Iran and Saudi Arabia crisis: Polarization of Middle East Politics?

    Md. Shafaat Ullah International Politics scholars assumed if the third world war commence ever it will take place in Middle East due to its strategic and geopolitical importance. Saudi Arabia and Iran are historically two hostile countries with different ideology Sunni as well as Shia, though the state mechanism is guided by same religion Islam….

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      Deadly Dhaka Diary

       Marilyn Thipthorpe From the recent devastating loss of Artists Khalid Mahmood Mithu to the loss of filmmaker Tareq Masud, Bangladesh\s roads have become a deadly place to be. These are just the high profile cases that get reported but what of the lowly commoner, who tells his story? The Bangladesh Passengers Welfare Association reveled in…

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        Global Warming Coming Sooner Than Expected

         Our Time Desk According to a new Australian research, the world is expected to experience dangerous levels of global warming as the frightening implications of energy demand is rising in crescendo. With the help of a “global energy tracker” built by the University of Queensland and Dangerous Global Warming Soon To Come Than ExpectedGriffith University…

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          A long walk to “Save Sundarbans”

          Md Taqi Yasir The main concept of Saving Sundarbans is the closure down of Rampal Power Plant. The Rampal power plant can have a hazardous effect over the natural environment of Sundarbans. The government, until now, is establishing the India-Bangladesh joint venture 1,320 Mega Watt coal-fired power plants. This is a 14 kilometers upstream of…

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            Lookout for the Tigers at ICC T20

            Abid Sarker Shohag It took Bangladesh quite a long time to understand the format. But it seems Bangladesh has now unlocked the secret to cricket. They played a successful Asia Cup where they finished as runners-up. Now the question is can Tigers win their first major ICC tournament? I will give you a few reasons…

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              ‘Do You Know?’s On Cats You Ought To know

              Tahsin Rahman Oshin •It has been seen that cats are able to make about 100 different sounds, while the more intelligent dogs can make only 10. •In the era of Middle Ages, cats were associated with witchcraft. On the events of Saint John’s Day, people in Europe would collect them in backpacks and toss them…

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                Gosh! Teenagers!

                Eshan Maitra Probably our craziest and most fun moments are from our teenage life. Also, probably the most stupid ones too. The most passionate stories and hobbies are developed around this age. We dare to do the very risky things. Sometimes without even thinking about the consequences. Often we remember those act bravery turned out…

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                  The Gods and Growth

                  Marylin Thipthorpe Humans have always known to sit and hunt in groups but what led to this? What influenced humans to grow as a society and stay in tight knit communities? We know today, that at around 5,000BC trading posts began to sprout up. This trend has continued till date, agriculture is yet another factor….

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                    Sigh for a healthy life

                    Md Taqi Yasir Our lungs control the exhalation and inhalation of the body for our lifeline. Lungs perform the major part of respiration in our body and the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide through the blood is the result of this. It is found from the research of a biochemist team of University of…

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                      Shooting almost done for ‘Post master 71’

                      Shakir Shakirul Islam Starring National award winner filmstar Ferdous and Moushumi, shooting for the movie ‘Postmaster 71’, almost has been completed. Most of the shots have been taken in different locations of Iswardi, Pakshi; Savar, Pubail and Dhaka. Based on a liberation war context the movie will portray the character of a young postmaster who…

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