Desk Report: Feature length documentary based on the life of legendary Bangladeshi film actor Abdur Razzak, commonly referred to as Nayak Raj Razzak, will get its theatrical premiere on Star Cineplex in Dhaka today, marking the hero’s first death anniversary, reports Asian Age. The 90-minute-long documentary titled “Rajadhiraj Razzak” was directed by television personality Shykh…
Independent.UK: Watery worlds could be common throughout the universe, scientists have said in a discovery that could have major effects on the search for life elsewhere in the universe. Planets covered in large amounts of water could be far more common than we’d previously realised, according to the new study. By exploring the known masses of…
Wikihow: Look after the sacrificial animal. Once the animal(s) has been bought, make sure you feed it properly, and allow it to have regular walks to keep it in good shape, especially if you have bought it early on before the Eid date. Don’t forget to feed and water it mainly. Also, nurture it. The…
UNB: Consumers in Chattogram started receiving the imported LNG (liquefied natural gas) on Saturday following a successful re-gasification of the imported gas by floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU). “We’ve started receiving gas supply from FSRU on Saturday 2:30 pm and it still remains under a supply protocol,” said Engineer Khaiz Ahmed Mozumder, Managing Director…
Reuters: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday he believed China would sympathize with his country’s “internal fiscal problems” as he seeks to renegotiate, or potentially cancel, more than $20 billion in Chinese-funded projects. Mahathir said after meeting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing he did not believe in confrontation with any country and…
Reuters: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has created a buzz on social media after a video sequence shown at the opening ceremony of the 18th Asian Games culminated with the 57-year-old leader roaring into Jakarta’s main stadium on a powerful motorbike. After his motorcade is held up by Jakarta’s notorious traffic, the tongue-in-cheek video showed a…
Desk Report: Saudi Meteorology Authority announced on Sunday, the possibility of floods in Mecca because of medium to heavy thundery rain, the Al Akhbariya reported. The authority forecasted that the unstable weather that covers Mecca, Minna and Arafat would continue this night. The rain occurs while around two million pilgrims are residing in Minna in…
facts.com: Many of the gender stereotypes that we know today had opposite origins. We bring you 10 such masculine things that are now considered feminine and vice-versa. Read on to find out more! 1. Cheerleading, once used to be a male sport, is now massively associated with females. 2. Pink used to be a color…
Independent UK: Chemicals found in 3.4 billion-year-old rocks have confirmed them as contenders for the title of oldest evidence of life on Earth. Discovered in Western Australia back in 2013, the Strelley Pool “microfossils” are thought to be all that remains of ancient bacteria. But the passage of time takes its toll on all fossils,…
Desk Report: Four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) are set to provide Tk 6.01 billion in loans to tanners to help them purchase rawhide of sacrificial animals during this Eid-ul-Azha, reports Financial Express. The loan facility will be given to the country’s 42 traders concerned this year. Some 40 tanners got loans amounting to Tk 5.26…