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MNA Education Desk: The Dhaka University Science Society (DUSS) conducted a daylong science festival at Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on the campus on Friday. Science and technology minister Yeafesh Osman joined the prize giving ceremony as chief guest at TSC auditorium while DU vice-chancellor professor AAMS Arefin Siddique presided over it on Friday evening, said a Dhaka University release on Saturday. Dhaka University pro vice-chancellor (academic) professor Nasreen Ahmad and Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering department professor Lafifa Jamal were present on the occasion, among others. Earlier, Dhaka University pro-VC (administration) professor Md Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the daylong festival in the Friday morning.

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Actress and model Kushum Sikder has received mixed reactions from her fans and followers for acting in her newly released music video ‘Nesha’. The actress is seen in a steamy avatar in the music video. The video is receiving negative reaction from the viewers with many of them saying Kushum was not expected in such an intimate scene. Kushum Sikder penned the lyrics and sang while Hridoy Khan contributed to the composition and tune. Khaled Hossain Shujon worked as a co-model under the direction of Shubhro Khan and Sraboni. However, she debuted in the 2010 ...

MNA Feature Desk: Neil Armstrong, an American astronaut and engineer was the first person to walk on the moon. Before becoming an astronaut, Neil was in the US Navy. He was a naval aviator and a test pilot. He later joined the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1962 where he made his first space flight command pilot of Gemini 8 in 1966, officially becoming the first civilian astronaut to fly in space. Three years later in 1969, Neil flew into space for the second and last time as a commander of Apollo 11. Along with pilot Buzz Aldrin, the two men ...

MNA Education Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday stayed all activities of Dhaka University’s vice chancellor panel. A three-member of appellate division bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha issued the order. The three-member judges panel also asked the High Court Division to resolve the matter in four weeks. Earlier, on July 29, the Dhaka University senate nominated a three-member board, including incumbent DU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique, for appointing a new VC. The VC election drew criticism as the election was held in presence of only 47 senate members, with ...

MNA Science & Technology Desk: Uber on Tuesday announced the integration of the nationwide emergency number 999 in its rider app to increase riders’ safety, reported news agency. In a reinforcement of Uber’s commitment towards safety of riders, Uber integrated the government’s helpline number in the app, which would prompt riders to dial 999 in case of an emergency, Uber said in a statement. In the event of an emergency situation during a ride, riders in an Uber can now access an in-app card and press ‘Call Now’ to connect to the toll free national help desk run by the ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Priyanka Chopra says she cannot wait to begin work as executive producer of a comedy series about Bollywood’s dancing diva Madhuri Dixit’s life for US network ABC. The 34-year-old actress, who has made her presence felt in Hollywood, took to Instagram to share her excitement about the project. “One of the favourite parts of my job is to be able to tell stories across genres, languages and to a varied audience. Today I’m happy to share with you another step I’ve taken on that creative journey, in my role as a producer. This particular story ...

MNA Education Desk: Notre Dame University Bangladesh English Club (NDUBEC) organized a workshop titled ‘Be the Presentation’, a workshop on developing presentation skills for NDUB students on July 28,2017. This session was conducted by Sami Hossain Chisty, Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature (ELL), NDUB, who has recently joined the club as Adviser. The workshop was initiated by Habiba Akter, Lecturer of ELL, NDUB, and Moderator of NDUBEC; it was attended by Fr Subas Adam Pereira, CSC, Registrar, NDUB, and Md Waliullah, Lecturer of Department of ELL, who also judged the participants and provided certificates of participation, says a ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Model and actress Risila Binte Wazer reportedly committed suicide at her residence in Badda area of Dhaka today. Her body was found hanging from the ceiling of a room in their residence in Shajahadpur area around 1:30pm. Risila was pronounced dead after she was taken to United Hospital in Gulshan around 2:00pm, said Dr Shagufa Anwar, communication and business development director of the hospital. “She committed suicide while she was talking to her husband through a WhatsApp video call,” said Abu Bakkar Siddique, officer-in-charge of Badda Police Station. The couple had a four-year-old daughter together. ...

MNA Feature Desk: August is the darkest month for Bengali nation as it took away the moon from our sky. Back in 1975 it seemed like this rainy August and brutal bloodshed of Bangabandhu was the representation of the weeping of the sky itself crying out of extreme grievance. 15th August is the day to recite lamentation, the 40th anniversary of the martyrdom of the architect of independence Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The night still shadowed the whole nature with its deep black curtain. In that darkest night of 15th August 1975, heinous assassins killed the ...

