Dr Md Shahinul Alam, Associate Professor, Dept of Liver, BMSSU: We, the Muslims, fast during the month of Ramadan with an aim to earn grace from Allah. We put a hectic effort to get rather closer to the Almighty, by intensifying our daily prayers. We hope to fast this year as we do every year….
Psychology Today: Is it “normal” to call your mother multiple times a day. Is an annual visit at Christmas and a monthly phone call “healthy”? Do you have a family whatsapp group in which you share photos and videos? Or are you part of a family whose videos of your get-togethers have gone viral on social…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum today said that there is compelling evidence that the Burmese military committed ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and genocide against the Rohingyas, reports The Daily Star. “Our analysis concludes there is compelling evidence that Burmese authorities have intentionally sought to destroy the Rohingyas people because…
The Guardian: Virat Kohli may have lit the touch-paper on what could prove to be a fiery Test series after the India captain ran out Joe Root on the opening day at Edgbaston and then sent his opposite number packing with a ‘mic drop’ celebration. It was Root’s own version of the gesture that signed…
Abdelwahab El-Affendi/ Aljazzera And what happens next? Last week, I lost a bet. Two days after the current protests started in Sudan on Wednesday, December 19, I said on Al Jazeera that I would be surprised if the regime of President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan lasted till Friday morning. A week later, al-Bashir’s troops are…
Desk Report: People of Chittagong could be using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) this week as the authorities have finally been able to pump the imported LNG, on a ship anchored in the Bay, into the Matarbari reservoir in Moheshkhali through an undersea pipeline, reports The Daily Star. An official of Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited…
Sabah Mannan In the modern world, Cancer which is abnormal growth of cells has become a widespread disease affecting millions every year. Did you know that the book “World without Cancer” has been prevented from being translated into many world languages till date? There is no disease called Cancer as it is nothing else but…
Abrar Hussain Tri-pura’s newly elected Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday and sought Bangladesh’s cooperation for Tripura’s development. Biplab Kumar made the phone call before he took oath as the first BJP Chief Minister in the Indian North East state, according to PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim. In response, Prime Minister…
Syed Nasir Ershad There are diverse views on the future of the U.K. in the greater Europe: some positive others negative and some are mixed. According to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the U.K. could stay in a reformed European Union despite the Brexit vote. Blair recently said every alternative for the…
Science Alert: Fireworks are a brilliant way to celebrate special occasions such as New Year’s Eve and Guy Fawkes Night, as well as big sporting events and independence days – right? Not if you happen to be an animal. All animals, domesticated and wild, are hardwired by evolution to find loud noises frightening. It is…