A US federal judge overseeing the Volkswagen emissions scandal said Friday he is optimistic about reaching an agreement for the last 80,000 vehicles affected in the United States. A new hearing has been set for Monday to review the German…
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French cars lead EU list of low CO2 emitters, Ferrari fined
The European Union on Friday said luxury carmakers Ferrari and Aston Martin would receive a fine for exceeding their carbon emission targets, as French cars lead the way in lowering emissions. French car manufacturers Peugeot, Citroen and Renault ranked first,…
Samba gets new rhythms 00 years
Monday nights feel like Saturdays in Rio’s Little Africa neighborhood when the sun sets and the samba starts to play. Surrounded by a mostly young crowd, seven musicians sit around a table with the small four-string guitar called a cavaquinho,…
Thousands to attend American space legend John Glenn’s memorial
Thousands were expected to gather Saturday in Ohio for a memorial service to pay tribute to American space legend John Glenn, who died last week at the age of 95. The gathering in the home state of the first American…
Deepika , Katrina bonded
Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone are said to be not the best of friends in the industry, thanks to common ex-boyfriend, Ranbir Kapoor. But the divas put all such rumours to rest at a recently held awards function where they…
Laal Sabujer Sur gets world TV premiere today
Entertainment Desk The film Laal Sabujer Sur which sets to get world TV premiere today( Victory Day). Written by Faridur Reza Sagor, produced by Impress Telefilm and made with the assistance of the national film making grant. The film will…
Aditya Roy Kapur to lunch his music album soon
Aditya Roy Kapoor it seems has some hidden talents. Okay not so hidden maybe. But the actor has a thing for music and he can strum the guitar like a pro. On the sets of Aashiqui2, he’d entertain the unit…
China’s selfie app Meitu debuts on Hong Kong exchange
China’s popular selfie app developer Meitu made a muted debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange Thursday after the biggest IPO by a technology company in the city in almost a decade. With 456 million monthly active users, the Xiamen-based…
Italy’s banking problems can be solved, EU will help: Juncker
Italy’s banking problems can be solved and the EU will do everything to help, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday, dismissing fears of something akin to the euro crisis. New Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has said his government…
Beijing issues red alert for air pollution
Beijing has issued the first red alert, the highest level, for air pollution this year, as a new bout of heavy smog is forecast to hit the city Friday, local environmental protection authorities said Thursday, reports Xinhua, Beijing.
Fracking can harm drinking water, says US agency
Hydraulic fracturing to release natural gas and oil can have a negative impact on the quality and availability of drinking water in the United States, the US government said Tuesday. “This assessment is the most complete compilation to date of…
IBM unveils plan to hire 25,000 in US on eve of Trump meeting
US technology giant IBM said Tuesday it would hire 25,000 people in the country over the next four years, a day before President-elect Donald Trump meets with tech industry leaders. About 6,000 of those hirings will occur in 2017, IBM…
India’s TCS ousts Mistry from board as purge is stepped up
India’s Tata has ousted Cyrus Mistry as a director of its cash cow IT business Tata Consultancy Services as the Indian conglomerate steps up its purge of its former chairman. TCS said in a statement late on Tuesday that shareholders…
Patriotic song by Shusmita Anis on the Victory Day
Culture Desk Shusmita Anis has voiced a patriotic song for the coming Victory Day. The song titled ‘E Pran Amar Bangladesh’ is written by Muniruzzaman Munir and composed by Sheikh Saadi Khan. Famous Indian singer and music director Anupam Roy…
Bappa, Munni sing for Victory Day
Culture Desk Popular singers Bappa Mazumdar and Dinat Jahan Munni will now sing to the words of poet Shahid Rahman. The song has been composed by Uday Bandyopadhyay of India. This song titled “Bijoy Bolte Sholoi Dicember, Bijoy Maane Unissho…
Aly Zaker receives lifetime achievement award
Culture Desk The 2nd BotTala Rangomela ended on December 10 at the Dr Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh Mahila Samity in the city. Local theatre troupe BotTala organised the ten-day theatre festival that featured ten new productions by seven local…
Babies born to mothers with diabetes often bigger
A recent research conducted by the European Society of Cardiology has found that blood flows preferentially to the placenta instead of the brain in foetuses of mothers with diabetes, hence increasing the size of the infant. “We know that maternal…
Hamilton’ mixtape beats Stones on US album chart
A compilation inspired by the Broadway smash hit “Hamilton” opened at number on the US album sales chart, easily outpacing the first Rolling Stones album in a decade. “The Hamilton Mixtape” features interpretations of songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical by…
Korean musical concert in Dhaka
Entertainment Desk Marking the completion of 43 years of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and the Republic of Korea, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Dhaka will be organising a musical concert titled, “Charm of Korea VIII.” The two-day…
Priyanka Chopra to return to Mumbai
Priyanka Chopra is headed to India on the 21st of December for a 12 day long busy schedule. According to a leading daily, Peecee is returning to shoot for the cover of 7 leading magazines as well as for a…
Surging methane emissions imperil climate goals: study
A decade-long surge of the potent greenhouse gas methane threatens to make the fight against global warming even harder, top researchers warned Monday. “Additional attention is urgently needed to quantify and reduce methane emissions,” they wrote in the Environmental Research…
Sydney New Year fireworks to be live streamed on Facebook
Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks, which traditionally kick off the world’s major celebrations, are set to be streamed live on Facebook for the first time, officials said Monday. The visual extravaganza in Australia’s biggest city is already watched by…
Oil soars as non-OPEC producers agree on caps
Oil soared Monday following a landmark deal by Russia and other non-OPEC producers to join the cartel in capping output, in a bid to end a stubborn global glut that has hammered prices. In a bid to reverse a dramatic…
Brain cancer: New biomarker could improve diagnosis of glioma
Researchers have identified a gene called SHOX2 whose high expression predicts poor survival in intermediate-grade glioma – a common type of brain cancer. The discovery – if confirmed in further studies – should help doctors decide how aggressive the cancer…
Govt working to ensure quality education in country: Nahid
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said the government is working relentlessly to attain the challenge of ensuring quality education in the country. “It is not possible to go ahead smoothly with traditional education. We need to acquire quality education…
Reformed band Dalchhut back again
Entertainment Desk The talented lead singer of the band Dalchhut, Bappa Mazumder has announced that Dalchhut is all set to come back with renewed zest recently. Bappa informed that after a long break of three years, the members have decided…
La La Land’ expected to lead Golden Globe nominations
Nominations for the Golden Globes will be unveiled Monday with critics expecting musical “La La Land” to lead the pack ahead of “Moonlight,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “Lion.” In a departure from last year’s awards calendar, the announcements come…
Ranbir Kapoor to move into his new home
Entertainment Desk Ranbir Kapoor has been staying at his grandmother, Krishna Raj Kapoor’s bungalow for a while now, but the actor is finally ready to move into his new bachelor pad in Pali Hill. Ranbir will move on the…
Dialogue on struggle, achievement & future of ICT held
Speakers at a dialogue on “International Crimes Tribunal Model under State Law-its struggle, achievement and future in Bangladesh” today called upon all to take it advance together. They also emphasized on taking effective and speedy measures in this regard by…
Renewable energies vital for protecting climate, life
Environmentalists and development activists addressing a youth conference opined substantial and sustainable protection of natural resources together with promotion and using of renewable energies is very important for protecting both climate and life. They viewed there is an enormous scope…