NDTV This video is going crazy viral on social media right now, and with good reason. A video which shows a woman impersonating Siri has garnered over 16 million views on Twitter, and people just can’t believe how spot-on the impression is. Shared by Twitter user @Erinie_DaBest, the video shows a woman – identified by…
Sayeed Muhammad: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday laid emphasis on protecting students from militancy and drug addition, only to help ensure a better future. “Teachers and guardians should be aware so that students are not misguided by evil forces,” he said while addressing the 5th convocation of State University of Bangladesh (SUB) at the Bangabandhu…
Marilyn Thipthorpe What is happening to our so-called civilized world? We, who have braved the tides of evolution to become what we are today; what are we but what we tried to escape. If these words seem too twisted for common comprehension, then we are on the right track! Life and all that it entails…
Rappler A Japanese government investigation sparked by a row over medical school admissions has found improper practices at 10 institutions, including 4 that tried to keep women out, a report said Friday, December 14. Authorities began their inquiry after Tokyo Medical University admitted it had systematically lowered the scores of female applicants to keep the…
Channel News Asia: A giant panda born in a Malaysian zoo celebrated her first birthday Monday (Jan 14) with a cake made of ice in front of adoring visitors. The youngster looked around shyly as a zookeeper carried her to a platform in her enclosure where the cake, which had a large number “one” on…
Desk Report: Nearly half of South Asia’s population, including more than three-quarters of Bangladesh’s population, is at risk of declining living standards due to rising temperature and erratic rainfall from climate change, says a new World Bank Report. The report ‘South Asia’s Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards,’ was released…
Md. Taqi Yasir PeyaBipasha is a well-known emerging Bangladeshi model &actress. She was in the slant of top 10 in Lux at Lux Channel I superstarcompetition 2012. Her elder sister Azmeri Asha was the 1st runner up in the Veet Channel I Top Model competition in 2012. After that, BipashaPeya started to work in the…
Mohiuddin Ahmed speaks to DOT : There has never been a free and fair election in Bangladesh. BNP has to at first release a statement regarding their loss in the polls. This is a tragedy for those hoping for a BNP victory. I did not expect it to win. Those people sitting in their living…
Kabir Humayun: BNP yesterday announced countrywide programmes demanding its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail. The party men will hold an hour-long human chain on September 8 and a two-hour long token hunger strike on September 12, reports Asian Age. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement at a press conference…
Abrar Hussain: In another step towards boosting cooperation between the two rivals, North and South Korea agreed yesterday to hold a summit in the North in September, even as doubts grow over efforts to end the North’s nuclear weapons program. Officials from both sides met at the neutral Panmunjom village in the demilitarized zone (DMZ)…