BRAC Bangladesh has enjoyed considerable economic growth over the past few decades, however its employment driven opportunities have been sluggish. Such proliferation of ‘jobless growth’ is a result of inadequate opportunities for the large wave of young people who are prepared to enter the workforce but cannot seem to do so. Playing its part to…
Exercise for 30 minutes for each day. Drink 8 glass of water in a day. Eat breakfast like a king, Lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. Make time for prayer and reflection. Play games, practice yoga. Avoid salt and don’t drink soda. Read more books. Sit silence for at least…
Science Alert: The world’s caves are easily forgotten. Missing from most maps and hidden from the surface, these underground kingdoms are often cloaked by darkness and shrouded in mystery. It’s the sort of thing that makes headlines around the world, and in 2018, we were fortunate enough to discover several incredible new caverns. But that…
Sayeed Muhammad: Around three decades after being allegedly raped, US television host Padma Lakshmi has explained why she kept silent on the matter as a teenager. In a piece for the New York Times, Lakshmi, 48, says she was raped by a man over 30 years ago, reports BBC. She said she began feeling the…
EurekAlert: Humans constantly experience an ever-changing stream of subjective feelings that is only interrupted during sleep and deep unconsciousness. Finnish researches show how the subjective feelings map into five major categories: positive emotions, negative emotions, cognitive functions, somatic states, and illnesses. All these feelings were imbued with strong bodily sensations. These results show that conscious…
Humayun Kabir, Former Ambassador to USA : The international community is now realizing the truth over the Rohingya issue. The world is admitting that mass murder and ethnic cleansing were carried out in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. We, on behalf of the forcibly displaced Rohingya people and Bangladesh, have been saying from the very…
UNB: From the first day of the next month, no mobile phone operator will be allowed to offer internet packages with less than a three-day validity. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has issued an order recently in this regard. As per the order, the validity of all the internet packages/offers/bundles will be at least three…
UNB: New Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Monday said he would not tolerate corruption in his ministry. “We have to fulfill the promises we made before the election. The people’s expectations must be answered by working with honesty and sincerity,” he said at a views exchanege meeting with heads of departments and agencies…
Abrar Hussain of DOT BNP leader Mirza Abbas reportedly came under attack during electioneering near Shegunbagicha area of Dhaka yesterday, reported The Daily Star. Talking to journalists, the BNP standing committee member claimed that at least 70 to 80 of his supporters were injured in the attack Saturday afternoon. Around 100 people, which he claimed…
Marilyn Thipthorpe We always love to smell these glorious buds of fragrance. Whether it be by the roadside or your garden, it seems like everyone always has the time or at least wants to stop for a while and just take in the beauty of flowers. Here are 10 amazing facts on flowers that you…