Shastri Ramachandaran, Author, Editorial Consultant for WION, Political & foreign affairs commentator Middle East Monitor/WION Few know that it was the trailblazer of New Wave cinema in India, the ‘revolutionary’ Mrinal Sen who discovered India’s most famous voice in films and commercials. It happened long ago when Amitabh was no Big B but a “bachcha”,…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Like every year, the students of primary, secondary, madrasa and technical education institutes celebrated the Textbook Day yesterday, the first day of the New Year, which coincides with the beginning of their academic sessions, reports bdnews24.com. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had inaugurated the festival for the distribution of free textbooks among…
Science Alert: There’s something beautiful in deciding how one’s final moments should be confined to the memory of our loved ones. Advances in technology and changing mindsets seem to have people wondering why a coffin in the ground should have to be the only option of final resting place. Residents in Washington state have a…
TWion News: he spectacular fireworks show on Sydney’s harbour that rang in 2019 and dazzled spectators around the world was picture perfect, except for one element — it got the year wrong. More than 1.5 million people packed the harbour front of Australia’s largest city to watch the extravaganza, and noticed a signage beamed onto…
Reuters: The top U.S general in Afghanistan told NATO troops on Tuesday to prepare themselves to deal with “positive processes or negative consequences” as peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban to end a 17-year war gain momentum. General Scott Miller, who commands U.S. forces and the NATO-led non-combat Resolution Support (RS) mission in…
BSS: The sweeping bone-chilling cold wave continued affecting normal life for the fifth consecutive day yesterday everywhere, including riverine char areas, of all eight districts in the northern region. The district and upazila administrations have intensified distribution of blankets, allocated by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief in favour of every district administration, among…
Wion News: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Arab countries viewed Israel as an “indispensable ally” fighting Iran and the Islamic State group. That evaluation, he told Brazil’s Globo TV during a visit to Rio, has caused “a revolution in relations with the Arab world.” The comments came as Israel has stepped up air…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Garment workers staged demonstration on a road in Hatirjheel area of Dhaka after two of their fellows died in a road accident in Malibagh area yesterday afternoon. The agitating workers also vandalised 40 vehicles and torched two others protesting the accident, reports The Daily Star. Two garment workers — Meem, 13,…
Science Alert: Anyone who’s seen a gecko will likely know they can climb walls. But these common lizards can also run across water nearly as fast as they can move on solid ground. Yet while we know how geckos scale smooth vertical surfaces using countless tiny hairs on their feet called setae, how they manage…
BBC: US Strategic Command, which oversees America’s nuclear arsenal, has apologised for a tweet that said it was ready to “drop something much, much bigger” than New York’s Times Square ball.The message, posted on New Year’s Eve, was accompanied by a video showing a B-2 bomber dropping weapons. Strategic Command later deleted the tweet, saying…