Rasheda K Chowdhury, Distinguished Academic : After countless losses of life as well as injustices, the students could not remain silent any longer. This is an expression of pent-up anger after seeing so much injustice for so long. These protests are the explosions of this anger. The students are not doing politics; in fact, this…
Tahsin Rahman Oshin •It has been seen that cats are able to make about 100 different sounds, while the more intelligent dogs can make only 10. •In the era of Middle Ages, cats were associated with witchcraft. On the events of Saint John’s Day, people in Europe would collect them in backpacks and toss them…
Lindsey Galloway/BBC In these five spots, expats will likely be greeted with a warm welcome, a helping hand and a friendly smile. For many expats, finding new friends can ease the often overwhelming task of adjusting to a new life abroad. But with huge variances in local culture and language capabilities, some places can definitely…
Sajeda Farisa Kabir, Barrister, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh; Associate Director, BRAC Human Rights and Legal Aid Services/BRAC Living in Dhaka is a challenge, no matter who you are. Traffic is manic, there are motorcyclists cruising the footpaths and people are forced to walk on the streets. There are no designated bus lanes and no…
The Financial Express: About 40 per cent of young Chinese entrepreneurs are female, according to a report released recently. The report was based on a survey of 6,928 entrepreneurs aged 16 to 35 and was jointly published by the China Foundation for Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment, and the Chinese Academy of Labour and Social Security….
A dispute has long been prevailing between the people supporting the CHT Peace Accord and those who are opposing the move. One of the groups backs the treaty while the other does not. The feud within themselves turned into violence. With the general election approaching, both the groups will try to enlarge their area of…
BSS: Jatiya Sangshad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP, has said the present government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will work for fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the people. “We want to begin our works right now for further development of Pirganj upazila,” she said at a post-election views-exchange meeting on…
DOT Desk: The government has decided to offer concession on port charges for users during holidays in an attempt to keep cargo delivery uninterrupted like working days in the Chattogram port, people familiar with the development said, reports The Financial Express BD. The decision was taken since cargo delivery from the port during holidays was…
Ummul Wara Sweety Social bonding is gradually decreasing in our societies. People are becoming more own single-family-centered. Thus, adult citizens are failing to fulfill their responsibilities of keeping tab on the social issues & happenings. News of someone’s misbehaviors & inappropriate conducts used to rapidly spread from ear to ear, of every seniors. Thus, culprits…