DOT Desk Two children died after falling into a water tank while playing in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka on Tuesday, reports Prothom Alo. The deceased are Habib, 3, son of certain Borhanuddin Mostafa and Maria, 3, daughter of certain Manir Mridha of the area. Habib and Maria fell into the water tank of their house…
DOT Desk Warfaze joined Unicef as “Advocate for Child Rights” in a contract of two years. The announcement was made at the 14th Meena Awards 2018, an event held at the Pan-Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka, reports Dhaka Tribune. The percussionist of Warfaze, Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu told Dhaka Tribune Showtime, “We were invited to…
UNB: An indigenous woman was tortured to death allegedly by husband at Bherom Sonadighi village of Dhamoirhat upazila yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Fulmuni Hajda, 50, wife of Seben Murmur of the village. On information, police recovered the body and detained Murmur. A case was filed.
BBC: US rapper Mac Miller has been found dead at his California home, a Los Angeles coroner has confirmed. Media reports say the 26-year-old, who was open about his substance abuse, died from an apparent overdose. The rapper, whose real name was Malcolm James McCormick, rose to fame after topping US charts with his debut…
The News: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar paid a glowing tribute on Thursday to Ramakant Achrekar, his childhood coach and lifelong mentor who has died aged 87. Achrekar, a club-level coach, discovered a 12-year-old Tendulkar´s extraordinary talents in Mumbai and nurtured him on his way to becoming cricket´s most prolific run-scorer of all time. Achrekar…
By Sheersho Zaman How often have you scrolled past a youtube or facebook page comments section reading something along the lines of “omg you suck!” or “This video/picture gave me cancer”? The answer most people who frequent the internet would probably have is more often than they would like. The world today is more “connected”…
Desk report: The country’s overall natural gas supply has reached around 3,205 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) riding on the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG), reports the financial express. This is the highest-ever gas supply in the history of Bangladesh. Local gas companies are producing around 1,072 mmcfd or 33 per cent and…
Abrar Hussain: UN High Commis-sioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein yesterday urged Bangladesh for greater engagement with respect to human rights, reports The Daily Star. “I encourage greater engagement, particularly with respect to concerns about the shrinking space for civil society, and allegations of extrajudicial actions by the security forces,” he said during…
AP Ever since a fire gutted Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, the question has been: Could what was destroyed be restored? A flicker of hope emerged last week when an emergency mission from the U.N. cultural agency held out the possibility that some objects had survived the Sept. 2 blaze and outlined…
Jonathan Shippey, LMFT, Certified Gottman Therapist/Thrive Global A therapist weighs in on exactly what to say — and when to cut bait. Strong relationships are at the core of a happy life, but sometimes, dealing with the people in our lives is tricky. That’s why Thrive Global partnered with The Gottman Institute on this advice…