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What’s new in Windows 11

What’s new in Windows 11

Md. Zahidur Rabbi 2021-10-11 12:43:14

It's been five years since the last Windows upgrade and Microsoft has come up with the latest one- Windows 11. The new features have been the subject of speculation. As Windows is constantly notifying...

Israeli spacecraft crashes on moon

Israeli spacecraft crashes on moon

-- 2019-04-12 11:20:28

The first privately funded mission to the Moon has crashed on the lunar surface after the apparent failure of its main engine. The Israeli spacecraft - called Beresheet - attempted a soft landing, bu...

China deletes ‘malicious’ mobile apps including a Tencent game

China deletes ‘malicious’ mobile apps including a Tencent game

-- 2019-01-24 14:38:09

China’s cyber watchdog said on Thursday it has deleted close to 8,000 ‘malicious’ mobile apps including a video game distributed by tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, as regulators ste...

China approves release of third batch of video games

China approves release of third batch of video games

-- 2019-01-22 13:30:26

China’s broadcasting regulator on Tuesday approved the release of a third batch of video games after a freeze for most of last year, with industry-leader Tencent Holdings Ltd still absent from t...

YouTube bans harmful or dangerous prank videos

YouTube bans harmful or dangerous prank videos

-- 2019-01-16 11:00:02

YouTube clips that depict dangerous or emotionally distressing “pranks” have been banned from the platform. The move comes in response to so-called “challenges” that have some...

China to collect samples from moon this year

China to collect samples from moon this year

-- 2019-01-14 15:52:47

China will launch a probe to collect samples from the moon around the end of this year, a space official said on Monday, weeks after Beijing hailed the successful touch down on the far side of the moo...

5.2 quake shakes Myanmar

5.2 quake shakes Myanmar

-- 2018-04-21 14:20:05

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 has shaken Myanmar’s Bago region on early Saturday. The quake, with an epicentre of 40 km southwest of Phyu city, struck at 04:58:42 local time, said the Meteorol...

‘Fake WhatsApp’ fools one million Android users

‘Fake WhatsApp’ fools one million Android users

BBC 2017-11-07 11:16:35

A fake version of the WhatsApp messenger app was downloaded more than a million times from the Google Play Store before it was removed. The app, "Update WhatsApp Messenger", appeared to have been dev...

Chandpur man ‘violates’ minor girl

Chandpur man ‘violates’ minor girl

-- 2017-10-31 12:00:00

A seven-year-old girl was violated allegedly by a young man in Sontoshpur area of Faridganj upazila of Chandpur district on Monday afternoon. The detainee was Nurul Islam (32), son of late Chelamat U...

DTCA amending metro law to suit subway construction

DTCA amending metro law to suit subway construction

Munima Sultana 2017-10-31 10:09:47

Within over two years of enactment, the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Act is being amended to suit construction of subway as government high-ups want the high-speed train lines installed underground. Offi...

New AI system can predict earthquakes: Study

New AI system can predict earthquakes: Study

-- 2017-10-29 12:00:00

Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to successfully predict earthquakes, an advance that may help prepare for natural disasters and potentially save lives. The study, pub...

BD's per capita protein consumption soars

BD's per capita protein consumption soars

FHM Humayan Kabir 2017-10-29 12:00:00

Bangladesh's per capita protein consumption especially chicken and egg has increased significantly as the local poultry industry plays a vital role in this regard, experts said Saturday. Bangladesh B...

Deputy governor of Afghan province kidnapped in Pakistan

Deputy governor of Afghan province kidnapped in Pakistan

Reuters 2017-10-29 03:20:22

Unidentified kidnappers bundled the deputy governor of Afghanistan’s northwestern province of Kunar into a car in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and took him away, police sources said on Sunday....

Rose McGowan breaks silence after Harvey Weinstein allegations

Rose McGowan breaks silence after Harvey Weinstein allegations

AP 2017-10-28 12:59:12

In her first public comments since accusing film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, actress Rose McGowan said Friday she has been “silenced for 20 years” but won’t remain quiet about...

Q1 foreign aid flow surges by 71pc

Q1 foreign aid flow surges by 71pc

FHM Humayan Kabir 2017-10-28 10:19:50

Foreign aid flow into Bangladesh picked up significantly by 71 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) this fiscal, largely with a Japanese funding splurge, officials said. Economic Relations Division (ER...

