Osama Bin Laden: Five Years On

    Md. Taqi Yasir  Five years after U.S. Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden at his Pakistani compound, more groups of violent Islamic extremists threaten global security than at any time in history. Terrorist attacks stretching from Paris and Brussels to Istanbul and the skies over the Sinai Peninsula speak to the virulent reach of ISIS,…

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      Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in Dhaka

      Marilyn Thipthorpe Seems as though Dhaka is turning in the new food hub of the east; following the likes of KFC, Baskin Robbins and such, guess who’s coming to our little town, none other than Krispy Kremes Doughnuts. Krispy Kreme doughnuts is launching its very own store in Bangladesh come the 5th of May. Now…

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        Spotlight: Choturvuz

        Interviewed by Eshan Maitra Members: Nadib(Lead Vocal), Abir(Lead Guitarist), Saif(Side Guitarirst), Rafy(Bass) and Nahin(Drums). Genre: Alternative Rock and Mellow Rock. Inspiring Bands: Artcell, Nemesis, Warfaze, Black, Kings of Leon, Metallica, U2, Coldplay and Guns n Roses. CHOTURVUZ started its journey in 2011 with Amit, Saif, Abir and Nahin. They started very young. Since, they were…

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          Die Hard Coffee Lovers

          Myisha Nawar Imagine a day without coffee. Did you just imagine the Apocalypse? Yeah, I did too. My definition of a nightmare: NO COFFEE! AAAAAAH! Coffee has become an indispensible part of my life. And for addicts like me, the following things might start to happen as soon as you take the first step into…

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            Stories Of Powerful Leaders 2

            Nusrat Jahan Progga Were you always singing “Haven’t learned a thing” by Daughtry every time you got yourself into a difficult situation, passed poor judgments or made bad decisions? Below is a collection of stories from successful CEOs, which tell you exactly why you need to learn something from complex situations. • STEPHEN BLACK (CO-FOUNDER…

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              Elephants perform one last time

              Myisha Nawar  After years of protest from animal advocates, elephants performed for the last time Sunday at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The show took place in Providence, Rhode Island and was broadcast live on the circus’ Facebook page. Thousands of people tuned into the live stream Sunday evening, to share their goodbyes…

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                Faking Art: You Might be Deceived

                Samiul Bashar Samin  Our fascination with visiting museums draws on the cult of adulation for the unique work of art, as explored by Walter Benjamin in ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’. We want an authentic encounter as opposed to the experience of gazing at reproductions in books. It’s the reason…

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                  How to Get People to Like You

                    We will be lying if we say we don’t care about what people say about us, do they think well of us? Do they talk behind my back? Will they help me out if I ask them to? We live in a society so getting at least a minimal approval from people is necessary….

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                    The Zillion Dollar Idea

                    Nusrat Jahan Meredith Perry (27), a former student of the University of Pennsylvania wondered why we could not have wireless power when we already make use of wireless internet and wireless-everything-else. So, like the doer she is, she decided to come up with an intricate answer to her question. Her answer is what created uBeam-…

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                      A Summer Noon

                      By Eshan Maitra Laying on a bench under a Krishno-chura tree. Beside the lake. Thick air blowing slowly carrying shit loads of heat.The sun is blazing high a top with little no mercy. The sky and the nature even looks like standing still, much like they are very tired as well as the people on…

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