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Boundless Boundaries

The Pandemic got us thinking about how anything may happen at any moment, anywhere, without our knowledge. The same is true for modern art. Indian and Western artists today speak a common language that produces high-quality work, as Picasso once stated, “Art cleanses the dust of our innermost souls.” Artists from various nations including France, America, Africa and India shall ...

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Youth killed in Sylhet road mishap

A young man was killed in a road accident in Nabab road area in Sylhet city on Monday morning. The dead was Hriday Ahmed, 25, son of Abdus Shahid, a resident of Bagbari Narsingtila area of the city. Witnesses said Hriday was returning house riding on a motorcycle in the morning. On the way, a micro bus from the opposite ...

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Women’s IPL media rights sold for $116.7 million

India’s cricket board said Monday it sold the media rights for the Women’s Indian Premier League for $116.7 million to Viacom18 for the next five seasons. The rights for the men’s IPL sold for $6.2 billion for five seasons last year. Media giant Viacom18 bought the streaming rights. The money-spinning Twenty20 tournament is set to add a women’s event to the men’s ...

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Credit Suisse could cut 10% of European investment bankers: FT

Credit Suisse could slash more than 10 percent of its investment banking staff in Europe, the Financial Times newspaper reported, with the beleaguered Swiss lender declining to comment Monday. Switzerland’s second-biggest bank “already let hundreds of staff go in London and Zurich last month”, the British financial daily reported on Saturday. The Zurich-based bank declined to comment when contacted by ...

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Experts emphasize preventive measures for NCDs

The health experts at a roundtable on Monday have emphasized on strengthening preventive measures and community health services to fight against the Non Communicable Diseases including hypertension and diabetes in the country. They came up with the recommendation while speaking at a national roundtable discussion titled “Hypertension, CVD and Diabetes: Actions Towards Upcoming 5th Health Sector Programme” organized by Eminence ...

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Avatar 2,’ ‘M3GAN’ hold onto top spots at the box office

New movies like “Plane” and “House Party” were no match for “Avatar: The Way of Water” and the killer doll horror “M3GAN” at the box office this weekend. The two holdovers topped the charts again according to studio estimates Sunday. In first place for the fifth weekend in a row was James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequel, which added an estimated $31.1 ...

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Nepal air crash: Search resumes, 4 still missing

Rescuers resumed searching on Monday in Nepal for four people still missing after the Himalayan nation’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said. Rescuers had recovered 68 bodies out of the 72 people onboard the ATR 72 aircraft operated by Yeti Airlines that crashed in the tourist city of Pokhara minutes before landing on Sunday in clear weather, reports ...

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Barca beat Real to win Super Cup

Barcelona were crowned Spanish Super Cup champions after goals from Gavi, Robert Lewandowski and Pedri earned them a 3-1 win over bitter rivals Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Barcelona were dominant in every aspect of the game and took advantage of three mistakes by Real Madrid to score, reports Reuters. They took the lead in the 33rd minute ...

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India register biggest-ever win in ODI history, beat Sri Lanka by 317 runs

Virat Kohli lit up the dead rubber with an epic 166 not out, his third century in four innings, as India annihilated a clueless Sri Lanka with a record 317-run win in the third ODI to sweep the series on Sunday. Skipper Rohit Sharma (42 off 49) and Shubman Gill (116 off 97) shared a fluent 95-run opening partnership before ...

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Nearly one billion served by healthcare facilities without reliable electricity

Although electricity is critical to healthcare provision, nearly a billion people in poorer countries – one-eighth of the global population – are served by health facilities that lack reliable supply, a UN-backed report launched on Saturday has revealed. The study presents the latest data on electrification of healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries, and projects investments required to achieve ...

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