The Cesar Awards, France’s version of the Oscars, said Monday that anyone being investigated for allegations of sexual misconduct would be barred from its ceremony next month. There were fears of protests at the event on February 25 over the latest #MeToo furore involving newcomer Sofiane Bennacer, who is being investigated by police on two allegations of rape and one ...

The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at Sreemangal of Moulvibazar on Tuesday (Today). Local weather office recorded 8.5 degree Celsius at 9 o’clock this morning while it was the lowest temperature in Sreemangal this season. On Monday, 9.5 degree Celsius temperature was recorded, which was second lowest temperature in the country. According to the website of Bangladesh Meteorological Department, ...

While it is a universal fact that sleep plays a crucial role in maintaining mental and physical well-being, the number of hours of sleep you require is debatable. While some wake up feeling fresh after barely five hours of sleep, others struggle to ward off sleepiness even after 9-10 or even more hours. According to sleep experts, sleep needs vary ...

Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers Association (BAFEDA) and Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) have set the US dollar exchange rate for export proceeds at Tk 102. BAFEDA and ABB took the decision at a meeting on Sunday and the new rate came into effect on Monday, according to BAFEDA press release. However, the exchange rate for inward remittances has been kept ...

Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer Sumitra Sen has died at the age of 89. She passed away at her home in Kolkata at 4 am on Tuesday, according to West Bengal daily Anandabazar. Srabani Sen, her daughter, posted the news on Facebook early on Tuesday. “My mother left us this morning,” she wrote. The veteran artist was suffering from bronchopneumonia and ...

One of the wrists of a 35-year-old man was severed allegedly by his cousins in Sylhet’s Companiganj upazila on Monday over land dispute. The victim was identified as Helal Ahmed, a residet of East Kathalbari village of the upazila. According to the locals, there was a long dispute over a piece of land between the sons of Jashim Uddin and ...

Thousands of mourners, including high school students and supreme court justices, began filing past the body of Pelé on Monday on the century-old field where he made his hometown team one of Brazil’s best. The soccer great died on Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was the only player ever to win three World Cups, and he was 82. ...

In 2021, Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved a mega project worth Tk 996.30 crore in 2021 to permanently free three upazilas of Moulvibazar from flood. Fifty-three contractors were selected for the project, which was scheduled to be completed by 2023. There were 76 work packages based on which the authorities planned to approach the project. But ...

Four people died while three are in critical condition after a mid-air collision between two helicopters in Australia, authorities said on Monday, reported CNN. According to CNN: “The collision happened at around 2 pm local time near the popular tourist strip of Main Beach on the Gold Coast, south of Brisbane.” Queensland Police Inspector Gary Worrell, a regional duty officer ...

We have officially bid farewell to 2022 and entered the new year today. Some of us must feel fresh and rejuvenated as the 365 days of 2023 await us with various opportunities, while others might still be a little heavy from all the food, drinks and partying that happened during New Year’s eve. Fun and frolic at parties are unmissable ...