Last of the Summer Wine actress Jean Fergusson has died aged 73, according to reports. Though Fergusson is best remembered as Marina from the hit series, she also played Dorothy Hoyle on Coronation Street later in life. Fergusson's cause of death has not yet been confirmed, though her agent reportedly broke the news over social media. Born in Yorkshire, the actress launched her career on the hit British sitcom in 1985, playing local supermarket worker Marina. The co-op checkout girl

Terming the crisis artificial, senior treasury and opposition bench lawmakers yesterday came down heavily on the government in parliament for failing to check skyrocketing onion prices. They said people were suffering and the government’s failure to bring down the prices of the daily essential would trigger negative reaction from the people. The MPs, taking the floor on points of order, said there was “no shortage” of onions in the market and the crisis was artificially created. T

Picture any kitchen on Thanksgiving Day. There are dishes in the sink; every surface is covered with bowls, containers and cutting boards. In line for the oven are pies, turkey, casseroles and anything that needs reheating. On the burners, you’ve got gravy, cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes vying for space with the soup (whose idea was soup anyway?). Then, imagine a tiny corner of calm amid the chaos. A sous-vide machine, maybe perched on a chair so as not to take up any precious counter

In memory of legendry mystic bard Fakir Lalon Shah, a two-day Lalon festival begins at Lalon Akhra of Cheuria village in Kushtia today. Titled ‘Lalon Smaran Utsab’ Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, in association with the Lalon Academy and Kushtia district administration, has organised the event. On the occasion, the shrine of Fakir Lalon Shah has worn a festive look and hundreds of devotees from home and abroad has gathered at the Akhra (shrine). The organisers will provide visitors with mea

Six members of a family were returning to Chattogram by Udayan Express last night after burying one of their family members in Sreemangal of Moulvibazar. On Thursday, Md Muslim, 50, was killed in an accident at a ship breaking yard. The grief-stricken family went to their ancestral village in Sreemangal from Chattogram and buried him. Muslim’s wife Jahera Khatun, 48, along with her four children and mother took the train, Udayan Express, to return to their home. When they reached Brah

Facebook on Monday unveiled a new logo to represent the Silicon Valley company, distinct from its core social network. The move aims to highlight the Facebook "brand" which operates a range of apps and services including messaging, photo-sharing, virtual reality and is developing wallets for digital currency. The new branding, basically the company name in crisp lettering, will be stamped on its "family" of offerings including WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, Oculus, Workplace, Portal and C

Footie ace, Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at the annual MTV EMAs in Seville with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez turning heads from around the event. Georgina, 25, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, looked sensational as she showcased her stunning curves with a bright blue dress. The floor-length gown featured a daring high thigh split, showing off her legs as well as a plunging neckline revealing her assets. Cristiano , 34, looked his usual suave self wearing a red suit along with a white T-s

Rakul Preet, one of the most sought-after actresses in Tamil and Telugu, is toiling hard to make a mark in Bollywood. Her previous venture Aiyaary tanked at the box office. Now, she is shooting for De De Pyaar De with Ajay Devgn. Recently, the NGK actress was spotted getting out of a car wearing shorts. A nasty troll took to Twitter to shame her. But, Rakul gave him a taste of his own medicine. The troll, going by the name Bhagath wrote, "When she forgot to wear her pant after the session

Onion prices went beyond the capacity of general people as the prices of the essential cooking ingredient have already broken the previous records. The prices of the variety climbed at Tk 150 per kg kitchen markets in Dhaka on Thursday despite government’s measures to pull the reins. Many people alleged that the prices are soaring as the wholesalers jacked up the price despite having no shortage of onion supply due to recent import of the ingredient. Multiple traders and consumer asso

A fire swept through a Pakistani train on Thursday killing at least 64 people after a gas canister passengers were using to cook breakfast exploded, the minister for railways said. The fire destroyed three of the train's carriages near the town of Rahim Yar Khan in the south of Punjab province. It was on its way from the southern city of Karachi to Rawalpindi, near the capital, with many people going to a religious conference. Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told Geo television t

Selena Gomez is ready for love again and is not giving up until she finds it. The singer hasn’t had the best of luck with her past romances and is looking to build her idea of an ideal relationship with someone new. While she isn’t in a rush to start dating again, Gomez hopes to find a partner who she can establish a “real bond with. Gomez is over being in ‘toxic’ relationships After years of experiencing toxic romances and having her heart broken more than once, Gomez is now

In their long hunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi intelligence teams secured a break in February 2018 after one of the Islamic State leader’s top aides gave them information on how he escaped capture for so many years, said two Iraqi security officials. Baghdadi would sometimes hold strategy talks with his commanders in moving minibuses packed with vegetables in order to avoid detection, Ismael al-Ethawi told officials after he was arrested by Turkish authorities and handed to the Iraqis.

A Dhaka court today placed contractor SM Golam Kibria Shamim and expelled Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan on a seven-day remand each in two separate corruption cases. Dhaka Senior Special Judge (in-charge) Md Al Mamun passed the order after investigation officers of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) produced them before the court with a 10-day remand prayer for each of them. The court also rejected bail petitions filed by them. On October 21, Shamim and his mother were sued by t

WASHINGTON — A federal judge handed a victory to House Democrats on Friday when she ruled that they were legally engaged in an impeachment inquiry, a decision that undercut President Trump’s arguments that the investigation is a sham. The declaration came in a 75-page opinion by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell of the Federal District Court in Washington. She ruled that the House Judiciary Committee was entitled to view secret grand jury evidence gathered by the special counsel, Robert S. Muel

Over 19 million children -- a quarter of them under 5 -- spread across Bangladesh are at the front line of climate change disasters, a UN report says mentioning that climate change threatens child nutrition here. In 2018, 58.7 million children under 5 were stunted and almost 25.9 million were wasted in South Asia, the report says adding that more children and young people are surviving, but far too few are thriving. The government of Bangladesh will begin the second phase of its ‘Climate