Sofian Khan This Saturday (November 25), the nation is set to celebrate UNESCO’s recognition of the Nation Father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s 7 march speech. While addressing a press briefing at the conference room of the cabinet division on Friday, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam confirmed the movement. Honoring the celebration, the 64 districts and…
Desk Report The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance today announced to hold rallies across the country in October in a bid to take control of the streets ahead of the 11th parliamentary election slated to be held at the end of December, the Daily Star. As part of the efforts, the 14-party alliance will hold…
Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest scandal of a national cricketer, Shakib Al Hasan seems to appear with yet another controversial role. A video featuring the ace-all rounder apparently verbally abusing and showing indecent body language to a Bangladesh national cricket team fan has been making the rounds in Facebook. Many of those posting the video…
Staff reporter ‘Change the future of migration; increase the investment in food security and rural development’ on this theme, this year, the Ministry of Agriculture Bangladesh and Food and Agriculture (FAO) of the United Nations (UNO) took initiatives to celebrate World Food Day and Food Fair 2017. The food fair is being held for three…
Marilyn Thipthorpe What if a flower vase could be something more than just a static decorative element? What if it could…move? Japanese designer Keisuke Fujiwara created one like that. He designed a series of drop-shaped vases that swing! These delicate vases are made from steel, and make subtle movements when you put a flower in…
Tafi Mhaka /Al jazeera The factors that led to Mnangagwa’s victory signal a grim future for Zimbabwe’s democracy. On August 1, following the announcement of the parliamentary election results in Zimbabwe, which saw Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ZANU-PF winning a clear majority, opposition MDC Alliance supporters held a demonstration in and around Harare’s central business district, claiming…
Twitter is launching a faster version named twitter Lite. This Twitter Lite works through a web browser, not a stand-alone phone application. It will work well and faster on limited internet. This web app is not as powerful as the previous app. Stunning part, it is less than 1 MB. Not only this but also…
Beauty lies on itself. It was the time of the Water festival. She was quite shy for taking this photograph. When she tried to escape to the house this photograph was captured.
Eurek Alert: Some relationships can be complicated. Take the one between sweet potato crops and soil nitrogen, for example. Too little nitrogen and sweet potato plants don’t grow well and have low yields. Too much nitrogen, however, boosts the growth of leaves and branches at the expense of storage roots. That also leads to low…
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…