Thrive Global Think of the best boss you’ve ever had — what tactics did she employ to get the team on board with her mission? Studies show the best leaders are emotionally intelligent, innovative, and great communicators. It has also been argued that you can’t be a great leader without being a great follower. And,…
Science Alert Every 5.4 years, the comet 46P/Wirtanen orbits the Sun, swinging through Earth’s skies on its way. This year, its visit is in December, and we’re going to be able to see it – in fact, it’s visible in the sky now if you have binoculars or a telescope. Usually, 46P/Wirtanen is too far…
DOT Desk The number of overseas incoming calls using legal channels recorded a drastic fall during the last three years with the rise in international call termination rates. The growing use of over-the-top (OTT) applications and increased use of illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) have been widely blamed for the decline in overseas call…
Maysam Behravesh, Journalist and a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Sweden’s Lund University/Reuters Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s nuclear chief and former foreign minister, has warned that Iranians are running out of patience with the European Union’s pledge to maintain trade with Tehran despite ramped-up U.S. sanctions against its oil and banking…
News Age Different organisations campaigning for rights to national minorities in Chittagong Hill Tracts on Wednesday said the election atmosphere in the CHT is not congenial for the hill people for voting or engaging in election activities. At a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity in the capital, they said alongside the obstacles created by…
News Sky Known as the dracula ant, its jaws snap shut 5,000 times faster than the blink of an eye at 200mph. The tiny insect is comfortably ahead of the cheetah, whose record running speed is 60mph. Researchers believe the ants, found in Africa, Australia and southeast Asia, use their rapidly accelerating jaws to smash…
BSS The government has taken elaborate programmes to observe the Martyred Intellectuals Day on December 14. Marking the day, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina will place floral wreaths at 7.05am and 7.06am respectively at the Martyred Intellectuals’ Mausoleum at Mirpur, said an official release here today. Besides, President M Abdul Hamid…
DOT Desk Having started their journey in 1985, Renaissance is one of the most popular acts in Bangladesh. The pioneering band has recently teamed up with Duronto Television to present an all-new music video of their classic song, Aj Ei Shishu, reports The daily Star. Talented and adorable child artistes have worked alongside Renaissance in…
Hindustan Times The Congress’s win in three heartland states ruled by the BJP is a victory against the ruling party’s negative politics, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday, her comeback to the many attacks hurled at her during election campaigning by top BJP leaders. “I am happy with 3-0 score line… It is a…
DOT Desk With just 18 days remaining to hold the 11th parliamentary polls, no special drive is in sight to recover the illegal firearms in a bid to keep the polls free from muscle power or a show of force. Besides, no instructions were given by the authorities concerned to the owners of licenced firearms…