UNB, Barisal At least ten people were injured in a clash between the followers of two chairman candidates during electioneering ahead of Sarikal union parishad (UP) election at Kurirchar in Gauranadi upazila on Saturday afternoon. Officer-in-charge of Gauranadi Police Station M Alauddin Milon said two chairman aspirants – BNP-backed SM Manjur Hossain and AL-nominated Faruk…
Egypt has reportedly arrested two people accused of helping a Danish photographer stage a naked photoshoot on top of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Photographer Andreas Hvid sparked controversy in Egypt after he published a photo showing himself and a woman naked on top of the pyramid, provoking an investigation by Egypt’s ministry of the…
Marilyn Thipthorpe We all know that Asians, in question are much more reticent in talking about the sex life compared to those in the west. This is not said in prejudice or from any bias but an opinionated view of occurrences and discussions. We, Asian girls whisper amongst ourselves while the boys tend to not…
Desk Report: Goethe-Institut Bangladesh and its five partner schools have celebrated 10 years of “Schools: Partner for the Future” (PASCH initiative) with a concert by German-Swiss reagga and dancehall band RAGGABUND. As part of the celebration, the four-member band rocked the audience at the National Theater Hall in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday. The partner…
Tarannum Sattar Deepika Padukone has rapidly made her way through to Hollywood. She is one of the biggest stars of Bollywood who has achieved heights in a short span of time. She was recently spotted with the tennis star Novak Djokovic. However, the foreign media completely couldn’t recognise her. Apparently, she was defined as female…
By Sheersho Zaman Imagine for a second you are sitting at school and having fun with friends. Or you’re just in the middle of class. Through the corner of your eye, you notice the quiet kid sitting at the back. He always sits there; usually head-down on the table. But this time, he looks different….
Syed Yusuf Saadat, Research associate at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)/ CPD What policymakers should consider The lift-operator is a peculiar person. He sits on a stool inside a small, claustrophobic space. In the olden days his job required quite a few skills. Back then, lifts were manually operated with a large lever, and…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy Director General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy : In the 21st century, human civilization has reached the pinnacle of glory in science and technology. Scientists discovered the truth about atoms; man landed on the moon and man-made satellites are rocketing in the far sky and around the universe. Scientists…
Monirul Alam of DOT Former Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr Atiur Rahman has recommended the government to introduce universal pension scheme for the low-income groups of people in order for reducing inequality. “The government can introduce universal pension scheme for low-income population to reduce ongoing inequality. Such scheme may begin with workers of the readymade…