NDTV: The Pakistan Prime Minister’s House will be turned into a campus of a postgraduate institute, said a minister on Thursday while divulging governments plans to utilize official buildings for public use. Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood told the media that the public was fed up of the previous governments’ “royal” ways of living, Geo news…
Andrés Martinez, Professor of practice at the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University/Reuters If you really want to understand contemporary Mexico, skip “Narcos” and watch the series “Un Extraño Enemigo” instead. The drama about the horrifying crackdown on the student movement on the eve of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics…
Myisha Nawar June 10th was National Iced tea Day and while it’s only an unofficial food holiday, it makes sense that Americans would set aside a day to celebrate this amazing summertime sip: THEY POPULARIZED IT! While tea itself has been consumed in America since the Colonial Times (umm remember The Boston Tea Party?), iced…
Desk Report: People returning to their home districts for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holidays may face a more difficult journey than usual this year, as a significant number of buses are likely to be out of service, reports Dhaka Tribune. Bus operators say about one third of the total number of buses are likely to be…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT BNP has announced the list of its final candidates for around 206 seats for the next parliamentary elections, with the party’s election symbol ‘Paddy Sheaf”. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of BNP, disclosed the list at a media briefing at the party chief’s Gulshan office yesterday evening, reports UNB. “We’re…
Tech Explorist: Third-generation solar cells effectively convert sunlight into usable power and cost less vitality to make than conventional silicon cells. Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs), specifically, have gathered the consideration of science and industry because of their minimal effort and high proficiency. Despite the fact that their execution is promising in lab tests, the devices…
Reported by: Arifir Rahman Tuhin Written by: Eshan Maitra In a collaboration work with the Parjatan Bichitra, Access to Information (A2I) is bringing ‘Cholo Desh’ Public App from PM’s office. The app will provide with sorts of traveling information, from transportation viability & cost to nearby discoverable spots. The app will also come with numbers…
UNB: Healthy Heart Happy Life Organization (HELO) on Friday distributed warm clothes among 700 cold-hit poor people in Raumari upazila of Kurigram. HELO members distributed blankets, jackets and sweaters among the poor people at the Baitkamari Govt Primary School field, said a press release. HELO General Secretary Dr Asifur Rahman Sazal said they have also…
BSS Japan-based global economic journal Nikkei Asian Review today came up with an extensive study on Bangladesh saying the South Asian nation continued to witness “rise and rise” with booming economy while ruling Awami League’s victory in the upcoming elections would keep up the development spree. The journal today carried its cover story titled “The…