Jenni Gritters/Medium Instagram may be the worst social media platform for our mental health Like many 24-year-olds, Alexandra Mondalek, a fashion reporter in New York, found herself obsessing over social media. Her rapidly growing fashion-focused Instagram account, @hautetakes, was gaining attention, with a little more than 1,000 followers, and it was all she could think…
UNB, Dhaka Khalid Mahmood Mithu, an artist and filmmaker, died as a tree fell on him while passing through a road in the city’s Dhanmondi area on Monday. Noor-e-Azam, officer-in-charge of Dhanmondi Police Station, said a tree fell on a rickshaw carrying Khalid Mahmood, husband of noted artist Kanak Chanpa Chakma, while he was passing…
Myisha Nawar Residing on the top of the “World’s most loved mysteries” list is the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. People have hunted several theories in an attempt to limelight the intriguing Bermuda Triangle, and here are the top four. I am sure you have heard of the Bermuda Triangle, but, just for the sake…
Russia Today: An execution in Saudi Arabia has again caused a media stir after a man was beheaded and crucified in Mecca for murder, robbery and rape. It comes amid a human rights spat between the ultra-conservative kingdom and Canada. The Myanmar man was convicted of killing a woman and other crimes, the state-run Saudi…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed all concerned to implement various projects in a faster manner maintaining the quality and standard of works and strengthen monitoring in this regard. The Prime Minister gave the directive in her introductory speech at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council…
Marilyn Thipthorpe You might lament come Valentine’s Day the feeling of being single, the lonely days and lonelier nights, days you just want to be pampered and spoilt. In the case of guys, you might be missing a supporting hand, someone who will stand beside you through thick and thin, someone who curbs your wild…
Afrida Ahmed A group of Indian girls who grew up in Mumbai’s notorious red-light district, Kamathipura, have brought their stories to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, source BBC. Laal Batti Express (Red-light express) explores the struggles faced by 15 girls – whose mums are sex workers – and how after leaving the red-light area, they have…
Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury writes for DOT : Seismologists can guestimate the magnitude of an Earthquake from measuring how long an earthquake lasts. . Fifteen seconds Earthquakes hit more than 6.8 in Richter scale. A thirty-second earthquake generally has a magnitude in the mid-sevens. A minute-long quake is in the high sevens, a two-minute quake…
Reuters: Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan will skip next month’s United Nations General Assembly session to focus his attention on the country’s economy, said his foreign minister. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will head the Pakistani delegation at 73rd U.N. General Assembly session set to open on September 18. “No, the prime minister is…
M Humayun Kabir: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the Security Council to work with Myanmar to end “horrendous sufferings” of Rohingyas. Despite the efforts made by the United Nations over the past year to help create safeguards for all communities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, it is clear that conditions are still not suitable for…