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…
Researchers with the University of Cambridge say they have the first real evidence of a new state of matter, some 40 years after it was first theorized. Known as “quantum spin liquid,” the matter states causes normally unbreakable electrons to…
Fresh off the success of her Goop skin care launch, actress-turned-lifestyle-maven Gwyneth Paltrow packed up her kiddies for a trip to Peru. Naturally, Gwyneth couldn’t pass up the chance to share candid pics from her adventures with Apple, 11, and…
Entertainment Desk Actor Ferdous will be in Kolkata for the next few weeks busy shooting for “Baadshah.” He’ll be returning to Kolkata after a long time and the joint production will have actor Jit and actress Nusrat Faria as his…
Health Desk The straight answer is “No”. Many people have misconception about it. The interphalangeal and the metacarpophalangeal joints in the fingers are the easiest joints to crack. The “popping” sound is thought to be gas bubbles imploding and collapsing…
Some low-lying plants face a watery future, but the legacy of Fukushima is spurring action. The San Onofre plant on California’s coast has shutdown, but there’s disagreement over storing its toxic waste close to the shoreline. Photograph by Mark Boster,…
Gentoo penguins climb up a snowy slope on Danco Island in the Western Antarctic Peninsula on March 14, 2016; Photograph by Carolyn Van Houten A flurry of snowflakes swirls past in the cold morning air—at least they look like snow—but…
Health Desk Experts agree that most folks are OD’ing on sugar—a disaster for our health and waistlines. Spend the next three weeks ditching the sweet stuff, rewiring your cravings, and feeling better every day. Mounting research shows that going overboard…
Health Desk With shorts season around the corner, you’re probably in the midst of prepping your skin for the warmer temps. (Hello, there, long-lost razor.) But young or old, rail-thin or curvy, light or dark, if you’ve inherited the genetic…
Showtime Desk Douglas Wilmer, the actor who portrayed the classic role of Sherlock Holmes in the mid 60s, has died at the age of 96. Wilmer died in a hospital in Ipswich, England on Thursday, March 31. He was suffering…
Culture Desk Bangladeshi fusion band Chirkutt confirms a new musical collaboration with Latin Grammy winning producer-artist Johan Alcover. The band, which is currently in tour in USA, made the announcement via a Facebook post on Sunday afternoon. The band informs…
Satellite technology plays a crucial role in measuring greenhouse gas emissions globally, the heads of several space agencies agreed Sunday as they vowed to work together to develop a coordinated monitoring system. The pledge comes after a landmark climate accord…
From caterpillars that masquerade as queen ants to fish that sneak in sperm, nature abounds with clever creatures. A reed warbler feeds a young European cuckoo. The cuckoo’s parent left its egg in the warbler’s nest to raise as its…
Health Desk A bad hairstyle isn’t always so easy to identify—and, chances are, if you don’t have a total hacksaw job, you probably think you are doing everything right with your current look (hello, high school yearbook photo). But, according…
Just one day after news broke that the two were splitting, Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman have released a statement to People: “Sadly our family is separating legally, although we do not feel this takes away from us being a…
Entertainment Desk Tollywood’s heartthrob Dev has been cast as one of the leads in the upcoming joint production between India and Bangladesh. Jazz Multimedia from Bangladesh and SK Movies f rom India will jointly bring in the production. Details of…
Thailand has long served as one of the globe’s main rice bowls, but chronic water shortages are pushing the country to move away from a grain that dominates its fields and has defined a way of life for generations. Laddawan…
On August 7, 2015, a ranger found the chewed-upon body of a man near a hiking trail in Yellowstone National Park, not far from one of the park’s largest hotels. The deceased was soon identified as Lance Crosby, 63, from…
A Russian tourist was mauled to death by a crocodile in a popular diving site in Eastern Indonesia, an official said Saturday. The body of Sergey Lykhvar was discovered on Tuesday in Raja Ampat islands of West Papua, four days…
Caracals are expert bird hunters, capable of catching them in mid-flight with incredible leaps. They are built for a vertical launch. But what goes up must come down – and come down in the right way. The exact mechanism by…