Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish may help to remove metabolites, including amyloid-beta peptides which is one of the factors that lead to Alzheimer’s, finds a study conducted by researchers from the University of Macau. The research published in the…
He was the ultimate king of the movies in the ‘70s. So much that he was often called the one-man industry. Amitabh Bachchan, the man with the Midas touch. Then it looked like his reign would continue forever. But by…
Smart bus network has been launched in Rajshahi city for the talented women together with imparting them with ICT training. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, and State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak, MP,…
Thousands thronged downtown Mexico City on Saturday for a “traditional” indigenous procession held for the first time this year, inspired by a hit Hollywood movie. The Paseo de Reforma, this capital city’s grand boulevard, was filled with revellers—some local, some…
Electric carmaker Tesla has diversified into the alternative energy business, solar roofs for environmentally friendly homes. “Global warming is a serious crisis and we need to do something about that,” company founder Elon Musk said during a news conference at…
Varieties of early winter vegetables have started appearing in both retail and wholesale markets here making both the sellers and buyers happy for the last couple of weeks. Farmers in the region including the vast Barind tract are successfully producing…
Agriculture experts at a farmers’ field day here have stressed on expanded cultivation of short duration and drought tolerant BINA dhan17 rice to increase rice output and enhance crop intensity for ensuring food security. Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA)…
Entertainment Desk Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is a definite comment on love. It just doesn’t showcase love as one singular feeling of passion and greatness. Instead it breaks love down into several individual feelings. Some platonic, some sexual and some…
Low crude prices and weak refining margins weighed on third-quarter profits at US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron Friday. But the heavy impact of the industry’s slump on company performance may have bottomed out, as earnings rose compared with the…
A robot competition kicked off Friday in the central Chinese city of Changsha, with robots battling it out in 17 events. Smart robots will try to edge out each other in simulated rescue missions as well as on the soccer…
To say Kunal Nayyar looks up to his wife would be an understatement—he barely reaches the beauty queen’s shoulder when she puts on stiletto heels for the red carpet. But the “Big Bang Theory” star, who measures 5ft 7in (170…
Rajshahi Correspondent ‘D’ unit result of admission test in 2016-17 academic session in Rajshahi University (RU) has been published. A RU press release here says a list of 891 individuals for the 520 seats available at the business faculty was…
Feeding the country’s growing population in a rapidly warming world will not be possible with modern intensive agriculture that relies on cutting down more forests to plant crops. The only way to produce enough crops and mitigate climate change at…
Culture Desk Comedy drama “Tamasha” was staged by Chandrakala Theatre troupe on Thursday during the ongoing Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Festival. It was presented at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. HR Anik has both written and directed this original…
Apple Inc unveiled a revamped MacBook Pro on Thursday, adding a fingerprint reader, replacing function keys with a small touch screen and raising prices by several hundred dollars. The first redesign in several years is a sign Apple still sees…
Stroke is a life-threatening medical emergency that affects the brain. Aneurysm may be confused with stroke because an aneurysm in the brain can lead to a stroke. Both conditions are the result of diseased blood vessel walls. Some risk factors…
Japan’s consumer prices fell in September for the seventh straight month, data showed Friday, heaping more pressure on the central bank to push back its inflation target deadline. The disappointing data came as the world’s third largest economy struggles to…
Shakira is set to release a new single. The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ hitmaker has announced she will release an upcoming track called ‘Chantaje’, which features Maluma, in a string of cryptic posts on social media. Alongside her Instagram posts, which…
The government has been working to turn two million educated youths into IT professionals by 2021 in the process of developing skilled human resources to carry forward the journey toward Digital Bangladesh. “The number of IT professionals currently stands at…
Actress Shraddha Kapoor said every film is like a debut for her and feels equally excited for each of her films. Shraddha has acted in Aashiqui 2, Ek Villain, Haider, ABCD 2 and Baaghi. “Every film is like a debut…
.Culture Desk Solo musical evening of Nazrul Sangeet singer Sabira Sultana was held in the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of Public Library in the city on Wednesday.. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque attended the programme as the chief guest…
A Verizon executive overseeing the purchase of Yahoo said Wednesday the deal was moving ahead pending the outcome of an investigation into an epic hack. Verizon expected that within 60 days it would have the “outcome” of how the massive…
Sinking oil and falling Apple caused most world stock markets to retreat Wednesday, although strong Boeing results supported the Dow. In New York, the Nasdaq took a beating and the S&P was down as well, following declines for the bulk…
Nearly three-fifths of all animals with a backbone—fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals—have been wiped out since 1970 by human appetites and activity, according to a grim study released Thursday. On current trends, stocks of global wildlife could plunge two-thirds…
The worst land grab in decades in the Brazilian Amazon is threatening the survival of isolated tribes that have no contact with the outside world, a rights group said Wednesday. Ranchers and settlers in the remotest reaches of northwestern Brazil…
Culture Desk Veteran vocalist of the sub-continent Runa Laila, was felicitated in London on October 23. A lifetime achievement award was given to her marking her fiftieth year in the music industry. The award was handed over at The Great…
More corals are dying and others are succumbing to disease and predators after the worst-ever bleaching on Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, scientists said Wednesday. A swathe of corals bleached in the northern third of the 2,300-kilometre (1,429-mile) long biodiverse…
University of Asia Pacific (UAP) is going to arrange ACM ICPC Asia Dhaka Regional Contest 2016, (an annual multi-tiered competitive programming competition among the universities of the world) on its campus on November 18-19. Department of Computer Science and Engineering…
Alphabet, the parent of internet giant Google, on Tuesday announced it was halting the rollout of its Google Fiber — 1 Gbps fiber optic wireless service, in some markets. In cities where service started or is being developed, work will…
Sole surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb is keen to make music with US pop star Justin Timberlake as he pursues a solo career after the death of his brothers. Gibb, who joined Coldplay on stage at England’s Glastonbury Festival this…