Desk Report: Jute cultivation in the district has been reduced by about 40 percent this year compared to last year, mostly due to unfavourable weather condition. Jute was cultivated on 20,228 hectares of land last year, producing 2,01,890 bales of fibre, said Shariful Islam, a sub-assistant agriculture officer at the district Department of Agriculture Extension…
Wion Video sharing website, YouTube has just become the latest company to join the booming video streaming service trend after it allowed its users to watch feature-length films — for free. According to media reports, YouTube users in some parts of the world — not including India — can now stream selective movies on the…
Arab News: The concerns of the people of Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Yemen were the main topic of the opening session of a meeting of Arab ministers held in preparation for the Arab development summit on Sunday in Beirut. The meeting in the Lebanese capital’s Phoenicia Hotel saw unprecedented security measures covering a large…
AFP When Mana Izumi got her first tattoo at 18, she wasn’t trying to rebel or shatter any taboos — just copy Japanese pop diva Namie Amuro’s beach-bronze “surfer chick” look. In Japan, where tattoos have for centuries been demonised for their association with criminals, former porn star Izumi turns heads with her copper tan,…
CNN: A New Zealand lawmaker made her own way to a hospital to have her baby, covering the kilometers from her suburban home to a maternity ward on a bicycle. The move neatly ties together Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter’s roles as Minister for Woman and Associate Minister for Transport and for Health. Genter,…
It is quite a long process that people have to go through to use birth control. They have to set an appointment with the doctor and get a prescription for it every time they want to buy the medicines, because there is no chance of getting refills. Advancing States: In some states this measures have…
CNN: Twisting, tree-covered skyscraper in Melbourne is set to become Australia’s tallest building, after it was announced Wednesday as the winner of an international design competition. Set to break ground in 2020, the proposed “Green Spine” project comprises two main towers, the tallest of which will reach more than 356 meters (1,168 feet) into the…
Abrar Hussain: Quota reformists have threatened to boycott classes and examinations in all universities and colleges across the country for indefinite period starting today if the government failed to publish a gazette abolishing quota system by 5:00pm yesterday.Muhammad Rashed Khan, joint convener of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, made the announcement yesterday as he…
Kabir Humayun: Some 270 Bangladeshi workers are claiming that they paid over RM1.8 millions to an agent in the hopes of securing valid working permits as part of the Immigration Department’s rehiring programme. One of the victims, Imran Haq Uzzal, said he and his countrymen had handed over their passports, other relevant documents as well…
People: Lady Gaga was moved to tears at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival after she was praised for her performance in A Star Is Born. Gaga, 32, was with the film’s director and costar Bradley Cooper as well as other cast members at a Q&A panel at TIFF Sunday. The singer plays Ally, a…