Health Desk Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston has been named the sexiest woman alive more than once and we have been wowing over her svelte, stunning figure for decades now. Though her workout regimes and secret diet hacks have been all…
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Eat pomegranate to fight ageing, improve endurance
You may want to include pomegranates in your daily diet. Known for their anti-inflammatory properties and cancer-busting antioxidants, they also protect muscles and improve endurance, claims a recent study. According to researchers, a type of compound found in pomegranate could…
Demand for ‘cute’ bulldogs is destroying the breed
The bulldog may be a symbol of strength and tenacity, but more than a century of selective breeding has weakened the once-tough canine. The dogs have breathing, skeletal, and skin problems, and, even worse, many can’t naturally mate or give…
C-Zentrix with Digicon to evolve state-of-art product
C-Zentrix, one of the leader for global software products for contact center on Friday announced its growth plans for Bangladesh in partnership with local company Digicon Technologies Ltd. C-Zentrix aims to leverage its Bangladesh expansion plans. The esteemed partnership is…
Sabina Yasmin gets Firoza Begum Gold Medal
Culture Desk Dhaka University on Friday conferred “Firoza Begum Memorial Gold Medal” on eminent singer Sabina Yasmin. Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique handed over the award to Sabina Yasmin at a function at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of…
US military bases at risk from sea level rise: study
US military bases along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico will be increasingly vulnerable to floods and power-packed storms as the planet warms, researchers said Wednesday. The report by the Union of Concerned Scientists spanned 18 military bases, and…
Oil prices remain near three-month lows
Oil prices showed no sign of ending their downward march on Thursday, remaining at three-month lows while some observers said prices could stabilize. A barrel of West Texas Intermediate for September delivery lost 78 cents on Thursday, hitting $41.14 on…
Tubelight Salman Khan
Culture Desk No one from Bollywood can even think of calling Sallu Bhai a tubelight, regardless of the situation. Turns out he will be called a tubelight in front of large audiences! And that will only be possible when he…
Armeen Musa sings for a Kolkata film
Entertainment Desk Thanks to Bangladeshi actress, Jaya Ahsan, the audience are looking forward to a Bangla film in Kolkata, named Eagoler Chokh. Now, another Bangladeshi, Armeen Musa’s tie-up with the film, though her playback track, could generate more anticipation than…
Hepatitis B kills around 3,50,000 in SE Asia yearly
Hepatitis B kills around 3,50,000 people in the South-East Asian region every year, which is more than the annual death of AIDS and malaria combined, according to an expert of the World Health Organisation (WHO). “Approximately 100 million (10 crore)…
Netflix to give ‘Gilmore Girls’ Thanksgiving release
Netflix said on Wednesday its keenly-awaited four-part “Gilmore Girls” revival, “A Day in the Life,” will be available for streaming on Thanksgiving weekend. The announcement came as the world’s leading internet television network unveiled the timetable for its slate of…
US military bases at risk from sea level rise: study
US military bases along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico will be increasingly vulnerable to floods and power-packed storms as the planet warms, researchers said Wednesday. The report by the Union of Concerned Scientists spanned 18 military bases, and…
Tk 81.93cr budget announced for Kotalipara municipality
Gopalganj Correspondent Kotalipara Municipality announced a surplus budget over Taka 81.93 crore for 2016-2017 at municipality conference room yesterday. Mayor of Kotalipara Municipality HM Wahidul Islam announced the budget of Tk. 81,93,70,000 at a press conference here. In the budget…
Brain training can cut dementia risk in healthy adults
A computerized brain training program cut the risk of dementia among healthy people by 48 percent, US researchers said on Sunday in reporting an analysis of the results of a 10-year study. The preliminary findings, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association…
Twitter shares dive after update disappoints
Twitter’s shares fell hard Tuesday after its quarterly update showed more losses for the struggling social media platform, which has seen sluggish growth in revenues and active users. Shares were down nearly 11 percent at $16.45 in after-hours trade following…
