Vulnerable Pacific island nations will look to maintain momentum for action on climate change at a meeting in Micronesia this week after playing a key role in prompting action from China and the United States. The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)…
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Toronto film festival looks back at US politics
Entertainment Desk The race for the Oscars intensifies this week at the Toronto film festival, where a spotlight will be shined on American politics, youth radicalization, racism, feminism and alien arrivals. Nearly 400 feature and short films from 83 countries…
6 medications that cause weight gain
When your doctor puts you on a prescription medication, reading the list of potential side effects can be daunting. While it may be tempting to ignore that fine print completely—after all, the benefits of being on the medicine will likely…
6 toxic threats making your allergies worse
Nearly 30 million American children and adults suffer from asthma, which is when the respiratory “pipes” (bronchi) that carry air in and out of the lungs are inflamed and spasm. And every year, the disease sends more than 500,000 people…
Parineeti Chopra’s Fitness Mantra
Entertainment Desk Among all the transformation tales of Bollywood, actress Parineeti Chopra is one of the latest ones. This bindaas actress may have won millions of hearts thanks to her acting talent, but now she’s hogging the limelight due to…
Hrithik Roshan’s Facebook account hacked, hacker posts his own photo
Culture Desk A shocking news came for Hrithik Roshan and for his fans after some ‘enterprising individual’ actually hacked his Facebook account. The hacker went live on Hrithik’s Facebook feed for a few minutes. Later the session was pulled down.…
18 die of uterus cancer every day: study
Nearly 20 thousand women are affected by uterus cancer every year in the country. Of the affected, around 18 die every day but deaths could be prevented with the diagnosis at the primary stage. Specialists said that the socio-economic situation…
Shafin releases album for his mother Firoza Begum
Culture Desk Shafin Ahmed the feted son of one of the most prominent singer couple of the country has released a classical album. The rockstar has released the album “Mone Pore Aaj” for his mother Firoza Begum. Veteran musician and…
China-U.S. leadership in climate action lauded, hopes raised for more
The determination and joint leadership that China and the United States have demonstrated on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies summit in Hangzhou, east China, in fighting climate change wins widespread applause. In the eyes of…
New JnU campus to be built in Keraniganj
A new campus of the Jagannath University (JnU) will be built in Keraniganj on the outskirt of the capital city to facilitate teachers and students a comfortable and standard atmosphere for higher education. “The new campus will be an addition…
Move over Nessie: Real Scottish sea monster found
A toothy, dolphin-like predator which prowled the oceans in the Jurassic era, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, has been uncovered in a Scottish museum where it lay buried for 50 years, scientists said Monday. First discovered in 1966, the fossil…
Don’t Breathe’ keeps box office rivals on toes
Suspense thriller “Don’t Breathe” held on tight to the top of the North American box office this weekend — keeping rival movies on tenterhooks for a second week running, industry estimates showed Sunday. Moviegoers plunked down $15.7 million to see…
Bank branches to remain open on Sept 10, 11
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all scheduled banks to keep open the branches located in industrial zones, especially those are connected with apparel factories on September 10 and 11 to facilitate payment of salary, bonus and other allowance of apparel…
Rock duo get Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Entertainment Desk Selling rock duo Daryl Hall and John Oates, know for such hits as “Out of Touch” and “Maneater,” were honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame on Friday. “It’s an honor to be part of the…
Declare Halda as National River: Speakers
Chittagong Correspondnet Speakers at a discussion yesterday urged the government to declare Halda, one of the world’s major natural sweet water fish breeding spots, as the national river of Bangladesh. They also demanded to stop any construction that hinders flow…
NASA unveils photos of Jupiter’s poles
NASA published Friday the first-ever images of Jupiter’s North Pole and its southern aurora, taken during the Juno spacecraft’s first orbital flyby of the gaseous giant. Juno came within 2,500 miles (4,200 kilometers) of Jupiter on August 27 during a…
China ratifies Paris climate agreement: Xinhua
China on Saturday ratified the Paris agreement on climate change, state media reported, a key move by the world’s biggest polluter that brings the deal a major step closer to coming into force. The National People’s Congress legislature voted to…
Soft US jobs report boosts Wall Street shares
US stocks closed higher Friday after the US August jobs report came in short of forecasts, lowering the likelihood that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates later this month. Markets took the lower-than-expected 151,000 jobs created—compared to the 190,000…
2 skeleton traders held in Sylhet
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested two people for their suspected link with human skeleton trade from different parts of the district on Wednesday. The arrestees were identified as Bellal Hossain, 40, and his associate Hira…
Uttarakhand HC stays Rakesh Roshan’s arrest
The Uttarakhand High Court has stayed the arrest of Bollywood producer-director Rakesh Roshan till September 19, an official said on Wednesday. A Dehradun-based writer Roop Kumar Sonkar had lodged an FIR against Roshan for copyright violation and accused him of…
Priyanka Chopra unveils first poster of her first Marathi film
Entertainment Desk The poster of actress Priyanka Chopra’s first Marathi production “Ventilator” has been unveiled. The actress, who has stepped into Production with her Purple Pebble Pictures production house, took to Instagram to share the first poster with her fans…
KUET to celebrate 13th founding anniversary today
Khulna Correspondent Students, teachers and staff of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) will celebrate its 13th founding anniversary today. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid is expected to attend the function as the chief guest. The university authorities have…
New fossils show life on Earth at least 3.7bn years old
Life on Earth is even older than we thought, said Australian scientists on Thursday as they unveiled fossils dating back a staggering 3.7 billion years. The fossilised structures—called stromatolites—preserved in ancient rocks along the edge of Greenland’s ice cap were…
Obama visits world’s largest marine reserve
President Barack Obama goes off the beaten track Thursday—way off—to a marine reserve in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Obama will take Air Force One three hours west from his native Honolulu, to Midway Atoll on the far northwestern…
India’s Reliance announces launch of 4G mobile services
India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani announced on Thursday that his Reliance Industries’ long-awaited 4G mobile services would finally launch this month, sending shares of rival Bharti Airtel plummeting almost seven percent. Ambani told shareholders at the Mumbai-based company’s annual general…
Artists back appeal of ‘Blurred Lines’ copyright verdict
More than 200 musicians have joined Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams in appealing a landmark court verdict that found that their hit “Blurred Lines” stole from Marvin Gaye. Williams, a leading songwriter, and “Blurred Lines” lead singer Thicke were ordered…
Oil prices edge up in Asia after sharp plunge
Oil prices edged up slightly Thursday after being hammered the day before by data showing a sharp rise in US stockpiles, while analysts warned a pick-up in the dollar would add further downward pressure. Both main contracts plunged Wednesday after…
Singapore urges tests for pregnant women with Zika signs
Singapore urged all pregnant women showing symptoms of fever or rashes to have themselves tested for the Zika virus Wednesday after the number of cases in the city-state soared to 82. The United States and Britain joined Australia and Taiwan…
Magical musical to kick off star-studded Venice fest
A bewitching musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone will open the Venice film festival Wednesday, kicking off a US-heavy line-up of flicks vying for the coveted Golden Lion. Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land”, described as a tribute to the…
SpaceX to launch satellite by reusing rocket
SpaceX and satellite operator SES have agreed to launch a commercial satellite later this year by reusing a Falcon 9 rocket, the companies announced Tuesday. The launch of SES-10, which will be the first satellite sent into space on a…