Time Over Money

    Eshan Maitra The study was done by the researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). They went to the locals with only one question – “Which would you rather have more of: time or money?” After these the participants were asked few other different types of questions designed…

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      BNP chalks out founding anniv programs

      Raj Abrar: BNP have announced various programs to celebrate its 40th founding anniversary on September 1, including a public rally, discussion, hoisting party flag, placing wreaths at the grave of party founder Ziaur Rahman. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement yesterday after a joint meeting of the party and its…

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        Clinton, Soros, And The Political Puppet Show

        Nusrat Jahan Progga On the 16th of March, 2016 the WikiLeaks website inaugurated a searchable archive of over 30,000 emails & email attachments sent to and from Hillary Clinton’s private email server while she was serving as the 67th Secretary of State. Among the heaps of new information a.k.a. “leaks” that the most politically popular…

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          Bangladesh set to sign deal with EEC this year

          Desk Report Bangladesh is set to ink a deal with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) this year to expand trade and commerce, including duty-free market access to Russia, and tap the potential of exports to East European markets, officials said. Contacted, Additional Secretary of the commerce ministry Md Shafiqul Islam said, “We have sent an…

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            Minimum wage still one of the lowest

            Desk Report: Readymade garment workers in Bangladesh are paid one of the lowest minimum monthly wages among the global apparel producing countries, reports New Age. Despite the 51 per cent hike in the proposed minimum wage to Tk 8,000, Bangladesh still will remain in the lowest terrain in the global scenario, particularly when compared with…

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              National Health Library and Documentation Centre (NHL&DC), Mohakhali, Dhaka, under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, organized a workshop on the “Importance of Library in Health and Education Services” on 05 February 2018 on the occasion of the National Library Day, which takes place for the…

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                Thick fog damages Boro seedbeds at Ulipur

                DOT Desk: The continuous cold wave accompanied by thick fog is damaging Boro paddy seedbeds in Ulipur Upazila of the district, reports The Daily Observer. As a result, the farmers are apprehending scarcity of seedlings as those have become reddish and rotten. Following the advice of the local agriculture department, many farmers are covering the…

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