Last winter, El Nino-driven storms dumped much-needed snow and rain over California, boosting reservoir levels and fueling hopes the parched state’s four-year drought might end. But despite the brief respite, experts say the record drought is here to stay. The…
Culture Desk Prosenjit Chatterjee, one of the most prominent superstars of Tollywood, will arrive in Dhaka on April 12 for the premier of Shonkhochil. Directed by Goutam Ghosh, Shonkhochil, a joint production of Bangladesh and India, was awarded as the…
Culture Desk Bengal Foundation has arranged a five-day “Boishakh Utshob” in the capital yesterday, with a unique way to raise awareness. Consciousness spreads effectively through songs, poems, and discussions. With that in mind, the festival aims to promote the realisation…
Health Desk Here’s a tip to save time in the morning – don’t shower. A recent survey found that as many as a third of all Brits do not shower every day, but they may not be as stinky as…
Louisiana native Britney Spears has been living a seriously L.A. lifestyle for a long time. The singer is now selling the lavish Thousand Oaks, Calif., mansion that she’s called home the past few years for $8.995 million, Zillow reports. The…
Health Desk Remember when you discovered dry shampoo and it changed your life? Now some of us use dry shampoo a few days a week, usually on mornings when we want to sleep an extra 15 minutes. Nicole Baxter of…
Health Desk New research shows that people who drink full-fat milk are less likely to develop diabetes than those who drink low-fat milk When it comes to selecting dairy, it’s best to go the “whole” way in. Low-fat milk has…
Commuting to and from work every day on public transportation can be a miserable experience, but imagine how much better it would be if a cute cat was your fellow passenger. Apparently, that can definitely happen if you reside in…
Culture Desk Mizan Rahman, the lead vocal of hard rock band Warfaze, has left the pack. Fans were left in awe after the announcement came out yesterday via the band’s official page on Facebook. The post stated: “Warfaze regrets to…
Showtime Desk The magic of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol seemed to be below par this time around. Their film Diwale ended up in the Kela Awards 2016, winning the Worst Film Award at the eighth edition of the Golden…
Why does pollen make some people sneeze? Will eating honey help with your allergies? And what’s the heat got to do with it? Pollen-covered honeybees (Apis mellifera) hang out in a pumpkin in Germany. But the pollen that bees carry…
To Hannah Wood’s naked eye, it looked like the tiny spider in the pile of dead leaves in Chile wasn’t doing much of anything. Wood, then a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, was in South America to…
Ten people have died in northern California and scores more have overdosed as an epidemic of street drugs laced with a powerful painkiller sweeps the region. Officials said the cases began emerging in the Sacramento area in late March with…
Health Desk You started running months ago, yet every time you hop on the scale, you’re let down by the results. What gives? While running does burn mega calories, here are some reasons you may not be seeing the weight-loss…
Anne Hathaway officially has the job: She’s a mom! The Intern star welcomed her first child, a baby boy, with her husband, Adam Shulman, on Thursday, March 24, People confirms. The couple have named their son Jonathan Rosebanks Shulman. The…
Showtime Desk Padatik Natya Sangsad, a local theatre troupe, has organised a week-long theatre fest titled Syed Badruddin Hossain Theatre Festival. The seventh edition of the festival pays tribute to the troupe’s founder Syed Badruddin Hossain. The festival, featuring a…
Culture Desk Jakir Hossain Raju’s latest directorial venture Onek Dame Kena finally sets to hit cinemas today. Partially based on Charlie Chaplin’s 1931 silent romantic comedy City Lights, the film will be released in 90 theatres across the country, the…
The plan was to hunt antelope, so he rented a skiff, paddled to a nearby East African island, hopped out, and wandered into the woods, when all of a sudden, there it was—a staggeringly enormous, weirdly shaped plant towering over…
More than 120 countries have said they are ready to sign the UN’s accord to fight global warming, French ecology minister Segolene Royal said Wednesday. Royal said the strength of support meant the climate deal clinched in Paris last year…
Cultural Correspondent Farida Parveen Foundation and Shapnakuri recently organised a musical evening at the Singing and Dance Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city. The programme titled “Gohiner Gaan” featured folk singer Farida parveen and promising artiste Hasan Mahmud.…
Older women, take note! You can lower your risk for cardiovascular disease with higher calcium intake. Research has found that more dietary calcium may lower risk of cardiovascular disease but the diet change did not affect stroke or fracture risk.…
Health Desk Americans just can’t sleep. Fifty to 70 million U.S. adults have a chronic sleep disorder and one in three adults get less than seven hours of sleep a night according to the CDC. Now, a new extensive sleep…
If you think you’ve noticed more of your favorite stars walking around sporting ink in recent years, you’re correct. Research shows that tattoos are more prevalent than ever before. In fact, it’s estimated that 20% of the U.S. population has…
The Sumatran rhino is critically endangered with fewer than 100 remaining in the wild The Sumatran rhino is critically endangered with fewer than 100 remaining in the wild (AFP Photo/Ari Wibowo) A critically endangered Sumatran rhino has died weeks after…
Culture Desk With the slogan “Born to Rock,” country’s one of the oldest rock bands LRB celebrated its silver jubilee in the capital yesterday. Distinguished celebrities graced the party held at a hotel in the capital’s Dhanmondi area, where a…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved a version of Remicade, a drug used to treat autoimmune diseases like Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. The drug, developed by Celltrion and which will be co-marketed by Pfizer, goes by…
The environmental authorities in Mexico City will keep 40 percent of cars off the roads on Wednesday because of extremely high pollution levels, officials said. “The Greater Capital Area Environmental Commission (CAME) is activating extraordinary measures due to high ozone…
Lifestyle Desk While women spend a lot of time on mascara, well defined eyebrows can make all the difference in a woman’s appearance. Eyebrows not only frame a woman’s face and accentuate her bone structure, but when they’re done right,…
Hunting on Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Island threatens red colobus monkeys, which hover on the brink of extinction. It’s hard to ignore a red colobus monkey in the forests of Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Island, off the coast of Cameroon. The shaggy,…
We’ve got some sweet tips on how to keep your mane looking flawless and it doesn’t even require any fancy salon product. All natural hair-care is all the rage and right now everyone is buzzing about honey! This all-natural ingredient…