MNA Life Style Desk: Inflammation is part of the body’s immune response; without it, we can’t heal. But when it’s out of control—as in rheumatoid arthritis—it can damage the body. Plus, it’s thought to play a role in obesity, heart disease, and cancer. By addressing the inflammation with anti-inflammatory foods, not only can the symptoms of these diseases be alleviated, but we could even see them cured. Fatty Fish: Oily fish, like mackerel, salmon, sardines and tuna have high omega-3 fatty acids that reduce inflammation. Add fish to menus, boiled or steamed rather than fried, salted or dried. Nuts: Nuts ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Aamir Khan on Monday shared the first poster of the upcoming film Secret Superstar on social media. Aamir tweeted the poster, which shows a young school-going girl with two braids and a heavy school bag walking down the bridge with her back to the camera. The foreground has musical notes floating in the air with the backdrop of trees. The creative also read that the trailer of the film, which is a musical drama. Its trailer will be out on Wednesday. Secret Superstar, which features Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij and Aamir in lead roles. It ...

MNA Science & Tech Desk: The Chinese government’s crackdown on the internet continues with the news that Apple has removed all major VPN apps, which help internet users overcome the country’s censorship system, from the App Store in China. The move was first noted by ExpressVPN, a provider based outside of China, which said in a blog post “all major VPN apps” including its own had been purged from Apple’s China-based store. The company shared a note from Apple (below) explaining that its app was removed because “it includes content that is illegal in China.” The app continues to be ...

MNA Education Desk: A scuffle between a group of students and teachers during a meeting of the Dhaka University Senate has left eight injured. The scuffle started when the students, protesting against the nomination of vice-chancellor candidates without their representatives, tried to enter into the Senate building and the teachers blocked their entry. Some leftist students’ organizations announced demonstration demanding inclusion of students’ representatives in the Senate through Dhaka University Central Students’ Union or DUCSU election. The Senate called the meeting ahead of the end of the tenure of current VC AAMS Arefin Siddique. Meanwhile, the members of Dhaka University ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and film actress Joya Ahsan have been awarded ‘Sera Bangali’ this year. Kolkata’s leading Bangla daily Anandabazar Patrika hosts the award every year recognizing the contributions of Bangali persons for outstanding contributions to different fields of sports and other sectors. Anandabazar Patrika at a five-star hotel in Kolkata yesterday selected Mashrafe and Joya on sports and film categories respectively. Mashrafe became the third Bangladesh cricketer after Habibul Bashar and Shakib Al Hasan to win the best Bangali award. However, Mashrafe received the award in a gala ceremony at Kolkata ...

MNA Education Desk: Six Dhaka University (DU) campus reporters have been awarded the ‘Shahid Shah Chishti Helalur Rahman and Monwar Ahmed Trust Funds’, Campus Journalism Award-2017, for their investigative and objective reports. Dhaka University (DU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique handed over the award to the awardees at a ceremony organized by Dhaka University Journalists’ Association (DUJA) at the Nabab Nawab Ali Choudhury Senate Bhaban on Friday afternoon. The awarded were namely Md. Abdul Karim of the Daily Observer who got first award, Saif Sujon of The Dainik Banikbarta and Md. Mahdi-Al-Muhtasim Nibir of The Daily Star jointly ...

MNA Science & Tech Desk: Walmart.com, trailing Amazon.com Inc in the number of goods for sale on its website, is recruiting vendors in China and other countries to boost its online offerings in a pivot away from Wal-Mart’s Made-in-America campaign. While there is a financial incentive behind the move, Wal-Mart’s decision comes out of necessity: not all the goods its customers want – ranging from jeans to bicycles to beauty products – are manufactured within the United States. Americans are quick to say they favor US-made products. But their mood shifts when the products hit the store aisles, where they ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Bollywood actor Inder Kumar, who worked in films like “Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge” and “Wanted”, died on early Friday. He was 45. Inder breathed his last at his residence in Four Bungalows. The actor’s cremation will take place on Friday at a crematorium in Yaari road at 4 p.m. Inder is survived by daughter Khushi, whom he had with Sonal, and his second wife Pallavi. He was from Kolkata, but was born in Jaipur and has worked in (around) 20 films. Inder worked in films like “Masoom”, “Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi”, “Tirchhi Topiwale”, “Kunwara”, “Baaghi” and ...

