Entertainment Desk After a three-week reign, the beloved fish Dory’s top box office spot has gone to the dogs — literally. “The Secret Life of Pets” racked up an impressive $103.2 million in its debut weekend, according to industry tracker…
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Briquette gains popularity as lower cost alternative fuel
Rajshahi Correspondent Briquette, a hard block made from coal dust, is gradually getting popularity among the city dwellers as an alternative fuel, for its relatively lower price, for household as well as commercial cooking. More and more fixed and low…
Australian mangrove die-off blamed on climate change
Thousands of hectares of mangroves in Australia’s remote north have died, scientists said Monday, with climate change the likely cause. Some 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres), or nine percent of the mangroves in the Gulf of Carpentaria, perished in just one…
Aamir Khan cries again after watching Sultan
Entertainment Desk We are all for sensitive men who are not afraid to cry in public. But Aamir Khan takes crying to all new level. The actor told media that Salman Khan’s Sultan made him cry. “It’s difficult to compare…
Fainting may be a sign of more serious illness
Health Desk About 35-40% of people faint at least once in their lives. But, for about 10% of people who visit the emergency room for fainting, it can be a symptom of a potentially life-threatening condition like arrhythmia, or heart…
Charlie robot new best buddy for kids with diabetes
IT Desk Cheeky Ruben is just seven and learning to read. But thanks to his new knee-high buddy Charlie robot he can expertly measure his blood sugar and count carbohydrates in a glass of milk. Such skills could be life-savers…
China inflation eases in June: govt
China’s consumer price growth slowed in June, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Sunday, giving the central government room for further monetary stimulus to stabilise economic growth. The consumer price index (CPI) — a main gauge of inflation —…
Hungarian film wins top prize at Czech festival
Entertainment Desk Hungarian film “It’s Not The Time Of My Life” won the top prize at the Czech Republic’s Karlovy Vary film festival on Saturday, the organisers said. The Crystal Globe award winner directed by Szabolcs Hajdu (“White Palms”, “Bibliotheque…
KUET classes resume on Monday
Khulna Correspondent Classes of the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) will resume on July 11 (Monday) after a 43-day vacation on the occasion of summer vacation, Ramadan, Jumatul wida, Shab-e-Qadr and holy Eid-ul-Fitr. The vacation began on May…
323 families brought under power network in Sapahar
Naogaon Correspondent A total of 323 families of five villages under Sapahar upazila of the district have been brought under rural electrification network by Sapahar Palli Bidyut Samity (SPBS). Sadhan Chandra Majumder, MP, formally inaugurated the electrification programme as the…
Parents, child diet are related in significant ways
Researchers have found that parent and child diet are related in significant ways, a connection that could lead to better strategies to address the growing public health problems of obesity and related conditions such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes.…
How one man spread a killer virus in hospital
A single patient infected 82 people with the deadly MERS virus in an overcrowded South Korean emergency room in 2015, according to a scientific investigation released Saturday. The study, published in the medical journal The Lancet, maps a lethal outbreak…
Sonakshi Sinha’s unique Sunday selfie
Entertainemnt Desk Known to religiously post a Sunday selfie for her fans on Instagram, the tech savvy Sonakshi Sinha took the concept notches higher this time. Standing with a camera rig attached to her, Sonakshi wonders if this behind the…
Scientists discover strange planet with three stars
An international team of astronomers announced Thursday the discovery of a strange planet in a faraway solar system that contains not one sun, but three of them. This distant world appears even more unusual than the home planet of Luke…
Climate change health impacts loom large
The world should brace for potentially devastating impacts on human health due to climate change, top policy makers and officials from around the globe meeting in Paris said Thursday. Some of these consequences may be avoided if humanity radically curbs…
Rishi, Ranbir Kapoor celebrate Neetu’s birthday
Entertainment Desk Ranbir Kapoor is currently busy prepping for Ayan Mukerji’s film, Dragon. But of course that didn’t stop the momma’s boy from bringing in Neetu Kapoor’s birthday on Friday night. We came across a picture of the entire Kapoor…
Aamir, Salman bigger stars than me: Shah Rukh Khan
Entertainment Desk Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan feels words of praise coming from his actor-friends Salman Khan and Aamir Khan is due to respect they have for each other. Recently, at an event Aamir had said Salman and Shah Rukh…
Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal no 3
Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal no three as the low pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining area moved slightly northward and now lies over West Bengal…
Maiden Senate meeting held at BRUR
Rangpur Correspondent The first ever Senate meeting of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) was held at its conference room in the administrative building here on Saturday afternoon. Chairman of the Senate Committee of BRUR and its Vice-chancellor Professor Dr AKM…
You shouldn’t eat raw cookie dough
Health officials are lending legitimacy to the age-old warning not to eat raw cookie dough. The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning on Tuesday about a recent E. coli outbreak linked to contaminated flour, advising consumers not to eat…
Ladies, don’t neglect your heart because heart disease has gender bias
Health Desk Women are eight times more likely to die of a heart attack than breast cancer, yet few bother to get screened for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Heart disease…
Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel dies
Entertainment Desk Activist and writer Elie Wiesel, the World War Two death camp survivor who won a Nobel Peace Prize for becoming the life-long voice of millions of Holocaust victims, died on Saturday. He was 87. Wiesel was a philosopher,…
Playing cards can help regain co-ordination in stroke patients
Health Desk Physical activities such as playing cards and repeatedly throwing a foam ball or wad of paper into a wastepaper basket are just as effective in helping people regain strength and co-ordination following a stroke as playing virtual reality…
The Dolly legacy: Are you eating cloned meat?
Two decades after Scotland’s Dolly the sheep became the first cloned mammal consumers may well wonder whether they are drinking milk or eating meat from cookie-cutter cows or their offspring. The simple answer: “probably”. The fact is, there is no…
The most feared dogs may also be the most misunderstood
Many countries ban pit bulls as a dangerous breed but “there’s no science that bears that idea out,” says this author. Pit bulls, like these in Oxford, Mississippi, arouse strong passions. To some, they are canine killers that should be…
NASA’s Juno mission risks daring plunge to reach Jupiter
The spacecraft has already entered the planet’s danger zone, and things will only get more intense as it prepares to reach orbit on July 4. This Hubble image shows auroras on Jupiter. These massive structures are created by the planet’s…
Aajob Records drops eight albums on Eid
Entertainemnt Desk Aajob Records, a prominent record label of the country, releases in eight musical albums of distinct taste on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Ranging from folk to rock, the albums are available in digital formats as well as audio…
Jamal’s story
Entertainment Desk In line to the trend of making TV plays on Eid, prominent television host, writer and producer Hanif Sanket, brings froward Dhonnobader Onnobad this time around. The play starring Jakia Bari Momo and Mir Sabbir in lead roles…
Smelly seaweed invasion hits Sierra Leone beaches
Sierra Leone has launched a clean-up operation after the beaches around the capital Freetown became clogged with foul-smelling seaweed, hitting tourism and fishing. At Lumley Beach in the west end of the city, the white sands have become covered with…
India man sent to jail for hacking estranged wife’s f/b account
A man was booked on Wednesday for hacking his estranged wife’s Facebook account and sending objectionable messages to her friends. Sachin Jindal from Faridabad was booked under Section 66A of the IT Act after his wife, a resident of Gurgaon,…