Kabuljan Begum’s eco-friendly oven makes waves across Rajshahi Anwar Ali Fourteen years ago, Kabuljan Begum developed an environment-friendly oven to keep herself and her family safe from air pollution caused by open-fire ovens. Her solution has now become the go-to choice for hundreds of others in the rural areas of Rajshahi region, covering three districts ... Read more
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Beyonce and Billie Eilish among Oscars 2022 performers
Music superstars Beyonce and Billie Eilish will perform their Oscar-nominated songs live at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony on March 27, as per reports. Beyonce will sing “Be Alive,” a song she co-wrote for the movie “King Richard”, about the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams. Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell ... Read more
Miley Cyrus ‘almost died’ after private jet was struck by lightning
Miley Cyrus took to Instagram to share a video of her private jet being struck by lightning, with her sister later revealing they ‘almost died’. The 29-year-old, who was travelling with a friend and sisters to Paraguay this Tuesday, ‘almost died’ when her private jet was struck by lightening. Luckily saved, Miley’s sister Brandi Cyrus, ... Read more
Railway to resume online ticketing tomorrow
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will resume online ticketing of all intercity trains from 8:00am tomorrow. Besides, it will restart selling computerised tickets from counters from 6:00pm today, BR said in a public announcement today. Since March 21, BR has been selling tickets manually as it suspended
Bus kills DSCC cleaner while he was sweeping street
A Dhaka South City Corporation cleaner was killed after a bus of Swadesh Poribahan ran over him in front of the main gate of Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital’s Gulistan area on Friday morning. The deceased is Mohammad Faruk, 57, son of Rustom Ali of village Gazipura under Araihazar police station in Narayanganj. According to ... Read more
Project to assess electric train on Dhaka-Rajshahi route
The Bangladesh Railway is going to conduct a feasibility study to determine the viability of electric train service between Dhaka and Rajshahi. The railways ministry gave its nod in this regard in a meeting to evaluate the project on Wednesday. The ministry secretary Humayun Kabir told New Age that as the ministry had
Australia survive scare to beat Bangladesh in women’s cricket World Cup
Unbeaten Australia will enter the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup semi-finals on the back of seven straight wins following a five-wicket triumph over a gallant Bangladesh in Wellington on Friday. In a match that was reduced to 43 overs per side due to overnight rain at Basin Reserve, Australia overcame an early scare from an ... Read more
Queen Elizabeth to cover British Vogue for the first time
Queen Elizabeth II is to feature on the cover of British Vogue for the first time in a special issue celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. With its April issue, the publication has paid tribute to the monarch with an image from 1957, five years after she acceded to the throne. In the image, she is wearing ... Read more
Telcos confirm spectrum auction participation
The country’s four mobile operators, including state-owned Teletalk, are participating in a spectrum auction scheduled to be held on March 31, having already submitted earnest money with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The participation of all the operators has ended speculations that one or two might
Ashleigh Barty retires from professional tennis at age 25
Ashleigh Barty is retiring from professional tennis, she announced in a post on Instagram. In a surprise announcement, world number one Ashleigh Barty on Wednesday said she is retiring. “Today is difficult and filled with emotion for me as I announce my retirement from tennis,” the Australian said on Instagram. “Thank you to everyone who ... Read more
BUET, GPH sign deal on research
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and GPH Ispat Limited signed a memorandum of understanding at the university council building on Tuesday. BUET vice-chancellor Satya Prasad Majumder presided over by the ceremony while Mohammad Shahidullah Khandaker, secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works was
Satkhira court suspends jail sentence, orders man to teach underprivileged students instead
A Satkhira court has suspended a six-month jail sentence of a man and allowed him to stay with his family on some conditions including teaching underprivileged children free of cost for one year. Satkhira Senior Judicial Magistrate Yasmin Nahar on Tuesday (March 22, 2022) passed the order after Jahirul Sarder (25) of Assasuni upazila pleaded ... Read more
PhD degree mandatory for promotion of DU teachers
The Dhaka University authorities have finally decided to mandate PhD degrees for promotion of teachers as associate professor and professor at the university. The decision came at the academic council meeting with DU Vice-Chancellor Prof M Akhtaruzzaman in the chair on Monday, reports our DU correspondent
Chef Minister gala at DPS STS March 31
DPS STS School Dhaka will host the final gala round of DPS STS Chef Minister, presented by Maggi and co-sponsored by Bengal Meat. This is the biggest cooking competition for mothers and will be held in person at the DPS STS Senior Section campus on March 31
Julian Assange marries Stella Morris at Belmarsh prison
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday married his lawyer fiance Stella Morris in Belmarsh prison, the south London prison where he has been held for almost three years pending possible deportation to the United States. He has two children with Moris, a 38-year-old lawyer. Moris’ wedding dress was designed by Vivienne Westwood and her veil was ... Read more
Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies at 84
The United States’ first female Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, has died at the age of 84, her family said in a statement Wednesday. “We are heartbroken to announce that Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, the 64th U.S. Secretary of State and the first woman to hold that position, passed away earlier today,” the statement read in ... Read more
Deficiency of intestinal enzyme one of leading causes of diabetes, finds study
It has been long known that diabetes is caused by a variety of factors such as genetic influences, insulin resistance, and physical inactivity, but now a team of Bangladeshi scientists has come up with a new cause of the disease. Deficiency of intestinal enzyme, Alkaline Phosphatase, is one of the leading causes of developing diabetes ... Read more
Actor Abhishek Chatterjee passes away
Popular Bengali film and TV actor Abhishek Chatterjee passed away on Thursday at the age of 58 at his residence. He was popular for working in the Bengali film and television industry. It is believed that he suffered a heart attack in the wee hours on Thursday. As reported by ETimes, the actor was shooting ... Read more
Bangladesh outplay SA to seal historic series win
Taskin Ahmed ran rampant with the ball while Tamim Iqbal hit a brilliant fifty as Bangladesh sealed an historic series triumph with a nine-wicket win in the third one-day international against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday. Taskin took 5-35 as South Africa were bowled out for 154, their lowest total ... Read more
Better use of roads, fewer dev projects
Say urban planners on reducing traffic congestion Instead of focusing on infrastructure development projects, authorities should optimise the use of roads and public transport to reduce traffic congestion in the capital, said urban planners yesterday. They also urged the government to spread employment, education and medical-care facilities outside the capital to stop migration to Dhaka