joked the 64-year-old Carrey as he accepted his Cesar d'honneur, recalling that he had a French relative dating back "around 300 years ago". A standout figure of American cinema, who has been compared to comic luminaries such as Jerry Lewis, Carrey has stepped back from Hollywood in recent years. The 51st Cesar Awards opened with a sketch celebrating Carrey by ceremony presenter Benjamin Lavernhe, who revisited one of Carrey's most legendary films, "The Mask". His career began in stand-up comedy, before really taking off in the 1990s cult films like "Dumb and Dumber", "The Mask" and "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective". Several international box-office hits including the "Sonic" franchise followed before he stepped back from the world of film in the early 2020s.

Traffic police chase them to prevent jams, only for the chaos to reappear moments later. When cities lack adequate parking, traffic congestion becomes inevitable. The problem is not just the shortage of parking spaces but how parking is planned and regulated. When vehicles stop, enter, or exit these spaces, lanes are blocked temporarily, causing sudden slowdowns that ripple across the traffic network. Passengers struggle to find transport, drivers face constant harassment or fines, and traffic congestion persists despite police efforts.

Three members of the same family, including a woman, were seriously injured in a fire caused by a gas leak from an air conditioner in their home in the Narinda area of the capital early Friday morning. The victims were identified as Moktar Bepari, 55, Selina Akhter, 45, and Mohammad Selim, 33. Moktar Bepari suffered burns over 22% of his body, Selina Akhter 20%, and Mohammad Selim 100%. Local sources said several AC gas cylinders were stored in the house, which is part of a fivOnre-storey building. Residents later recovered multiple AC gas cylinders from the building.

Congolese authorities and a civil society group said Thursday that mass graves were found in part of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a US-mediated peace deal. The governor of South-Kivu province, Jean-Jacques Purusi, said authorities found two mass graves with at least 171 dead bodies in the Kiromoni and Kavimvira neighborhoods on the outskirts of the eastern city of Uvira, reports UNB. Information gathered so far indicates that the victims were killed by M23 rebels, said Yves Ramadhani, the group’s vice president. More than 100 armed groups are vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo, near the border with Rwanda, most prominently M23. Despite the signing of a deal between the Congolese and Rwandan governments brokered by the US and ongoing negotiations between rebels and Congo, fighting continues on several fronts in eastern Congo, claiming numerous civilian and military casualties.

Trump wants a deal to constrain Iran’s nuclear program, and he sees an opportunity while the country is struggling at home with growing dissent following nationwide protests. Al-Busaidi said technical talks involving lower-level representatives would continue next week in Vienna, the home of the International Atomic Energy Agency. US suspects Iran is rebuilding its programUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Wednesday that Iran is “always trying to rebuild elements” of its nuclear program. After Trump scrapped the 2015 nuclear agreement, Iran ramped up its enrichment of uranium to 60% purity — a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%. Threat of military action sparks war fearsIf the talks fail, uncertainty hangs over the timing of any possible US attack.

OpenAI says under current rules, it would have reported Canada mass shooterTORONTO, Canada, Feb 27, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - OpenAI said Thursday that its current security protocols would have compelled the company to notify Canadian police about the ChatGPT account of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter. In June, OpenAI banned an account linked to Jesse Van Rootselaar, an 18?year?old transgender woman who killed eight people in a tiny British Columbia mining town on February 10. Those revelations angered Ottawa, and Canada's Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon summoned OpenAI leadership to a meeting on Tuesday to discuss its security policies. "Under our enhanced law enforcement referral protocol, we would refer the account banned in June 2025 to law enforcement if it were discovered today," OpenAI's vice president for global policy, Ann M. O'Leary, wrote. The company also pledged to establish direct contacts with Canadian law enforcement so police can be informed when OpenAI fears a ChatGPT user could be planning real world violence.

It is fair to say that our agricultural sector is currently going through arguably its most challenging time. With all of the economic issues our country currently faces, the sector has also long been at the mercy of erratic rainfall, salinity, and the creeping threat of climate change. Against this backdrop, the development of GAU Soybean -- our first drought-resistant soybean hybrid -- must be hailed as a landmark achievement and a potential game-changer. Despite our progress, we remain a country where malnutrition continues to be a pressing concern. When science, policy, and vision converge, especially with regard to agriculture, it is the whole of Bangladesh that benefits.

