AFP: Brazil will send troops to its border with Venezuela on Monday after residents of the Brazilian border town of Pacaraima drove out Venezuelan immigrants from their improvised camps, amid growing regional tensions. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have crossed the border into Brazil over the past three years as they seek to escape the…
Desk Report: After a day of mainlining coffee and staring at the computer, “relaxing” at happy hour then staying up late glued to the television, getting in bed only to consume the infinite scroll of news and takes on your mobile instead of sleeping like you know you should, an eye twitch begins.You go to…
Dishika Tasnim All my life, I have read books that I found intriguing. I considered myself to be in those books, a character playing a part and not as just an audience. I have lived their lives, I have won battles and I have cried and felt joy along with them. These books have been…
UNB: With cutting edge farm technologies under its disposal, world’s top agrochemical company Syngenta has expressed readiness to explore partnerships and knowledge sharing opportunities with suitable partners including Bangladesh. “Syngenta has the technical expertise in the most advanced agricultural technologies and would be open to explore partnerships and knowledge sharing opportunities,” Eric Fyrwald, Chief Executive…
Eshan Maitra By far it is known that Black Holes massive jocks of space that sucks into everything (even passing by light) within it, with immense gravitational force. That being the case, it was impossible to practically observe anything going on inside or even close to it. Once anything gets sucked into, the matter even…
AP, Washington A U.S. drone strike in Somalia has targeted a key leader of the al-Shabab militant group who was involved in two attacks in Mogadishu more than a year ago that killed more than 30 people, at least three Americans among them, the Pentagon said Friday. Several U.S. officials said he and two others…
Md. Yasir Shaan For the first time in a century, the global wild tiger population has increased, giving hope to conservation efforts after many decades of seeing numbers dwindling. According to figures provided by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), there are now a minimum of 3,890 tigers in the wild, representing a substantial increase since…
Marilyn Thipthorpe I thought Kambo was just a fiction invented to spice up books and movies, or maybe a myth that had been passed down the generations. But as it turns out, it is much more than that. It is a sacred and healing medicine that has been used by indigenous people for centuries. Secreted…
Reuters: An 83-year-old Japanese disc jockey, an elderly flying trapeze artist, the owner of the world’s fastest jet-propelled go-kart and a dog named Feather with a flair for jumping are among the record-breaking stars to win a place in the latest edition of Guinness World Records. Others to feature in the 2019 edition of the…
Reported by: Kamol Sarker Written by: Eshan Maitra Bangladesh Hindu, Buddha & Christian Unity Council and 17 other minority-organizations, demanded not to nominate any sectarian or extremist candidate from any of the political parties, for the upcoming parliamentary election. They gathered for a press-conference at the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity Auditorium, on Friday. Their…