The extra kilos you gain during the holidays would not only show up on your hips but could also affect your DNA, leading to changes in the expression of inflammatory genes, results of a large-scale international study suggest. The scientists…
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Anupam Kher’s 500th film’s world premiere at Sundance Film Festival
Veteran Indian actor Anupam Kher’s 500th film “The Big Sick” will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. “My 500th film ‘The Big Sick’ selected for world premiere at Sundance Film Festival. Life’s best gift for the son…
53 farmers get Taka 24 lakh loans in Rajshahi
A total of 53 farmers having Taka 10 bank accounts received agricultural loan worth Taka 24 lakh on less interest rate in open place here on Sunday. Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) disbursed the loan under its inclusive banking scheme…
Youths start building Digital Bangladesh: Shahriar
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, here today said the youth forces have already started building Digital Bangladesh through their learning and earning activities. He said present government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is extending all support towards…
No tax on CO2 emissions in China’s new environment law
China has passed a law that levies taxes on pollution, but ignores carbon dioxide, one of the major contributors to global warming, according to the web site of the country’s highest legislative body. The National People’s Congress (NPC) standing committee…
10-day painting exhibition begins in city
A 10-day group art exhibition titled ‘Rhythm on Canvas’ kicked off Sunday at the Gallery Twenty One in the city. ARTBEAT, a group of four artists, organized the exhibition, Shama Shaiom, an artist, told BSS here today. Prof Mustafizul Haque…
Sudeep’s short poems capturing modernity launched
Culture Desk Penguin Random House recently launched “EroText” by renowned Delhi based poet Sudeep Sen (author of celebrated coffee table book “Postcards from Bangladesh”). On the occasion of the publication, Sudeep Sen also read out poems in English and Bengali.…
Aamir to arrange special screening for Shah Rukh, Salman
Aamir to arrange special screening for Shah Rukh, Salman Khan. Superstar Aamir Khan says he has invited his friends and noted actors Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to watch his soon-to-be-released film Dangal. Awaiting a response from the two…
Ferdousi Majumdar to get Syed Mahidul Islam Award today
Culture Desk Renowned dramatist Ferdousi Majumdar to get Syed Mahidul Islam Award today. “Syed Mahidul Islam Shoron Utshab” marking the 14th death anniversary of the theatre activist will start today at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in…
US team finds WW II ‘remains’ in India
US team finds WW II ‘remains’ in IndiaA US team visiting India’s north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh has recovered what it says are possible remains of US soldiers who died in a plane crash during World War Two. Residents of…
Prostate cancer laser treatment ‘truly transformative’
Prostate cancer laser treatment ‘truly transformative’Surgeons have described a new treatment for early stage prostate cancer as “truly transformative”. The approach, tested across Europe, uses lasers and a drug made from deep sea bacteria to eliminate tumours, but without causing…
Canada regulator declarers high speed internet an essential survice
Canada’s telecommunications regulator on Wednesday declared access to high-speed internet an essential service that must be available to all, including rural and remote areas of the world’s second-largest nation by land mass. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)…
One held with fake revenue stamps in Ctg
Detective Mainuddin, 45, hailed from Raozan upazila of the district. Branch of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) in a drive arrested a man with 2,000 fake revenue stamps worth about Taka two lakh from Chittagong court building area under Kotwali thana…
Huge solar plant beams power, hope to rural Uganda
When power goes out in the rural town of Soroti in eastern Uganda, store manager Hussein Samsudin can only hope it won’t go on so long it spoils his fresh goods. Another shop owner, Richard Otekat, 37, has to pay…
French acting great Michele Morgan dies, aged 96
French screen legend Michele Morgan, who starred in some 70 movies and took home the best actress prize at the first-ever Cannes film festival, died on Tuesday, aged 96, her family said. An icon of glamour, Morgan was remembered for…
Stocks break five-day gaining streak
Majority of stocks were down on Tuesday breaking a gaining streak that continued in the past five trading sessions. The price fall was mostly seen in the large-cap securities which were under sale pressure for profit booking and repositioning by…
Film “Gohin Baluchor” launched
Cultural Desk Badrul Anam Saud’s upcoming film, “Gohin Baluchor”, was launched in the presence of the press and select guests on December 17 at the capital’s Palm View restaurant. The film will feature some new and fresh faces in the…
Americans experiencing hot weather more likely to believe in global warming
Americans who experience hot weather are more likely to believe global warming is real, while those in colder climates are more likely to be doubters, said a US study Monday. Researchers looked at US beliefs about climate change on a…
India’s Mistry resigns from all Tata companies
Cyrus Mistry, the ousted former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata, announced Monday he had resigned from all of the group’s listed companies as he pledged to escalate his bitter dispute with company patriarch Ratan Tata. Mistry was expected to be…
Zuckerberg builds software butler for his home
Mark Zuckerberg’s artificial intelligence-imbued software “butler”—named Jarvis—is now in service, and even plays with his family, the Facebook chief said Monday. Zuckerberg took on the personal project this year, devoting about 100 hours to making a system inspired by the…
Disney hits industry-first $7 billion at box office
A huge debut for “Rogue One” has seen Walt Disney Studios become the first distributor in history to hit $7 billion in annual global box office receipts, it said Monday. The $290 million worldwide opening for the “Star Wars” spinoff…
Probes help surgeons detect cancer cells
Nanoscale fluorescent probes that switch on in the presence of cancer cells helped surgeons remove tumours in mice without harming healthy tissue, according to a study published Monday. The potentially breakthrough technology works for all kinds of cancers, the researchers…
What’s it like to win Spain’s bountiful Christmas lottery?
Two years ago, a district in Madrid got lucky in Spain’s hugely popular Christmas lottery, with people working or living there winning prizes of between 120,000 and 3.0 million euros. As Spaniards gear up for the next windfall from the…
Forestry resources conservation must for fighting climate change
Proper conservation of forest and its resources is very important for fighting climate change, ensuring nutritional demands coupled with food security, ecological balance and biodiversity in Rajshahi region including its dried Barind tract. Promotion of adequate trees, including fruit, timber…
Pakistani cinemas to start screening Indian movies from Dec 19
Cinemas in Pakistan will start screening Indian movies from December 19, DawnNews reported on Saturday. The cinema houses’ owners said that they had only suspended the screening of Indian films but had not completely banned them. “The suspension that was…
Gold may help treat sight loss
Gold nanotechnology could help reduce the number of injections needed to treat a common form of blindness, researchers believe. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of sight loss in the developed world. Patients are usually treated with ongoing…
Julia Roberts to star in TV series by Maria Semple
Julia Roberts is heading to the small screen. The actress will star in a limited series based on Maria Semple’s latest book, Today Will Be Different, which hit shelves in October via Little, Brown and Company. Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures…
Farzana Karim’s poetic tribute for Victory Day
Cultural Desk On the occasion of the 45th Victory Day poetry recitations were arranged at the Natok Sarani of Bangladesh Mahilla Samity Auditorium. Farzana Karim the sole performer of the evening did not only recite poems written by herself but…
Bangladeshi documentary, short clinch top award in ISIFF
Entertainment Desk Russian drama Family Offline and Bangladeshi documentary Jhalmaliya – The Sacred Water – were named the best films in the international competition section at the International Short and Independent Film Festival ( ISIFF) awards, which concluded the 14th…
Vidya Balan refused to meet producer-director
Entertainment Desk If there’s one thing about Vidya Balan, it’s that you can’t take her for granted. Also the actress is a stickler for time. She values her time and it ticks heroff when others don’t do that. We hear…