BBC: Miners in Western Australia say they have discovered two huge gold-encrusted rocks that are each estimated to be worth millions of dollars. The largest specimen, weighing 95kg (210lb), was found to contain more than 2,400 ounces of gold, Canadian miner RNC Minerals said. The company said it had extracted gold worth about C$15m (£9m;…
John Harris, Guardian columnist/The Guardian, UK A decentralised internet sounds offputtingly complicated. But our lives, online and off, now depend upon it OOur family got a Google Home Hub for Christmas. As comparative lifestyle Neanderthals, we have so far only used it as a glorified digital picture frame and music player, though this is clearly…
Hindustan Times Actors Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan celebrated their son Taimur’s birthday a little earlier than expected. While their toddler turns two years old on December 20, the couple threw a small party for him and all his friends on Friday. Saif and Kareena posed with their son outside their home for…
DOT Desk On the 100th birth anniversary of poet Talim Hossain, a poetry recitation programme is being held today at 5 pm at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum, reports the Daily Star. The welcome speech will be delivered by Shahriar Chowdhury. Dr Anisuzzaman will be chief guest of the event, presided over by…
Kalam Azad: “Bangladesh is currently the 32th biggest economy of the world and by 2050 we will become the 23th. Then the size of economy will be as large as 3100 billion dollar.”, said Planning Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal. The Honorable Minister for Planning expressed his optimism addressing the second day of workshop…
Rozette Rago/ The New York Times “There were meet-ups that were generalized for those in their 20s, 30s and 40s, but there was nothing for older women,” said the founder of a group in Los Angeles. “And I didn’t want men.” Dale Pollekoff, 71, moved to Los Angeles after a long career in graphic design…
Tarannum Sattar Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. -Kofi Annan While choosing this quote for my write up today, I had a hard time deciding what to focus on. After much debate with my superficial mind, I decided to go with the base…
Channelnewsasia: Scientists have discovered a defect in the engines of Russia’s new flagship heavy lift space rocket that could destroy it in flight, an apparent setback to a project President Vladimir Putin has said is vital for national security. The Angara A5, which was test-launched in 2014, is being developed to replace the Proton M…
BSS: The European Union (EU) reiterated its willingness to remain constructively engaged with the new government of Bangladesh and continue to work together and collaborate on issues of mutual interests. “The EU will remain constructively engaged with the new government and continue to work together and collaborate on issues of mutual interests like good governance,…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Gender identity plays a big role in who we are as a person- What happens if you wake up one morning and realize you’re not what you thought yourself to be? I’m talking in riddles here; the point I’m getting to, is: What is a sex development disorder and how is it possible…