M Humayun Kabir: Ten journalists from print, electronic media and news agency have been awarded Tourism Fellowship 2018 for their significant contributions to the development of tourism sector. Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) and Aviation and Tourism Journalists’ Forum of Bangladesh (ATJFB) jointly arranged the fellowship, reports UNB. Acting Secretary of Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry…
Md. Taqi Yasir “Love Happens” isn’t just a illusion but it’s also the general mindset of people on the topic of love. Love, more often than not, is perceived as something that will magically and fatefully appear once you meet the right person, say the right things, and share the same feelings. However, how do…
Tanzim Taqrim A local NGO and a church helped provide the dresses and supplies for prison beauty pageant. Families reunited to support their queens. The event aims to boost self-esteem. Recreation activities are seen to raise self-esteem and lower loneliness in inmates. Five months earlier about a quarter of the 450 inmates signed up. They…
Tech Explorist: The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time — around 10,000 years, a blink of an eye in astronomical terms. ESO’s Very Large Telescope captured this shell of glowing ionised gas — the last breath of the dying star whose simmering remains are visible…
DOT Desk: Import of industrial raw materials increased by nearly 12 per cent during the July-October period in 2018 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, reports The Financial Express. The rise in import was because of the fast growth in local investments, sources said. Economists attributed the increase in investment to political…
Reuters: Iran and four ex-Soviet nations, including Russia, agreed in principle on Sunday how to divide up the potentially huge oil and gas resources of the Caspian Sea, paving way for more energy exploration and pipeline projects. However, the delimitation of the seabed – which has caused most disputes – will require additional agreements between…
PA: Curious how you ended up with that beer belly?Germany’s brewers are here to help. Starting this year, German brewers say they will begin adding information to their labels, explaining exactly how many calories you’re consuming each time you put back a bottle. Although the European Commission has threatened to require such labelling, the German…
UNB, Dhaka The real-life “Death Star” that astronomers recently caught in the act of destroying a planet is continuing to disintegrate nearby orbiting objects, researchers say, reports Space.com. This finding could shed light on how dead stars rip apart their planetary systems — a phenomenon that could happen in Earth’s solar system billions of years…
Eshan Maitra Even the greatest achievements and progress need a push. Though when the result is met, the significance of that beginning fades way. May be the history blurs itself to let the future bask in all the glory and move on. The postmodern technological advancement that we are blessed with today. Also needed that…