Desk Report: The residents of Barhatta upazila in Netrakona seems to be lucky to witness the ‘Bangabandhu National Under-17 Gold Cup Football Tournament’ began on day before yesterday at Sheikh Russel Mini Stadium, reports the Asian Age. The President of Barhatta Upazila Krira Songsta and UNO Forida Yesmin said, the nationwide tournament, organized by Ministry…
Tech Explorist New research by University of Canterbury psychologists shows that minerals and vitamins may help to reduce cigarette consumption and promote successful quitting. A new study by the psychologists at the University of Canterbury (UC) demonstrates that minerals and vitamins may lessen cigarette consumption and advance effective stopping. This examination is the first known…
Bdnews24: North South University student Saidur Rahman Payel had promised to buy a large cow for Eid-ul-Azha to celebrate the homecoming of his expatriate father and brother for the festivities. But on Eid day the family’s house held only grief. It has been a month since Payel was brutally killed after taking a bus from…
DOT Desk A man has died in police custody in Dhaka, hours after his arrest, reports The Financial Express. He breathed his last at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after he complained of chest pains, according to the police. The accused Ripon was taken to Jatrabari Police Station after his arrest from the Kajla Sheikhdi…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Dr. Kamal Hossain, a key leader of the opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront, urged his countrymen yesterday on Victory Day to unite in order to rid the country of the oppressive rule which he cites the country is suffering undering. “It is not acceptable to us that the country is under an…
Kabir Humayun: BNP yesterday expressed doubt over the proper treatment of its chairperson Khaleda Zia by the medical board formed with ‘pro-ruling party doctors’. “We’re unhappy with the medical board. We don’t think our leader (Khaleda) would get proper treatment by the pro-ruling party doctors. We can’t trust it,” said BNP standing committee member Khandaker…
Eshan Maitra This started as a competition when the Gates Foundation first announced a big prize money for designing the most sustainable and cheap toilet. Cranfield University’s Nano Membrane Toilet won Bill and Melinda Gates’s favor with their design in September 2012. The winning team received US $710,000 to make that into reality. The Nano…
Samiul Bashar Samin It was instant-classic time when Pixar released Finding Nemo in 2003. The sequel, Finding Dory, puts heat on Andrew Stanton (and co-director Angus MacLane) to hit the same sweet spot. Stanton wisely eases into it, reuniting us with Nemo (Hayden Rolence) and his clown-fish dad, Marlin (an anxiously comic Albert Brooks). But…
WION: Women who experience sexual assault have vivid memories of the incident for decades, even if they are not diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, a study has found. Unlike women coping with the aftermath of other traumatic, life-altering events, victims of sexual violence had more intense memories that were difficult, if not impossible, to forget.”To…
UNB: Newly appointed Afghanistan’s ambassador in Dhaka Abdul Qayoom Malikzad on Wednesday requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to reopen Bangladesh’s diplomatic mission in Kabul saying that Afghanistan is keen to promote trade and business relations with Bangladesh. He made the request paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter’s official residence…