Kabir Humayun: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith yesterday said that he would not contest the upcoming 11th parliamentary polls. Muhith made the confirmation while talking to the reporters after attending a program of Grameen Bank at the secretariat, reports Banglanews24.com. “Probably, I would join the election-time government as I won’t contest polls anymore,” he…
Nusrat Jahan Progga Yours truly is being very serious today. Why? Well, because her friend is an idiot who will not let this stupid guy go, and so now she is dedicating an entire article to her. So yes, let’s get to the actual question- what exactly to do when you absolutely CANNOT get someone…
Marilyn Thipthorpe If you’re a parent, you certainly know all the sleepless night spent lying in your bed wondering if your baby’s ok cause face it no matter how old your child gets she/he will still be your baby. From the days of having, puke dripping all over you and trips from monsters to the…
UNB: The draw ceremony of the 5th Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament, which will kicks off on October 1, held at a city hotel. Hosts Bangladesh was placed in Group-B along with Philippines and Laos to play in the six-nation tournament while Group-A comprises Nepal, Palestine and Tajikistan. Although two venues–Bangabandhu National Stadium and…
DOT Desk: Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), fisheries department and Madaripur district administration in separate drives jointly seized 110 maunds of jatka (hilsa fry less than nine inches long) and fined three fish traders in Kalkini and Sadar upazilas of Madaripur, reports The Daily Star. The convicts are Md Arif Hossain, 25, Nasir Sarder, 38, and…
Desk Report: The 14th anniversary of the gruesome August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League will be observed observed with various programmes on the day after tomorrow. On this day in 2004, the gruesome grenade attack was carried out on an anti-terrorism rally arranged by Awami League at Banbabandhu Avenue in the city during…
BDnews24: In Bangladesh, winter season lasts from December to February. During this period, the northern region and river basins usually experience moderate or dense fog, and mild to moderate fog overnight in other regions throughout the country. The weather was abruptly warm during the last two days. On Monday, temperature in Teknaf rose to 31…
Science Alert: Arthur Ashkin, the world’s oldest Nobel Prize winner, favours comfort over style. When I met him in his New Jersey home, he was sporting a fleece-lined zip-up, corduroy pants, and fuzz-lined Crocs. The outfit makes sense for someone who spends a lot of time tinkering with new inventions in the basement. Ashkin, who’s…
Reuters: Russia is preparing for President Vladimir Putin to visit Saudi Arabia after he received an invitation from Saudi King Salman, agencies cited Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying on Friday. The visit will happen at a time depending on Putin’s schedule, Bogdanov was quoted as saying. He did not say what the talks…
Samiul Bashar Samin Artificial food. That’s what humans eat. I say this to anyone who will listen. ‘Oh yes,’ comes the reply. ‘The more’s the pity. Cheap, nasty, imitation food-like substances. It’s high time to return to natural food.’ But, no, I mean artificial in its original sense of man-made, produced by humans, artfully created….