MNA Science & Tech Desk: Patients of National Heart Foundation (NHF), who forget to take their heart medicines as prescribed can now better manage their dosages and routines through a new smart phone App launched in Dhaka on Tuesday. Bangladesh University at its Urban Lab, with the cooperation of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Division, made this App for the NHF heart patients. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq inaugurated the app as the chief guest at a function at (NHF) auditorium in city’s Mirpur area. The App can only be used by the patient of NHF. Patient ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Shakib Khan and Mahfuz Ahmed jointly won the Best Actor award for their performances in ‘Aro Bhalobashbo Tomai’ and ‘Zero Degree’ respectively while Joya Ahsan won the Best Actress award for her performance in ‘Zero Degree’. They received the crest from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at National Film Award-2015 ceremony, held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Monday. Shakib Khan received the national film award for the third time. Shabana and playback singer Ferdausi Rahman were given the lifetime achievement awards at the function. Reazul Rezu’s ‘Bapjaner Bioscope’ and Morshedul Islam’s ‘Anil Bagchir Ekdin’ won ...

MNA Life Style Desk: Holidays can be a great time to bond with your children and maybe even let your own inner child come out to play. But it can also be a stressful time when kids can misbehave because of boredom. Here are some ideas to keep busy your kids on holidays. Make your own games Get a supply of colored cards, children’s scissors, glue and anything else you may want to make some fun games. Go on picnics You don’t have to go far to have a picnic — my children regularly ask for a picnic out the ...

MNA Science & Tech Desk: A total of 3,918 illegal websites were shut down by China’s internet watchdogs from April to June, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has said. The websites included those that published content that jeopardized national security, and those that spread violence, vulgarity or unfounded rumours, according to the CAC statement on Saturday, news agency reported. Up to 316 cases related to illegal websites were handed to judicial organs in the same period, the CAC said. More than 810,000 illicit cyber accounts were also closed in the second quarter of the year, the statement read. Moreover, ...

MNA Education Desk: The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations were published on Sunday, with a pass percentage of 68.91 recorded, which is 5.79 points lower than that of last year. Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid along with the chairmen of all the education boards handed over the results to prime minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban at 10:00am. The minister will later formally announce the results at a press conference at his ministry at 1:00pm. As many as 33,242 students secured the highest Grade Point Average (GPA-5) this year where as it was ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Actor John Heard, best known for playing the father in the hit 90s-era ‘Home Alone’ films, has died. He was 72. The actor was found dead in a Palo Alto, California hotel where he was recuperating following back surgery. The veteran actor rose to fame after playing Peter McCallister—the father of mischievous Kevin, played by Macaulay Culkin—in the family comedy ‘Home Alone’ and its sequel ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.’ Born in Washington DC on March 7, 1945, Heard worked in theater prior to transitioning to the silver screen. Though most people knew ...

MNA Science & Tech Desk: After spending two years on the sidelines, Google Glass internet-linked eyewear is back in the game, this time aimed at helping workers do their jobs. General Electric, Volkswagen, and Boeing are among more than 50 businesses taking part in testing a Glass Enterprise Edition in a limited program, reported news agency. Three years ago, an Explorer program let developers and other “early adopters” try out the glasses, in an early test of potential business applications. But that initiative was eventually put on ice in 2015. Workers in many fields, like manufacturing, logistics, field services and ...

MNA Feature Desk: Peary Chand Mitra was an Indian writer, journalist, cultural activist and entrepreneur. His pseudo name is Tekchand Thakur. He was a member of Henry Derozio’s Young Bengal group, who played a leading role in the Bengal renaissance with the introduction of simple Bengali prose. His ‘Alaler Gharer Dulal’ pioneered the novel in the Bengali language, leading to a tradition taken up by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and others. Mitra died on 23 November 1883 in Kolkata. Mitra was born at Kolkata on 22 July 1814. His father, Ramnarayan Mitra, moved from Panisehala, Hughli District to Kolkata in early ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Sunny Leone and husband Daniel Weber are proud parents to a baby girl. She has been named Nisha Kaur Weber. According to reports, the couple has adopted the girl from Latur. Actress Sherlyn Chopra first confirmed the news as she took to social media to congratulate the ‘ Mastizaade’ star and wrote, ‘So #happy for @sunnyleone and #danielweber who have welcomed into their lives a little #angel , #nishakaurwebermore #love n #power to this #adorable #family #parenthood #motherhood #love #bliss’. To which, Sunny replied, ‘Thank you so much! So sweet of you!’ The actress’ upcoming ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Prominent singer-songwriter and composer Tahsan Rahman Khan and his actress wife Rafiath Rashid Mithila announced their divorce on Thursday. In a joint statement published on the singer’s Facebook page, they wrote, “It is with heavy hearts that we would like to jointly announce that we are getting divorced.” “After several months of trying to reconcile our differences, we have decided that we would rather go separate ways than be in a relationship out of social pressure. We realize that this probably comes as a shock to a lot of you and we wholeheartedly apologize about ...