The global launch of the iPhone 7 on Friday is crucial to Apple’s fortunes in China, but both it and its biggest rival Samsung, hit by a recall over exploding batteries, are struggling in the face of upstart local competitors.…
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Two generations meet at Anandamela
Culture Desk The longstanding Eid programme by BTV is being produced in a new format for the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha. The programme will be anchored by actor Al Mansur and singer Parshi, who will represent cultural elements of their own respective…
New releases at Star Cineplex
Culture Desk After being closed temporarily, STAR Cineplex is now ready to entertain audiences like before. In fact, Cineplex has already come… After being closed temporarily, STAR Cineplex is now ready to entertain audiences like before. In fact, Cineplex has…
Researchers find climate change already delivering severe impacts
A review of more than 100 studies by two researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has shown that the social and economic impacts of current climate are often severe. Results of the review, by Tamma Carleton, a Ph.D. student…
Buyers rush in city cattle markets
The sale of sacrificial animals in the city’s makeshift cattle markets saw a good sign as a huge number of customers thronged for buying cattle before the Eid-ul-Azha. “Traders are charging high price aiming to get a good profit this…
Philippine film ‘The Woman Who Left’ wins Venice Golden Lion
Philippine film “The Woman Who Left”, a revenge tale shot in black and white by director Lav Diaz, won the top Golden Lion prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. “I want to dedicate this film to the Filipino…
Brunei airline bans on board use of fire-prone Samsung phones
Brunei’s flag carrier Royal Brunei (RB) Airlines has banned the use of fire-prone Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on its flights following a global recall on the devices over battery problems. “In light of recent concerns raised about Samsung Galaxy…
Olympiad vital means of flourishing student’s latent talents
Rajshahi Correspondent Arranging Olympiad is being adjudged as vital means of flourishing latent talents of grassroots students as it is a great means of enriching their power of thinking and level of confidence. So, there is need of arranging more…
2 held with phensidyl in Ctg
Chittagong Correspondent Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-7 arrested two men for their alleged involvement in peddling drugs from city’s Port connecting road area on Sunday. They also seized 500 bottles of phensidyl and some cash from their possessions. On…
Disguised birds skirt laws and fetch high prices
Moushumi Basu A common sight in India’s markets, birds dyed to look like rare and exotic species are a growing problem for both conservation and animal welfare. An Indian vendor shows off a dyed chick for sale. In India, sellers…
Remembering ‘Jajabor’ Bhupen Hazarika
Entertainment Desk Hazarika’s music encompasses the entire world, reflecting the mood and passion of the oppressed and downtrodden Bhupen Hazarika was a singer who sang for all of mankind. “Ami Ek Jajabor,” “Aj Jibon Khuje Pabi,” “Dola Hey Dola”- each…
Poet Sharon Olds wins $100,000 Academy of American Poets prize
Pulitzer Prize-winning US poet Sharon Olds has been given a $100,000 (£75,000) lifetime achievement award. – See more at: http://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=32737#sthash.kCLWfF9m.dpuf Olds, 73, was given the Academy of American Poets’ prestigious Wallace Stevens Award for “proven mastery in the art of…
Make students aware against corruption
Rajshahi Correspondent Speakers at an anti-corruption quiz competition have stressed educating and inspiring young students with honesty, good moral character and patriotism in building a corruption-free society. They stressed on creating anti-corruption sentiment among the school students for changing their…
NASA launches spacecraft to collect asteroid dust
The first US spacecraft designed to collect dust from an asteroid and return the sample to Earth blasted off Thursday on a seven-year mission to unveil the origins of the solar system, NASA said. The unmanned spaceship, called OSIRIS-REx, launched…
Amitabh Bachchan still the big boss of Bollywood at 74
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan turns 74 next month but he says he’s still hungry for new challenges after his latest movie about sexual violence against women left him deeply moved. In an interview at his sumptuous Mumbai office, the Hindi…
Oil prices fall in Asia following sharp gains
Oil prices retreated Friday, taking a chunk out of the previous day’s rally as investors digested data suggesting last week’s plunge in US stockpiles was likely a one-off. Both main contracts soared more than two dollars Thursday after the energy…
What kind of women are men attracted to?
