Independent.UK: Resear- chers in Canada found mobile phone use makes everyday activities like eating and socialising less enjoyable. People who check their phones while eating or spending time with their friends are less likely to enjoy themselves, a study has found. Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada found that mobile phone use…
M Humayun Kabir: Grame-enphone, the market leader operator, has crossed the landmark of seven crore active subscribers in Bangladesh, a magic figure for any mobile operators even in the global perspective. Michael Patrick Foley, chief executive officer of Grameenphone shared greetings with the executives, GP yesterday said on its official Facebook page. Foley, in his…
Muhammad Abdul Mazid, Former chairman, National Board of Revenue (NBR) : Deposit is the source of power for any bank. The deposited money is the driving force for the overall business activities of a bank. The interest rate of the money deposited in the banks should be motivational. Otherwise, the depositors will shift their bank…
Desk Report: The ongoing National Tree Fair has continued to attract a large number of visitors every day, reports Financial Express. The month-long fair, which began on July 18 at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city, has also witnessed increasing sales of saplings, according to the organisers and stall owners. During a visit to the fair…
UNB: Mondelēz Inter-national, an international food and beverage company, recently stated its operations in the country, expanding their presence in South Asia. The company set up its country headquarters in the capital, says a press release. Kallappa Pattanashetti, was appointed as Country Lead and will play a pivotal role in running the company’s operations in…
BBC: A Taiwanese tourist has died after being bitten in the chest by a hippo he was trying to photograph in Kenya. Chang Ming Chuang, 66, was tracking the animal at a wildlife resort on Lake Naivasha, 90km (56 miles) north-west of the capital, Nairobi.A second tourist, also from Taiwan, was injured. Six people have…
Ian Almond/Al jazeera Enfolding criticism of Israel within the definition of anti-Semitism would risk rendering the word meaningless. I still remember the shock I felt when, at the age of 12, my teacher told me the word “joo” I had just spoken, which I had thought to mean to lie or cheat, was actually “Jew”…
Soumitro Chakraborty/ Daily O, India Most laws to protect women do not address the underlying cause of violence, that is, societal attitude towards women and inherent patriarchy. We are a booming economy and our GDP numbers are a testimony to that fact. But despite this, India, the world’s largest democracy, is failing to ensure basic…
Olga Tsvetkova/UNICEF Small steps towards social inclusion of children with disabilities in Belarus Limited access to services. Stigma. Social exclusion. These are far too often a reality for the estimated 5.1 million children who live with disabilities in the Region. We follow 3-year-old Agatha through her daily routine at a UNICEF-supported Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)…
BSS Nearly 11,000 women die of uterus cancer annually in Bangladesh, while about five crore females are at risk to be affected by the disease, a recent research said. The research conducted by a team of uterus cancer experts showed that the illiterate and sex workers are at the great risk of the disease. The…