Hossen Sohel: Former U.S. presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush led the mourners yesterday in a service for the late John McCain, the longtime Arizona senator and Vietnam war hero whose bids for the White House were dashed by the two men, reports Reuters. On the way to Washington’s National Cathedral, the cortege of…
Forhad Hossain Bandai Namco Games has announced the starting of the Tales of Zestiria the Xanime on their official website. The premiere will be held on July 3 in Tokyo MX, with airings on July 5 on Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, and BS11. The story goes like: Sorey grew up among some spiritual…
Hasan Arif Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is trying to bump the electricity pricing by proving some virtual shortages. While, it should actually be decreased, claimed fuel resources advisor of Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) Prof. Shamsul Alam. At the ‘Proposal for Decreasing Electricity Price’ event by CAB, arranged at the Bidyut Bhaban, on yesterday….
Samiul Bashar Samin So you didn’t bring your physics homework and you have the lousiest reason in this world. What do you do? “In times of crisis, always use treason” says yours truly/a liar/fraud/420 in more ways that one. Remember kids: when honesty seems like a death trap, always lie. I knew this one guy…
Dr. Mamtazuddin Patwari, Professor of History, BOU : Awami League-backed candidate Jahangir Alam defeated his BNP counterpart Hasan Uddin Sarkar by bagging more than double the votes the latter got in the Gazipur city polls. Hasan told the journalists that their aim was not to grab the power; rather they wanted to unveil the real character…
Stuff, New Zealand: Draining the land on two farms in Scotland, James Hutton (1726-1797) noticed layers of rock. In some cases these layers or strata contained the fossilised remains of unknown creatures.These and other geological observations led him to a revolutionary theory – the formation of the Earth was not a one-off event but takes…
UNB Detectives in a drive arrested a suspected drug trader along with 2,300 Yaba tablets from Choto Khochabari area in the district town. The arrestee was identified as Borhan Ali, 39, son of Abbas Ali, resident of Dolua village in Birganj upazila of Dinajpur district. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, superintendent of Thakurgaon Police, said a team of…
Hossen Sohel: Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter have been temporarily released on parole for the funeral of his wife, government and party sources said yesterday, reports AFP. Kulsoom Nawaz died of cancer in London on Tuesday, two months after her husband and daughter returned to Pakistan and was immediately jailed…
Hossen Sohel of DOT President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid tribute to the martyred intellectuals by visiting the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Mirpur yesterday, reports bdnews24.com. Both the president and the prime minister have placed wreaths at the altar of the memorial and stood there in silence for a while….
The Guardian: Men who consume a lot of added sugar in drinks, cakes and confectionery run an increased risk of depression, according to a new study. Researchers from University College London (UCL) looked at sugar in the diet and common mental health problems in a very large cohort of 5,000 men and 2,000 women recruited…