Facebook to disclose more on political ads

Facebook to disclose more on political ads

BBC 2017-10-28 10:00:03

Facebook has announced measures to make political advertising on the social media platform more transparent. Political advertisers will have to verify their identity and location and their posts will...

Japan teen 'forced to dye hair black' for school

Japan teen 'forced to dye hair black' for school

Reuters 2017-10-28 02:53:13

A Japanese teenager is suing the government of Osaka, saying her public high school repeatedly forced her to dye her naturally-brown hair black or be banned from attending school, local media reported...

Body clock 'affects surgery survival'

Body clock 'affects surgery survival'

BBC 2017-10-27 12:19:36

Open heart surgery appears to be safer in the afternoon because of the body's internal clock, scientists have said. The body clock - or circadian rhythm - is the reason we want to sleep at night, but...

US sailors rescued after five months adrift

US sailors rescued after five months adrift

BBC 2017-10-27 12:00:00

Two US yachtswomen and their two dogs have been rescued by the US Navy after spending nearly five months adrift in the Pacific Ocean, officials say. Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiaba had set off in a s...

Maghbazar Flyover’s other parts open today

Maghbazar Flyover’s other parts open today

-- 2017-10-26 12:00:00

The remaining parts of the much-awaited Maghbazar-Mouchak Flyover will open to traffic today (Thursday), bringing an end to the sufferings of the commuters and the residents of the area. They are bei...

'Ichthyosaur' fossil discovered for first time

'Ichthyosaur' fossil discovered for first time

BBC 2017-10-26 12:00:00

Scientists in India have discovered a 152 million-year-old fossil of an ichthyosaur - an extinct marine reptile - in the western state of Gujarat. This is the first time an ichthyosaur fossil has bee...

Mental health costs UK economy dearly

Mental health costs UK economy dearly

BBC 2017-10-26 12:00:00

Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report says. It also claims poor mental health costs the UK economy up to £99bn each year. Prim...

Twitter promises more ad transparency

Twitter promises more ad transparency

BBC 2017-10-25 12:55:22

Twitter has pledged to make advertising more transparent as it attempts to fend off proposed new regulations. It said it would be clearer about who funded ads and to what end, especially those pushin...

Typhoid vaccine set to have 'huge impact'

Typhoid vaccine set to have 'huge impact'

BBC 2017-10-25 11:18:24

A new vaccine that could prevent up to nine-in-10 cases of typhoid fever has been recommended by the World Health Organization. Experts say it could have a "huge impact" on the 22 million cases, and...

Eminem wins copyright case against NZ political party

Eminem wins copyright case against NZ political party

BBC 2017-10-25 03:04:51

A New Zealand political party has been ordered to pay NZ$600,000 ($412,000) in compensation in a breach of copyright suit filed by US rapper Eminem. The National Party used a track with a similar mel...

Bumpy start for Google Pixel

Bumpy start for Google Pixel

Reuters 2017-10-24 12:00:00

The launch of Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) second-generation Google Pixel smartphones has been hampered by display screen problems and pricing and shipping issues, prompting the company to open an i...

Canadian man fined for singing 'too loud'

Canadian man fined for singing 'too loud'

BBC 2017-10-24 12:00:00

A Canadian man is contesting a C$149 (US$118) ticket for "screaming in a public place" after being caught singing in his car. The tune that got him grooving - and in trouble - was C+C Music Factory's...

38 women accuse James Toback of harassment

38 women accuse James Toback of harassment

-- 2017-10-23 12:00:00

Writer and director James Toback, who received an Oscar nomination for writing “Bugsy,” has been accused of sexual harassment by 38 women, AP reported quoting by The Los Angeles Times. In...

CO2 rise ‘will affect all sea life’

CO2 rise ‘will affect all sea life’

BBC 2017-10-23 11:12:20

All sea life will be affected because carbon dioxide emissions from modern society are making the oceans more acidic, a major new report will say. The eight-year study from more than 250 scientists f...

WHO chief 'rethinking' Mugabe's appointment

WHO chief 'rethinking' Mugabe's appointment

BBC 2017-10-22 12:00:00

The new head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is rethinking a plan to appoint Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's original proposal spar...