Abrar Hussain of DOT The head of the United Nations in Myanmar expressed concern about the situation in the western state of Rakhine, where fighting between the military and the rebel Arakan Army has displaced about 4,500 people since early December. Knut Ostby, who acts as the resident coordinator for the United Nations, said in…
Humayun Kabir and Sayeed Muhammad: A student of Eden College, also a leader of the quota reform movement, was arrested from her grandfather’s house in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj yesterday early hours. The cyber crime unit of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit and members of Belkuchi Police arrested Lutfur Nahar Luma around…
Md. Ali Raj: To make skilled manpower and fight the challenge of cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh, the experts at a roundtable laid emphasis on raising awareness among both public and physicians. Yesterday, a Bengali daily “Kaler Kantho” and pharmaceutical company Oriental Pharma jointly organized the event at East West Media Group Ltd (EWMGL) conference room…
Newsmax: The world’s first 1,000-year-old human might already be alive, according to researcher Aubrey de Grey, and artificial intelligence firm SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel agrees, Inverse reported. The belief is based on an assertion A.I. technology can predict how drugs interact with the body and scientists will be able to solve seven types of aging…
Nusrat Jahan Charlie Sheen signed a lucrative deal for his show “Anger Management” but he is not even getting a penny. People who are close Sheen told TMZ on a recent interview that Charlie Sheen has not received a single payment. Charlie starred in 100 episodes of ‘Anger’ before the production of the show got…
Desk Report: Bangladesh coach Jamie Day said on Monday that qualifying from the group stage would be their primary target in the 12th SAFF Championship that begins in Dhaka today. Hosts Bangladesh will begin their campaign when they take on Bhutan in their first Group A match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The other two…
BSS The farmers have exceeded the fixed farming target of onion by 3.11 per cent so far predicting bumper production in Rangpur agriculture region this season, official sources said. After completing sowing of onion seed, the enthusiastic farmers have still been continuing transplantation of its seedling at places to further exceed the fixed farming target…
Desk Report: The construction work of an auditorium-cum-community centre was completed nearly two years ago but it is yet to be opened due to absence of a connecting road in Ishwarganj upazila, reports The Daily Star. Mymensingh Zila Parishad started building the 500-seat complex in 2005 and it was scheduled to be completed in 2008…
Wion News Desperately-needed aid flowed into a stretch of Indonesia’s tsunami-struck coastline Tuesday, but humanitarian workers warned that clean water and medicine supplies were dwindling as thousands crammed makeshift evacuation centres. Fears about a public health crisis come as the death toll from Saturday’s volcano-triggered disaster topped 400 with thousands more displaced many left homeless…
Nusrat Jahan: Touching You is a Korean drama, produced by JYP Entertainment. It is a romantic comedy surrounding the life of Do Jinwoo (Taecyeon), a boy who has the ability to see the future. On the other hand, the female lead- a salesperson at a cosmetic store who dreams of becoming a makeup artist is…