African children to suffer as El Nino winds down
Millions of children will suffer disproportionately from the failed harvests and devastated livelihoods left behind by the El Nino weather phenomenon, Save the Children warned Tuesday. El Nino affects rainfall patterns and causes both drought and flooding. As it recedes…
Robotic, open surgery on prostate cancer have similar results after 3 months: Australian study
Australian doctors behind the first trial of the robotic versus non-robotic surgery for prostate cancer have found that both methods produce similar results at three months after the operation, a study published in the Lancet medical journal said on Wednesday.…
Beyonce leads MTV Video Music Award nods
Beyonce on Tuesday led nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards as she basked in acclaim for her intertwined film-album “Lemonade.” The pop diva was in the running for 11 awards at MTV’s annual extravaganza, which will take place August…
RAKUB disburse Tk 101.93 crore loan in Joypurhat
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayon Bank (RAKUB), Joypurhat region, has disbursed a total of Taka 101 crore, 93 lakh and 91 thousand as agriculture and business loan to 10,313 farmers and small businessmen of the district during the last fiscal 2015-2016. The…
Netflix gets global rights to ‘American Crime Story’
Netflix said on Monday it had signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to be the global streaming home for FX’s Emmy-nominated smash hit “American Crime Story.” The first season—“The People v. O.J. Simpson”—will be available around the world in…
Armstrong re-emerges as key figure after Yahoo deal
With the Yahoo-Verizon deal Monday, AOL chief Tim Armstrong has re-emerged as a figure who may be key in the effort to shape a new internet strategy. Armstrong, who remained head of AOL when it was acquired last year by…
Hyundai Motor Q2 profit hit by slow emerging market sales
Currency swings and slumping sales in emerging markets took a further toll on South Korea’s Hyundai Motor, which reported Tuesday a drop in net profit for the 10th consecutive quarter. Hyundai—along with its smaller affiliate Kia—forms the world’s fifth-largest automaking…
Solar plane completes historic round-the-world trip
Solar Impulse 2 landed Tuesday in the UAE, completing its epic journey to become the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel to promote renewable energy. The plane touched down at 04:05 (0005 GMT) in…
Ancient Australian flesh-eating marsupial discovered
A new species of extinct flesh-eating marsupial that terrorised Australia’s forests some five million years ago has been identified from a recently discovered fossil site, scientists said Tuesday. The animal, weighing 20 to 25 kilograms (44 to 55 pounds) and…
Turmeric compound may treat colon cancer
A compound found in turmeric, a spice widely used in curries, could play a very important role in preventing and treating colon cancer, which frequently is caused by lifestyle factors, such as diet, say researchers including one of Indian-origin.…
Jute harvesting gets momentum in Narsingdi
Narsingdi Correspondent Harvesting of jute plants get momentum in all the six upazilas of the district following adequate rainfall in the recent days. The farmers are now engaged in separating fibers with much enthusiasm for getting the high prices of…
Southern California fire mushrooms, residents evacuated
A fire burning out of control in Southern California has grown to a massive 20,000 acres, officials said Sunday, as residents in an area north of Los Angeles were forced to evacuate. The blaze, which has been dubbed the “Sand…
BB to unveil monetary policy tomorrow
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir will unveil the monetary policy statement (MPS) for the first half of the current 2016-17 financial year (FY17) tomorrow at 11 am at the central bank headquarters in the city. The governor of BB…
Star Trek Beyond’ boots ‘Pets’ to box office doghouse
“Star Trek Beyond” boldly went to the top of the box office in its weekend debut, sending “The Secret Life of Pets” to the doghouse in the number two spot. Paramount’s “Star Trek Beyond,” the latest installment in the 50-year-old…
Yahoo appears near deal to sell core assets
Yahoo was set to announced a deal to sell its core online assets, ending a 20-year run as an independent company for the internet pioneer. Multiple reports said Yahoo, which introduced many users around the world to the internet, would…