Ensuring best use of cultivable land adopting the latest technologies with newer cropping patterns would become very effective to enhance crop production to ensure food security amid changing climate. According to agriculture and environment experts, sustainable food security has become…
Britain’s car industry reached its highest production level of the 21st century last year, but with Brexit talks imminent manufacturers are facing uncertain times ahead of the country’s EU exit. More than 1.7 million cars were produced in Britain last…
Actress Shilpa Shetty says she is an ardent fan of international action star Jackie Chan and touched his feet out of respect. “I am not here as Shilpa Shetty the actor or Yoga enthusiast. I am here as an ardent…
Entertainment Desk He may be called the King of Romance but superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he is now too old to do larger than life love stories. The 51-year-old actor has often been hailed for ushering in modern day…
Nine people have died of bird flu in China this year, state media reported Wednesday, after the World Health Organization (WHO) urged all countries to promptly report human infections. Disease control centres in three provinces including northern Henan, central Hunan,…
A three-day Digital Innovative Fair- 2017 will begin tomorrow in Mymensingh. District administration arranged fair with a view to reach the services to the door steps of the people quickly through using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). District administration sources…
The following are reactions from some of the nominees for the 2017 Oscars. The list of nominations, which for the first time includes a record number of black actors, was revealed Tuesday, ahead of the February 26 ceremony: Beautiful morning…
People are less likely to sell assets, go into debt or resort to skipping meals when their lives are disrupted by the effects of climate change, if they have received a simple package of training and cash grants, a new…
Wall Street investors were back in rally mode Tuesday, pushing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new records and lifting the dollar against the euro on renewed optimism about US President Donald Trump’s policies. The buoyant spirt, which also lifted…
Cultural Correspondent London-Bengali Film Festival” will be held for the second time on April 13. The four day long festival will be organised by British-Bangladeshi filmmaker Munsur Ali and Bangladeshi actress Ruhee. Films can be submitted until the end of…
Culture Desk Noted singer Fahmida Nabi has sung a composition of promising composer Murad Noor for the first time. Fahmida has recently recorded the song titled Ami Tomar Preme Poria, Beena Jole Morlam Dubiya at the Longplay Studio in the…
A measles outbreak has infected at least 18 people in the Los Angeles area, health officials said Monday, noting that most of those affected could show no proof of vaccination. Officials indicated that at least 16 of the cases involved…
A charitable foundation backed by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife said Monday it has bought a Canadian artificial intelligence startup as part of a mission to eradicate disease. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative did not disclose financial terms of the deal…
What do you get when Hong Kong martial arts expert Jackie Chan collaborates with a host of Indian film actors? An action-adventure movie titled “Kung Fu Yoga” of course. Screen legend Chan was in Mumbai this week to promote his…
Australia has no plans to alter its 2020 renewable energy targets (RET) despite criticism of the Paris climate change agreement from U.S. President Donald Trump, the nation’s Environment Minister said on Tuesday. Josh Frydenberg said the Australian government would maintain…
Yahoo said Monday its $4.8 billion deal to sell its core internet assets to US telecom titan Verizon has been delayed several months. The closing originally set for this quarter has been pushed into next quarter due to “work required…
Beware! Consuming high amount of corn syrup, honey and fruit juice, may damage your liver even more. The findings indicated that in addition to higher weight gain, the fructose group showed more markers of vascular disease and liver damage, than…
Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Friday compared Kashmiri teenage actor Zaira Wasim with a painting of a woman in hijab and another caged, prompting the “Dangal” star to rebuff the BJP leader for “discourteous depiction” and a wrong comparison.…
Noted musician AR Rahman on Friday set on hunger strike a day after calling for it amid the chaos created by protests over the ban on traditional bull-taming contest, known as Jallikattu. India’s Financia Express reports, after south cinema star…
The 10th four-day International Children Film Festival-2017 will begin at Town Hall auditorium here on January 24 (Tuesday) next with the theme “Future in Frames” amid much enthusiasm and festivity. The information was disclosed at a press conference arranged here…
When Singapore pulls the plug on its 2G mobile phone network this year, thousands of people could be stuck without a signal—digital have-nots left behind by the relentless march of technology. From technophobic pensioners to cash-strapped migrant workers, some 140,000…
Toxic smog has found itself in the dock in China, as the authorities are taken to court over a problem that has choked entire regions, put public health at risk and forced the closure of schools and roads. At the…
Entertainment Desk A five-day long exposition with a number of awards earned globally by the celebrated flutist Ustad Azizul Islam along with his solo flute recital on classical music is taking place from Friday at the Nalinikanto Bhattashali Gallery of…
After bagging her second consecutive People’s Choice Award, Priyanka Chopra made her way back to the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, to promote Quantico. The show started off with Kimmel telling PeeCee how she smells so good, beginning the chitchat on…
Culture Desk Saif Ali Khan, who has an action sequence with Kangana Ranaut in his upcoming film, Rangoon, has used his swordsmanship to help his director, Vishal Bhardwaj to choreograph the sword-fighting scene. The Nawab has not only performed the…
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain said here today that the implementation of present government’s digitization process would bring an end to all sorts of exploitation and miseries of the common people. Inaugurating a three-day Digital Innovation Fair-2017,…
US stocks rose and the dollar fell Friday as Donald Trump was officially sworn in as the president of the United States and Barack Obama’s term ended. Trump’s inauguration dominated a day that saw most major equity markets rise as…
A chunk of ice half the size of Jamaica which is breaking away from West Antarctica is now attached to its parent ice shelf just by a thread, scientists reported Friday. Covering 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 square miles) and nearly…
Culture Desk Members of the famous Henan Art Troupe entertained the Dhaka audience with Chinese dance, acrobatics, martial arts and instrumental music at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The two-day show was inaugurated on January 15. The…
Superstar Aamir Khan says he has no interest in working in Hollywood but is open to do international projects if something interesting comes up his way. “I don’t have any interest in going to the US and working there. I…