Sufferings as fewer buses ply on rally day
Noman Mosharef It was around 12pm yesterday. A middle-aged woman with her children was standing at Sadarghat since the dawn. She came from Barisal and was set to go to Savar. She was waiting despite nobody knew when the bus service of that route might be resumed. Like her, a lot of people suffered the…
B’deshi killed by ‘BSF’ along Thakurgaon border
Hossen Sohel of DOT A Bangladesh national was shot to death allegedly by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Dharmagar border in Ranishankoil upazila of Thakurgaon early yesterday, reports The Daily Star.Deceased Jahangir Alam Raju, 21, was son of Badsha Mia of Shahanabadh village in Ranishankoil upazila of Thakurgaon. Quoting locals, Lt Col…
Parrots able to make complex economic decisions, study shows
Sky News: Parrots can make complex economic decisions, at least according to German scientists. 33 macaws and African grey parrots were taught to recognise the value of tokens which could be exchanged for food as part of the experiment at the Max Planck Institute in Germany. The birds then had to invest their tokens, either…
German city braces for protests as Erdogan opens mega mosque
Yahoo Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to open one of Europe’s largest mosques in Cologne on Saturday as he wraps up a controversial visit to Germany, with police deploying in force amid planned protests. The inauguration will be the closing event of his three-day state visit, aimed at repairing frayed ties with Berlin…
Why Prioritize EQ over IQ? And how to improve it
Eshan Maitra We often refer a genius person by saying, he/she has must have very high IQ (Intelligence Quotient). But the surprising fact is, even average people might beat them to the ladder of success with higher EQ. EQ refers to emotional intelligence. After two decades of human research, scientists actually have come to consensus…
Arvind Kejriwal, Rituparna Sengupta inaugurate Bangla Cine Utsab 2018
DNA India: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali and Bengali actor Rituparna Sengupta inaugurated the 11th edition of Bangla Cine Utsab-2018 in New Delhi. Organised by Bengal Association, the three-day-long festival, will showcase ten full length feature films and ten short films by renowned filmmakers as well as…
SC upholds division facility for Shahidul
Kabir Humayun: The Supreme Court upheld a High Court order that asked the government to provide division facilities to imprisoned internationally-acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam. The order came to effect as Appellate Division’s chamber judge Justice M Imman Ali yesterday dropped a government petition from its hearing list that sought stay on the facilities. However, the…
KASHMIR A tale of a Blazing Dreamland
Ashik Kabir ashikk992@gmail.com Located in the northwest Himalayan ranges of the Indian subcontinent, Jammu and Kashmir is India’s only Muslim preponderant state. It was ruled by Hindu Dogra Maharajas from 1846 to 1947. When the British rule of subcontinent ended creating India and Pakistan, Kashmir remained a matter of dispute between both the countries. The…