concluding ceremony…
Sonam Kapoor is one of the brave actors of our times and she always speaks her mind. Recently, she created a lot of buzz by taking a stand on misogyny on Femina latest cover and last evening at an event…
Culture Desk Dabur Bangladesh and RTV have jointly initiated a talent hunt competition in the universities of the country. The title of the competition is “RTV-Dabur Vatika Campus Star”. The organisers of the competition arranged a press conference at RTV…
The oldest crocodilian eggs known to science have been discovered in the cliffs of western Portugal. They are so well preserved that they give an insight into the “mother croc” that laid them 152 million years ago. The prehistoric crocodile…
Chinese scientists have assembled four synthetic yeast chromosomes, making China the second country capable of designing and building eukaryotic genomes. The findings were published in Friday’s edition of journal Science, marking a step closer to building synthetic life. In the…
Five cultural personalities were awarded here in recognition of their laudable contribution to the cultural field. The awarded persons are: Monjushree Roy (Music), Jabed Ali (Dance), Tazul Islam (Drama), Dr Dinobandhu Paul (Instrument music) and Abu Kalam Azad (Fine arts).…
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing an unprecedented second straight year of mass coral bleaching, scientists said Friday, warning many species would struggle to fully recover. The 2,300-kilometre (1,400-mile) reef suffered its most severe bleaching on record last year due…
From now on, the rural masses will get banking services through Union Digital Centres (UDCs) after the best uses of agent banking activities in the district. Madhumati Bank Limited will provide agent banking privileges to this end. For the purpose,…
Culture Desk Three Bangladeshi films were awarded at the Bodhisattva International Film Festival held in Patna, the capital of Indian state of Bihar. The festival took place from February 16 to 23 at Adhiveshan Bhavan in Patna. Tasmiah Afrin Mou…
Experts at a ceremony have stressed on proper dissemination of the modern agriculture technologies among the farmers to increase crop production for ensuring national food security amid changing climate. They came up with the opinion at inaugural ceremony of five-day…
Commercial farming of onion-seed is gradually increasing in Rajshahi region including its high Barind tract, as demand for this spicy cash crop is rising day by day. Agriculturists, farmers and others stakeholders are expecting a bumper production of onion-seed this…
Eight decades since furry wrecking machine King Kong first stomped into theaters, the giant ape with a predilection for bottle-blonde damsels in distress makes his cinematic comeback this weekend. “Kong: Skull Island” is expected to be a huge worldwide hit,…
An Australian lake has turned a vivid pink thanks to extreme salt levels further exacerbated by hot weather in a startling natural phenomena that resembles a toxic spill. Parks Victoria chief conservation scientist Mark Norman Thursday said the spectacle was…
Alia Bhatt says feminism calls for gender equality but people misunderstand the essence of it and end up associating it with male bashing. The actress says feminism does not demand “special” treatment for women. “Being a feminist is not only…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s film Sarbjit has given her yet another reason to celebrate. The actor who played the character of Sarabjit Singh’s sister Dalbir Kaur, has won the Best Actress award at the International Film Festival and Awards of Australia…
Culture Desk Drama “Rajaboli” was staged on March 7 at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy to honour the historic speech given by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in March, 1971. The drama inspired by Rabindranath Tagore-Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay was staged for the fourth…
The government and IBM today announced a collaboration to launch the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program (GEP) for startups. The program will help startups and entrepreneurs harness the power of IBM Cloud, and Watson APIs on Blumix, said a press release.…
Action star Jackie Chan said opening up China’s heavily-restricted film market to more foreign works would put positive pressure on local filmmakers, as rumours swirl Beijing will expand its quota on imported movies. Since 2012, China has permitted 34 films…
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has banned 10 more coal-related companies from its portfolio, most of them American or Asian, Norway’s central bank said on Tuesday. The fund, which is valued at around 7.63 trillion kroner (854 billion…
Desperately needed airports and trains are part of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s envisioned “golden age of infrastructure”, but graft, red tape and other perennial problems threaten the $170-billion plan. Unprecedented influxes of money from China and Japan are key planks…
Cultural Correspondent The solo performance of Nishat Afza Arzoo, a versatile artiste was held at Sangeet and Nrittyakala Kendra of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka recently. A special grade artiste for Nazrul, Tagore and modern songs of Bangladesh Betar and…
Karan Johar, one of the biggest filmmakers in the country, has become father to twins – a boy and a girl – through surrogacy. Introducing the children as Roohi and Yash, Mr Johar said the children were “two most wonderful…
The complex physical movements of the Muslim prayer ritual can reduce lower back pain if performed regularly and properly, claims a recent research. The paper was published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering.…
A German court was due to rule Tuesday on a dispute between Facebook and a Syrian refugee whose post of a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel fuelled fake news linking him to terrorism. Online trolls have repeatedly posted doctored images…
The “X-Men” spinoff “Logan”—starring Hugh Jackman as the metal-clawed, mutant anti-hero Wolverine—dominated the box office in its opening weekend with a huge $88.4 million, according to data released Monday. Aimed at a more adult audience, it is the first R-rated…