The 17th Asian Art Biennial Bangladesh is set to begin on December 1 in the capital where selected artworks of the artists from 154 countries, including Bangladesh, will be put on display for a month. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul…
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China risks wasting $490 bn on coal plants
China could waste as much as half a trillion dollars on unnecessary new coal-fired power stations, a climate campaign group said Monday, arguing the world’s top carbon polluter already has more than enough such facilities. The Asian giant’s rise to…
Oil prices fall further in Asia, yen gains hit Tokyo
Oil prices sank further in Asian trade Monday on fears a planned cut in output will not be agreed by top producers this week, while the dollar retreated against most of its peers after its recent surge. Both main crude…
Protection of biodiversity, cultural diversity stressed
Speakers at a village-level public dialogue here voiced for time-befitting and effective measures for conservation of both biodiversity and cultural diversity in the vast Barind tract yesterday. They mentioned that the diversities are gradually declining now due to various natural…
Polish premier of ‘Under Construction’
Entertainment Desk Rubaiyat Hossain’s critically acclaimed feature film ‘Under Construction’ will be showcased in the Five Flavours Film Festival to be held from November 16 to 23 in Warsaw, Poland. The film will be presented in the competition section New…
Mahesh Bhatt praises Alia Bhatt’s acting
After Alia Bhatt’s father, Mahesh Bhatt watched her performance in Dear Zindagi, the proud dad has been raving about how brilliant his daughter’s performance was! According to a leading daily, Bhatt said that he is staggered by Gauri’s work and…
Aamir started smoking again
Entertainment Desk For almost a year Aamir Khan stayed away from smoking but according to reports, the actor has given into the habit yet again. With his new film, Dangal set to hit theatres this December, Aamir ‘s anxiousness has…
Jagadish Chandra’s birth, death anniversary observed at DU
The birth and death anniversary of Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose was observed on Dhaka University (DU) campus in a befitting manner. Marking the anniversary, DU Centre for Advanced Studies and Research in Biological Sciences (CASRBS) arranged a discussion meeting at…
India 2nd unequal country in world: Wealth Report
India is the second most unequal country in the world with the top one per cent of the population owning nearly 60 per cent of the total wealth, according to a report. According to Global Wealth Report 2016 compiled by…
Indian coal giant to build 2 new Aussie solar plants
Indian energy giant Adani will begin construction of two new Australian solar plants in 2017 as part of its plan for 1,500 megawatts of solar capacity within five years. Adani said on Friday that one of Australia’s largest solar farms…
Inverse psoriasis: Causes, symptoms and treatment
Inverse psoriasis is a skin condition that causes red and inflamed lesions in the skin folds of the body. It is also known as intertriginous psoriasis. The location and appearance of these lesions set inverse psoriasis apart from other types…
Ninth edition of Chobi Mela begins February ’17
Culture Desk The ninth edition of Chobi Mela, the international festival of photography, will begin on February 3, 2017 with participation of 27 artists and 10 fellows from 16 countries of the world. The festival will feature 31 exhibitions four…
Sir Elton John denies he will play at Trump inauguration
Sir Elton John will not perform at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, a spokeswoman for the singer has said. Anthony Scaramucci, a member of Mr Trump’s transition team, had told BBC HARDtalk that Sir Elton would perform in Washington DC in…
Bappi Lahiri enjoyed his first animated voice
Indians seem to be the flavour of the season in Hollywood. After Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone set the tone right, it is Bappi Lahiri who has now decided to spread his bling in the west. The veteran composer has…
Muslims in Rajasthan village donate abandoned graveyard land for temple
Muslims in Rajasthan’s Sikar district have set a heart-warming example of religious camaraderie by donating land to help build a Hindu temple. Muslims in Kolida donated 2 bighas or 34,848 square feet of land from their abandoned graveyard to the…
Asghar Farhadi on war, peace and writing from the heart
Asghar Farhadi stepped out into the biting winter Tehran air clutching his Oscar, taken aback by the huge crowd waiting at the airport to crown him Iran’s next national hero. Cinema in the Islamic republic had been winning critical plaudits…
Computer glitch blamed for European Mars lander crash
A tiny lander that crashed on Mars last month flew into the Red Planet at 540 kilometres (335 miles) per hour instead of gently gliding to a stop, after a computer misjudged its altitude, scientists said. Schiaparelli was on a…
Peruvian farmer sues German energy giant over climate change
A German court will on Thursday hear a complaint by a Peruvian farmer who accuses energy giant RWE of contributing to the climate change that has caused glacial melting in the Andes, threatening his home and livelihood. Saul Luciano Lliuya…
Bank Asia to pay RMG staff wages online
Bank Asia will pay online the wages and other benefits of the employees and workers of two major apparel factories situated in Gazipur. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Bank Asia and CARE Bangladesh, an international voluntary…
FBI clears Pitt of child abuse allegations
The FBI has concluded its review of a murky, September incident involving actor Brad Pitt and his children aboard an airplane, and no charges will be brought in the case, a bureau spokeswoman said Tuesday. In a statement, spokeswoman Laura…
Karisma Kapoor believes in inculcating right values in her children
Entertainment Desk Karisma Kapoor believes in inculcating right values in her children Karisma Kapoor says she believes in imparting good values to her children. Karisma has two children- daughter Samaira and son Kiaan. “I believe in inculcating the right values…
Communication failure: That’s why wounds take longer to heal in older people
Wounds take longer to heal in older people because of disruption in communication between skin cells and the immune system with age, a new study has found. Researchers explored this physiological puzzle by examining molecular changes in ageing mouse skin.…
Censorship tool built as Facebook eyes China
Facebook has built a tool for geographically censoring posts at the leading social network as it seeks a path back into China, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. The New York Times cited three current and former Facebook employees,…
Int’l group art exhibition to begin on Nov 27
A month-long international group art exhibition of 28 artists will be held at Gallery Cosmos in the city from November 27 to December 26. The art exhibition titled “Cosmos International Art Exhibition-2016 is set to inaugurate 6pm at a function…
Iraq has to up oil output because of ‘budget hole’: FM
Iraq has to up its crude output because dwindling oil prices and the fight against Islamic State have left “a huge hole” in the economy, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said Tuesday, as the OPEC cartel scrambles to agree a production…
When Rajinikanth returned money to distributors after his film
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has revealed that he was amazed when superstar Rajinikanth gave money back to distributors after his film failed commercially. “Rajini sir is not a superstar, he is an entire galaxy. If anybody has got swag, be…
Being curious can help you become more creative
You’ve always been told that being curious is not a bad thing. The reason is now scientifically proven. People who show strong curiosity traits on personality tests perform better on creative tasks, suggests a new study. This is especially true…
Sufia Kamal remembered at Chhayanaut
Cultural Correspondent Chhayanaut paid a musical tribute to its founding president Begum Sufia Kamal on November 20 at its Central Auditorium. The event was held on the occasion of the 17th death anniversary of Begum Sufia Kamal. Songs by Dwijendralal…
Easy-term loans to enhance spice, pulse production: Experts
Easy-term agriculture loans were being disbursed as per government instructions at four per cent interest rate among farmers to inspire them in enhancing production of spices and pulses, experts said on Monday. They put emphasis on reaching information about the…
NY moves closer to shutting down Indian Point
New York state has taken another step toward shutting down the Indian Point nuclear power plant, outside New York city, officials said Monday. The decision of the New York Court of Appeal concerns an application to renew one of the…