Former US president Bill Clinton will be grilled by a Congressional panel on Friday on his well-documented links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Democrats seek to shift focus onto Donald Trump’s own ties to the convicted sex offender. Clinton features prominently throughout the latest Epstein files disclosures, with the former president insisting that he broke ties with him well before the disgraced billionaire’s 2008 conviction for sex offenses. He follows his wife, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, who testified Thursday, defiantly calling for President Trump -- who like Bill Clinton had ties with Epstein -- to appear before the panel. Bill Clinton features prominently in the trove of investigative files related to Epstein released by the Justice Department but has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Clinton has acknowledged flying on Epstein’s private plane several times in the early 2000s for Clinton Foundation-related humanitarian work.

There is only one word that comes to mind when we look over the events at Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday - disgraceful. We must question: When a mob of officials can forcibly eject a senior adviser from the nation’s central bank headquarters, chanting slogans and resorting to physical intimidation, could it be termed as anything but hooliganism? The central bank cannot be run in this manner, one where it is allowed to descend into mob rule. This is an institution that must be operated on the principles of merit, transparency, and institutional independence. The government must act decisively and restore discipline within Bangladesh Bank.

QUITO, Feb 27, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Ecuador's parliament approved a mining law on Thursday criticized by environmentalists for allowing extraction in an area of the Galapagos Islands, a famed archipelago with unique flora and fauna. The text allows the extraction of rock materials in an area of the Galapagos Islands, a tourist gem about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) off the coast of Ecuador, albeit outside the boundaries of its national park. The archipelago is a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its unique flora and fauna, and is where British scientist Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution. The law "strengthens controls and regulations on extractive activity, with the aim of combating illegal mining," the parliament, in which the government holds a majority, said in a statement. "We're going to see how the Galapagos Islands become a quarry," she said, also raising concerns about Amazonian territories and the paramos, high-altitude Andean ecosystems.

Bangladesh's recent parliamentary election, which returned the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to power with a two-thirds majority, marks a potential paradigm shift in the country's foreign policy trajectory. In his post-election statements, Tarique Rahman articulated a “Bangladesh First” approach, asserting that foreign policy would be guided by national interest and the welfare of the people. These developments have complicated bilateral relations and reinforced domestic debates over sovereignty and foreign policy autonomy. While historically perceived as leaning toward Beijing, the party's record reflects a pragmatic strategy of foreign policy diversification. Looking ahead: Bangladesh’s foreign policy choicesFor Dhaka, diversifying external partnerships represents an ideal strategy for reducing overdependence on any single actor.

Politics, at its best, was not about defeating someone; it was about restoring balance. In that environment, a landslide victory can easily foster triumphalism. By reaching out to Dr Shafiqur Rahman and Nahid Islam, Tarique Rahman signaled that governance must transcend partisan boundaries. A landslide victory confers authority; reconciliation builds durability. By crossing ideological lines in the immediate aftermath of electoral triumph, Tarique Rahman has offered a symbolic reminder that democracy is not only about competition -- it is about coexistence.

A bus caught fire in the Board Bazar area of Gazipur City Corporation after it collided with a motorcycle on Friday morning. Hiron Mia, station officer of the Bhogra Modern Fire Service station in Gazipur, said a bus hit a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction in the Board Bazar area. As the motorcycle became trapped under the bus, friction with the road triggered the fire. He added that the number of passengers on the bus was low and they were able to get off quickly. The incident caused temporary disruption to traffic, but normal movement resumed after police and local people helped remove the damaged bus from the road.

Hillary Clinton used her forced appearance Thursday before a Republican-led panel probing Jeffrey Epstein to go on the offensive and demand President Donald Trump testify about his own links to the sex offender. Clinton said after her deposition when asked if she was confident that her husband did not know of Epstein's crimes, Clinton said: "I am." "I don't know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein," she added. Clinton earlier challenged the panel to question Trump about the tens of thousands of times he shows up in the Epstein files. Democratic committee member Suhas Subramanyam said that "missing FBI files" omitted from the Epstein documents disclosures contain "serious accusations around sexual abuse" against Trump.

Nottingham Forest held off a Fenerbahce fightback to qualify for the last 16 of the Europa League with a 4-2 win on aggregate despite losing Thursday's second leg, while Celtic exited after coming up short against Stuttgart. Forest, who are fighting for their top-flight survival under new boss Vitor Pereira, will face Real Betis or Danish side Midtjylland in the last 16. Celtic bowed out of Europe after losing 4-2 on aggregate to Stuttgart despite a 1-0 away win in the second leg of their knockout phase play-off tie. After last week's 4-1 defeat in Glasgow left Martin O'Neill's side facing a three‑goal deficit, they made the ideal start to the second leg, with Luke McCowan finding the net inside the opening minute. But Celtic could make no further inroads and had to settle for the consolation of the club's first ever win in Germany.