Recently, as part of a project, the European Journal of Social Psychology studied 62 couples for eight months. The researchers wanted to find out how each participant’s desire for sex and intimacy influenced his or her bond with his or…
Tribute to legendary musician Firoza Begum
Tomorrow(9th September) marks the 2nd death anniversary of legendary Nazrul artiste Firoza Begum. The artiste was born in Gopalganj on July 28, 1930 to the zamindars of Ratail Ghonaparha. Her father was Khan Bahadur Mohammad Ismail, mother Begum Kaokabunnesa. She…
States agree to clear cluster bombs worldwide by 2030
More than 100 countries pledged Wednesday to clear unexploded cluster munitions used in conflict zones worldwide by 2030, a new step in the unfinished battle to prevent deaths by the weapons. Parties to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions set…
Robi, LG introduces smartphone bundle offer
IT Desk Robi and LG has introduced mobile device bundle offer that allows customers to purchase the LG smartphones with Hire Purchase Scheme (HPS). Customers will have the option to choose from a wide range of prices to suit their…
Permanent venue to be set up for cultural events: Muhith
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith today urged the Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor to map out a plan for setting up a permanent venue to arrange different cultural events. The minister made the call while talking to journalists after…
India pledges to join climate deal this year
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pledged to formally join the Paris climate change agreement this year, a potentially major step toward the pact entering into force. After a meeting with President Barack Obama, a champion of the deal,…
DSEX crosses 4600-point mark after 7 months
The broader index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed the 4600-point mark to close the week on Thursday. The other indices of the bourse, however, ended flat in red due to sell pressure on group specific shares. The major index…
Nearly 50 million children ‘uprooted’ worldwide: UNICEF
Almost 50 million children throughout the world are “uprooted,” forcibly displaced from their home countries by war, violence or persecution, the United Nations children’s program said Wednesday. “Indelible images of individual children—Aylan Kurdi’s small body washed up on a beach…
Registration for admission tests at BRUR from September 20
Rangpur Correspondent The online registration process for admission tests in the first year honours courses for the academic session 2016-17 at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), will begin from September 20 next. The registration process will continue round the clock…
EDISON brings new Smartphone Helio S2
IT Desk Buoyed by the success in market, EDISON group, the parent company of Symphony mobile, has brought new smartphone “Helio S2” which is the third device in Helio series. The new Smartphone was unveiled in the market recently, said…
Memorial meeting on Poet Shahid Quadri today
A memorial meeting on eminent poet and a fellow of Bangla Academy Shahid Quadri will be held at 4 pm at Bangla Academy here today. Bangla Academy, Sammilita Sangskritik Jote and Jatiya Kabita Parishad are jointly organizing the memorial meeting…
Sweden focuses on climate change in budget proposal
Sweden vows to strengthen its position as a model nation to tackle climate change, according to the 2017 budget proposal presented by the Swedish government on Tuesday. The budget of nearly 13 billion SEK (1.53 billion U.S. dollars) set aside…
Investment in technology needed to achieve $50bn RMG export
Investment in technology is needed to make the country’s apparel industry more competitive, sustainable and profitable towards attaining US$ 50 billion export goal by 2021, speakers at a seminar said. Besides, infrastructure bottle necks and capacity constraints, which are the…
Vietnam carriers sign $6.5 bn, 40-plane deal: Airbus
Vietnam carriers bought 40 airplanes worth $6.5 billion from France’s Airbus Tuesday, as President Francois Hollande visited the communist nation to drum up business ties. Low-cost private airline VietJet, known for its bikini-clad hostesses, bought 20 planes while national carrier…