Desk Report: Bangladesh has begun celebrating World Breastfeeding Week 2018 from yesterday to 7. This year’s theme is “Breastfeeding is the healthiest foundation for a child.” The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Breastfeeding Foundation of Bangladesh jointly arranged an inaugural ceremony on August 1 at 12pm at Krishibid Institution Auditorium. “|?Health Minister Mohammad…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Have you ever wanted to make a great first impression on someone but don’t exactly know how? There are time when you just want someone to like you. Noe there’s noting about being underhand in wanting this sort of thing, there’s no secret or subterfuge involved either, it’s plain and simple science. Science…
DOT Desk: Bus registration in Dhaka witnessed a significant decline in 2018 compared to that of 2017, reports The Financial Express. A total of 2,322 buses were registered in 2018 while the number was 3,294 in 2017, according to statistics provided by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA). With the latest, a total of…
Fabia Shahzadi Caffeine has always proved to be our friend at times when we knew we had to pull an all-nighter. New research results have confirmed that caffeine will not provide you with a mental boost if you have been sleep deprived for several days. Researchers tested 48 people who got only 5 hours a…
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri/QUARTZ The unrelenting obsession with fair skin in India has been a subject of discussion for years. It has inspired campaigns, such Dark is Beautiful and #BinTheTube, which encouraged women to discard their fairness creams. And yet, the tendency to see fair people on television and in films, and to uphold them as…
Dr. Foqan Uddin Ahmed writes for DOT : Migration is a significant feature of globalization. During the decade, international migration of labor increased tremendously. It has become an important source of employment and also plays a vital role in reducing poverty in Bangladesh. Labor migration has become an important factor for Bangladesh in respect to…
UNB A Canadian teacher was in custody Friday after surrendering to authorities after Indonesia’s Supreme Court overruled his acquittal and that of an Indonesian teacher on charges they sexually abused three children at a prestigious international school, and ordered longer prison terms for both. Canada and the United States both expressed shock at the court…
DOT Desk Police recovered the body of a minor boy who went missing on December 3 from a septic tank at Ghona village in Matlab South upazila in Chandpur on early Monday, reports the Financial Express BD. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Mahib, 7, a class one student of local primary school and son…