Kabir Humayun: Mild tremors shook Dhaka and other parts of the country yesterday morning. The quake shook the city around 10:50am and lasted for about 30 seconds, reports The Daily Star. According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the quake originated from Assam, India. “The origin point is 293km north of Dhaka. The quake has been measured…
Afrida Ahmed Angelika Trabert has won 24 medals in more than 25 years, six of them at five different Paralympic Games.When she’s not riding horses she works as an anaesthetist in Frankfurt or in Guinea where she travels with an NGO to provide urgent medical care, reports BBC.’If I sit on the horse and if…
BBC News Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached an agreement over the custody of their children, according to a lawyer in the case. The couple separated in September 2016 after two years of marriage, with Jolie citing “irreconcilable differences” when she filed for divorce. The pair have six children – three biological…
BBC: A French writer is being criticised after saying he would be “incapable” of loving a woman aged 50 or above… despite being 50 himself. Yann Moix told Marie Claire magazine he found women of that age “too old”. “I prefer younger women’s bodies, that’s all. End of. The body of a 25-year-old woman is…
Tanvir Ahmed We love travelling, whenever we save some money, air miles and holidays – we fly. We wanted to visit the Scandinavian countries for a long time and decided to finally visit. I was speaking to one of my friend about our intention of visiting Norway and he has suggested me to visit…
DOT Desk: A group of students of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) today blocked Dhaka-Pabna highway protesting a female student’s harassment by a “stalker” last night. The victim was reportedly confined in a room last night by the stalker who is a relative of the mess owner, the demonstrators told our local correspondent….
Thrive Global Think of the best boss you’ve ever had — what tactics did she employ to get the team on board with her mission? Studies show the best leaders are emotionally intelligent, innovative, and great communicators. It has also been argued that you can’t be a great leader without being a great follower. And,…
Wali-ur Rahman , Former Ambassador and Political Analyst : There have not been much scopes to discuss the level of development has been done to our polls system. Currently, the Election Commission (EC) is in an acceptable position for its strong structure and neutral role. The EC was able to prove its position once again in the…
Desk Report A total 12 teams participated in the competition A row-boat race festival was celebrated in Chalan Beel of the Singra upazila in Natore. The race started from the Gur River near the Singra bazar around 3pm on Friday. State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak inaugurated the event. According to…
Nusrat Jahan When we think of someone who is super smart, we somehow tend to imagine them in labcoats or fancy outfits for different conferences and seminars. However, that is actually not the case in real life. Studies show that smart people actually own about fifty to hundred pieces of the same outfit. Sounds odd?…