Oscar winner and Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio visited a cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland on Thursday to raise awareness of the plight of homelessness. The actor, well known for his roles in “The Revenant” and “Titanic”, stopped in for lunch at…
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Kids glued to video games at higher risk of diabetes
Health Desk Is your child always glued to his playstation or is always found playing video games on the smart-phone? Has he taken to staying indoors all day foregoing his daily evening outdoor playing session with friends? If yes, you…
Young people are getting IT training in Rajshahi
Young people are here getting comprehensive time befitting IT training for their empowerment. Basic IT Training program of Learning and Earning development under ICT division was inaugurated at Rajshahi College auditorium yesterday. Among the 900 online registered applicants, 100 scrutinized…
Marilyn Monroe birthday dress fetches $4.8m
The dress worn by Marilyn Monroe as she sang “Happy Birthday Mr President” to John F Kennedy has been sold at auction for $4.8m (£3.9m). The figure-hugging Jean Louis gown, with 2,500 crystals, was bought by the Ripley’s Believe It…
Blue alert issued for snow in north China
Some areas in northern China are likely to see heavy snow or blizzard, as the country’s national observatory issued a blue alert on Sunday. Some parts of Inner Mongolia, Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei are forecast to embrace heavy snow between…
Wizardry of “Fantastic Beasts” tops N. American box office
The movie “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”—another foray into the world of wizardry from “Harry Potter” author JK Rowling—topped North American box offices in its debut as it took in $75 million, an industry group said Sunday. Based…
Sanjay to start shooting for Munna Bhai 3 in 2018
Sanjay Dutt hasn’t made any official announcement of his upcoming projects yet. The only thing he’s working on is helping Ranbir Kapoor get all the nuances right for playing Dutt in the upcoming biopic directed by Rajkumar Hirani. The next…
Russian spaceship delivers three astronauts to space station
Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, carrying a European, a Russian and an American astronaut for a six-month mission at the orbiting outpost. “Capture confirmed,” said a NASA commentator as the spacecraft docked at the…
Tintin drawing sells for record 1.55 mn euros in Paris
An original drawing from the popular Tintin adventure “Explorers on the Moon” sold for a record 1.55 million euros at a Paris auction on Saturday, auction house Artcurial announced. The 50 cm X 35 cm drawing in Chinese ink by…
JU becomes guest birds’ makeshift
The scenic and swampy Jahangirnagar University campus on the outskirts of the capital reappeared as a major seasonal abode of foreign guest birds as winter gradually sets in. Hundreds of migratory birds belonging to over 70 species flocked at the…
Enhancing financial management capacities of LGIs stressed
Enhancing capacities of the local government institutions (LGIs) in financial management could ensure a proper utilisation of resources to further accelerate rural development ensuring transparency. The observations came at a training course on ‘Financial management and procurement’ organised for the…
Four nations map course to carbon-free economies
When it comes to purging fossil fuels from the global economy by mid-century—our only hope of staving off catastrophic climate change—it turns out that you can’t get there from here without a good map. That’s the thinking behind detailed, long-term…
Hackers access private details of Three Mobile customers
Computer hackers have broken into a database of Three Mobile customers and accessed their personal details in order to steal smartphones, the UK network said on Thursday. A spokesman for the company said there had been an uptick in attempted…
What does Kajol like more?
Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone to Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sonam Kapoor… our stars boast of their millions and millions of followers on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram that help them connect with fans directly.…
Jaya Ahsan working in Kaushik Ganguly’s new film
Culture Desk Bangladeshi actor, Jaya Ahsan wrapped up shooting for Kaushik Ganguly’s upcoming film Bishorjon. The National Award winning actor recently revealed some pictures from the film’s shooting spot at Kalimpong, a hill station in the Indian state of West…
Thrones’ star Emilia Clarke joins ‘Star Wars’ spin-off
From the mystical land of Westeros to a galaxy far, far away—British actress Emilia Clarke has been announced as the female lead in the “Star Wars” Han Solo spin-off. Clarke, 30, who plays flaxen-haired warrior queen Daenerys Targaryen in “Game…
Urgent pleas to Trump at UN climate talks
The leader of Fiji, whose nation is being resculpted by rising seas, pleaded Friday with Donald Trump to join the fight against global warming. Invoking World War II, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama urged the United States to play its part…
Facebook authorizes $6 bn share buyback
Facebook’s board of directors on Friday authorized spending as much as $6 billion to buy back shares in the leading social network. The stock repurchase program would go into effect at the start of next year, potentially allowing Facebook to…
Kona-Konal pair up for film song
Culture Desk Singing duo Somnur Monir Konal and Dilshad Nahar Kona have lent voices for a film. The two previously sang for a TV programme. Now they have sung for the film “Golap-Torir Kajol.” The song has been composed and…
Sonam Kapoor to win Best Actress Award for Neerja
Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor will be feted with the Best Actress honour for her performance in the biopic Neerja at the Asia Vision Movie Awards. The actress will be presented the honour at the 11th Edition of the Asia Vision…
Healthy lifestyle can help you fight even genetic heart attack risk
Following a healthy lifestyle can cut in half the probability of a heart attack or similar events even among those at high genetic risk, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin. “The basic message of our study is that DNA is…
Asia-Pacific leaders talk trade in a Trump world
Top world leaders meet from Thursday to try to save their cherished free trade accords from feared extinction under US President-elect Donald Trump. Here are three big factors looming over the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit from Thursday to Sunday…
Mexican pyramid built like a ‘Russian nesting doll’
Experts have discovered a third structure within the Kukulkan pyramid in eastern Mexico, revealing that it was built like a “Russian nesting doll,” experts said Wednesday. A 10-meter (33-foot) tall pyramid was found within another 20-meter structure, which itself is…
Nobanno Utsab in Mymensingh
Mymensingh Correspondent To celebrate the Nobanno Utsab, Mymensingh District Administration organised a day-long programme at Baishakhi Moncha in the town’s Zainul Abedin Park on November 15. The day’s programme included discussion meeting, pitha festival, cultural programmes and so on. The…
Tribute to a Doyen of Bangla Cinema Subhash Dutta’s fourth death anniversary today
Culture Desk Subhash Dutta is regarded as one of those few great filmmakers who established cinema as an eloquent medium of art after the emergence of Bangladesh. He was also an actor and cultural activist. Today marks the fourth death…
WhatsApp suspends giving Facebook European user data
WhatsApp has temporarily suspended giving parent company Facebook information about users in Europe for ad targeting, responding to concerns there over privacy, a source close to the matter said Tuesday. Conversations with officials in Europe over the past few months…
10 superfoods you can include in your daily diet to cut diabetes risk
Diabetes is a chronic lifestyle disorder. The probability of developing it not only depends on genetic factors but is also influenced by environmental components. Eating right and maintaining a healthy body weight is the most important step towards controlling diabetes.…
Eagles of Death Metal singer makes surprise appearance at tribute show
Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes on Tuesday made a surprise performance at a London tribute concert to his “dear friend” Nick Alexander, the roadie killed in last year’s Paris attacks. The US rocker performed a solo set and…
Naipaul to open Dhaka Lit Fest on Nov 17
Culture Desk Nobel Prize winning litterateur VS Naipaul is coming to Bangladesh to attend the Dhaka Literary Festival, to be held at the Bangla Academy during November 17-19. The festival will be inaugurated at 11am. The sixth edition of the…
Liza sings for movie song
Culture Desk Popular singer Liza has now sung for a film by Badrul Anam Saud. The film Gohin Baluchar will include the song “Tare Dekhi Roddur, Dekhi Alo Chayate.” Saud has himself written the lyrics while Imon Saha has done…