Marilyn Thipthorpe The people of the east and specially us here in Bangladesh have always been fans of the coconut, from drizzling it into our hair to cooking with it to make amazing desserts; coconuts have always been a part of our life. Out west, the trend has caught on in recent years and they…
CNN A senior scientist has given what has been described as a “highly offensive” presentation about the role of women in physics, the BBC has learned. At a workshop organised by Cern, Prof Alessandro Strumia of Pisa University said that “physics was invented and built by men, it’s not by invitation”. He said male scientists…
Marilyn Thipthorpe What has this world come to-intolerance and resentment, violence and strife-that’s what! I remember a time when I was young; it was a new Bangladesh, glistening from its newly emerged bud. Everyone and everything was in harmony, working side by side, educated and civilized. I remember all those festive Christmas’s, those rushing days…
Hossen Sohel: Pope Francis yesterday urged Latvians, who broke with the Soviet Union nearly 30 years ago, to cherish their hard-won freedom and to not forget the sacrifices of those who died for it, reports AFP. Francis is visiting Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, three countries who are looking warily towards what they fear is a…
Arab News: Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday a four-way Syria summit “is planned in the upcoming future,” with the leaders of Russia, France, Turkey and Germany attending.It said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Ankara on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the four-way meeting with his Turkish counterpart.
6 Froggie Green I believe that we have already established the fact that, at one point in life, we all wondered if the person sitting next to us could here what we hear when we much of chips/chanachur/ anything crispy. It is like an open secret now, and those who are still obsessed with how…
BSS A mobile court comprising Fisheries Department, RAB and police seized 30 lakh meters of banned current net from a factory in Nayagaon area of the town on Monday. Acting on a tip off, the court, led by Executive Magistrate Asif Anam Siddique, conducted a drive to ‘Tasfia Fishing Net’ factory and seized the banned…
Science Alert From the Neolithic to present times, the amount of sunlight we see in a day has had a profound impact on human culture. We are fast approaching the winter solstice for the Northern hemisphere, which takes place on December 21. This is the longest night of the year – once celebrated as “Yule”…
Reuters: The top U.S general in Afghanistan told NATO troops on Tuesday to prepare themselves to deal with “positive processes or negative consequences” as peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban to end a 17-year war gain momentum. General Scott Miller, who commands U.S. forces and the NATO-led non-combat Resolution Support (RS) mission in…
Dr. Badiul Alam Majumder speaks to DOT : The Election Commission (EC) has been unable to win over the trust of the people regarding the upcoming 11th National Parliamentary Election. It is yet to be seen whether the EC will be able to come out of its instability. If it is to gain the people’s…