The Guardian: A few weeks ago, the TV and radio presenter Richard Bacon was in the news for having spent seven days in an induced coma in Lewisham Hospital in south London after becoming ill with a lung infection on a flight from Los Angeles. Doctors told him afterwards that he had nearly died. My…
After trying his hand at Transformers then Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Michael Bay is now turning his attention into adapting another beloved childhood figure, Dora the Explorer. Bay is working on a live-action movie, and now it looks like we have the first image of Isabela Moner in character online. I’ll admit, I don’t know…
Science Focus: Laziness gets a bad rap. We’re constantly being told we should do more, work harder, maximise productivity. But there’s another side to the story. Being lazy, it turns out, can be good for both our physical and our mental health. In fact, it may even be at the heart of what makes us…
AFP: Vote counting was under way across Mali on Monday after a tense presidential runoff in which a poll worker was killed and 100 polling stations were forced to close due to the security threat from Islamist militants. Security had been drastically boosted ahead of the election’s second round between President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and…
The Guardian: An explosion at a weapons depot in a rebel-held town in north-west Syria killed at least 39 civilians, including a dozen children, according to reports. Rescue workers used bulldozers to remove rubble and extract people trapped in the two buildings flattened by the explosion in Sarmada in Idlib province on Sunday. A civil…
Kabir Humayun: The Cyber Unit of the police headquarters will be strengthened for patrolling cyber-crimes, including the spread of rumours through social media, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary. The police chief came up with the remarks yesterday while briefing reporters at the police headquarters on the security measures taken for…
Desk Report: The bidding for discovering cut-off price for Runner Automobiles IPO shares under the book-building method is set to begin on September 10, reports Financial Express. Institutional bidding is a must for a company intends to go public using the book building method. The bidding by the eligible institutional investors through the uniform and…
WION: All set for release on August 31, makers of Stree have now released a new song featuring Nora Fatehi to woo the audience. Called Kamariya, the song has music, notes, a brilliant dancer but a missing element that makes the song fall flat. Stree stars Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor in important roles. Set in…
The Financial Express: Two more hajj flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines scheduled to fly on Tuesday (tomorrow) have been cancelled due to shortage of passengers. The cancelled flights are BG1091 and BG6091. With these, a total of 18 hajj flights have been cancelled for the same reason so far, UNB Reported quoting General Manager (Public…
Desk Report: Sunsilk rolls out ‘Sunsilk Divas’, the first ever music talent hunt, to form the first all-girl band of Bangladesh. This musical reality show has already been started registration, reports Asan Age. The top 4 performers in Sunsilk Divas will form the band, and the band will get 2 album deals and a 2-year…