BNP wants Muhith, Atiur to quit

    UNB, Dhaka   BNP on Friday demanded the resignation of Finance Minister AMA Muhith and Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman over the stealing of $ 101 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account in the US Federal Reserve Bank of New York. ‘The Finance Minister and the Bangladesh Bank Governor are responsible for turning the country’s…

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      Lookout for the Tigers at ICC T20

      Abid Sarker Shohag It took Bangladesh quite a long time to understand the format. But it seems Bangladesh has now unlocked the secret to cricket. They played a successful Asia Cup where they finished as runners-up. Now the question is can Tigers win their first major ICC tournament? I will give you a few reasons…

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        Do You Know?’s On Cats You Ought To know

        Tahsin Rahman Oshin •It has been seen that cats are able to make about 100 different sounds, while the more intelligent dogs can make only 10. •In the era of Middle Ages, cats were associated with witchcraft. On the events of Saint John’s Day, peo ple in Europe would collect them in backpacks and toss…

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          A long walk to “Save Sundarbans”

           Md Taqi Yasir The main concept of Saving Sundarbans is the closure down of Rampal Power Plant. The Rampal power plant can have a hazardous effect over the natural environment of Sundarbans. The government, until now, is establishing the India-Bangladesh joint venture 1,320 Mega Watt coal-fired power plants. This is a 14 kilometers upstream of…

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            Deadly Dhaka Diary

            Marilyn Thipthorpe From the recent devastating loss of Artists Khalid Mahmood Mithu to the loss of filmmaker Tareq Masud, Bangladesh\s roads have become a deadly place to be. These are just the high profile cases that get reported but what of the lowly commoner, who tells his story? The Bangladesh Passengers Welfare Association reveled in…

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              Global Warming Coming Sooner Than Expected

              Our Time Desk According to a new Australian research, the world is expected to experience dangerous levels of global warming as the frightening implications of energy demand is rising in crescendo. With the help of a “global energy tracker” built by the University of Queensland and Dangerous Global Warming Soon To Come Than ExpectedGriffith University…

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                Can You Really ‘Train’ Your Brain?

                As exercising helps our body stay fit, a lot of people think brain works kind of in the same way. There are a lot of ‘brain training’ games that claims to help your brain get better memory, concentration and inspection power and thus make your brain versatile and healthier. Even dementia can be prevented as…

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                  Street Guitarist Fends Off Hamas Terrorist

                  Our Time Desk A street guitarist Yishay Montgomery defended himself with a guitar against a Hamas terrorist attacker during the recent series of shootings by Palestinian attackers in Israel. His attacker managed to take the life of an American tourist before attacking him, but he successfully managed to fend him off using his trusted guitar…

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