Kevin Blankinship, Professor of Arabic at Brigham Young University/The Atlantic Even when it goes wrong, body art in another tongue can be a good thing. An Object Lesson. My yoga instructor’s eyes lit up as he bared his forearm. “Look!” In the dim candlelight of the yoga studio, I squinted at the place he’d indicated….
Lt. Gen. (Retd.) M Harun-Ar-Rashid, security analyst : There are many cities in the world that are aged one and a half to two years. Cities like London, Rome, Paris and Athens are not about just 150-200 years of age, but they also contain tradition of a thousand years. Do these cities have less traffic than…
Written by: Eshan Maitra Reported by: Hironmoy Bhattacharya, Guahati An expert Pakistani spy & master planer of ISI had been hiding in the Chittagong area for a very long time plotting for attacks. Later, he moved to Sylhet, then London and currently in Pakistan. He is collaborating with JMB to operate devastating attacks during…
Eshan Maitra Vapire, Der Vampir or Dracula. This night-terror needs no special introduction. But how much do we know about its origin? From folklore to cultural facts, from literature to drama it has existed within our society from a long time. That the trace goes far back to the beginning of human civilization, the prehistoric…
UNB Two non-commissioned officers of Bangladesh Navy were killed and six others injured in a cannonball explosion during a test firing at a ship in the Bay of Bengal in Chattogram on Thursday. Official sources said the cannonball exploded in the ship around 3:00pm during a naval exercise. The identities of the victims could not…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the killers, money-launderers and interest-takers have become united against the Awami League government to destroy the country.“These characters will plunder national wealth, destroy the country and become cohorts of the anti-liberation forces if they come to power. So the people will have to think about them,”…
The Sky News: A former police officer accused of being one of the most notorious serial killers in US history has returned to court to be charged with 13 counts of murder.Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, is believed to be the Golden State Killer, who terrorised California in the 1970s and 80s with a series of…
CNN His back is healing, but Tiger Woods revealed he is struggling with ankle pain at the Hero World Challenge. The 14-time major champion, who has enjoyed a successful season after returning from career-threatening back injuries, appeared to be walking with discomfort during the first round of the invitational event in the Bahamas. The former…
Air Commodore Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury, Security Analyst : There should be neutral investigations to verify the accusations of the kidnappings of Awami League leaders. I have doubts about the authenticity about the ‘kidnapping’ of a certain Awami Leauge leader; to me it seems to be a staged scene. After all, we have seen staged kidnappings in…
DOT Desk: SS Steel Limited made a flying trading debut as its share price jumped 401 per cent to Tk 50.10 on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday. The engineering sector company made its share trading debut on both the stock exchanges in the country under “N” category, reports The Financial Express BD. Its…