Call to build child friendly society

    Desk Report: Speakers at a programme called for proper coordination among different ministries of the government for building a child-friendly atmosphere and protecting the rights of children, reports Daily Sun. Taking necessary steps for sustainable rehabilitation of child trafficking victims and enforcement of Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act-2012 will also help protect the…

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      Health Benifits of Banana

      Bananas have a low glycemic index for weight loss. Eating bananas control increased blood sugar levels in the human body. Research shows that bananas can actually be a perfect fit in your weight loss diet plan. This fruit it sweet. It’s very healthy, nutritious and will give us an often much-needed morning energy. The following chart table shows the calorie count…

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        Terrorism and its challenges

        Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy: The world ‘terror’ means the action or quality of causing dread and alternatively, a person, object or force, inspiring dread. Modern words like terror, terrorize, terrible, terrorism and deterrent are believed to have been derived from the Latin verbs terror – to tremble…

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          Worker killed as roof collapses in Jhalokathi

          UNB A construction worker died and two others were injured as the roof of an old building collapsed on them at Bheronbaria village of Nalciti upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Rubel Hossain, 22, son of Md Motahar Khan, resident of Kamdabpur village of the upazila. Abdus Salam, Rampasha union parishad chairman,…

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            Reuters journalists charged with violating Myanmar law

            Abrar Hussain Two journalists from the Reuters news agency were charged by Myanmar prosecutors with violating the Official Secrets Act on Wednesday despite international condemnation, reports Abc News.Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested Dec. 12 after they were accused of breaking colonial-era law by acquiring “important secret papers” from two policemen who had worked…

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              Bottled water of 5 brands unsafe: BSTI

              Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) yesterday submitted a report to the High Court saying it has found five brands’ bottled water unsafe for drinking and other 10 brands’ water safe after examining their quality. The five brands producing unsafe water are—Yummy Yummy, Aqua Mineral, CFB, OSMA and Simmin while the…

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                A Thing Or Two About Fanfictions

                Anindya Nahar Habib Fan fiction is fiction written by fans basing on characters or setting from an original work. Mostly a non profitable source of enjoyment of venturing an fictional universe made by fans for the fans. Even though fan fiction gained high exposure after the easy access of internet this concept was well alive…

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                  Unfit for porpoise: Naughty dolphin causes French beach ban

                  AFP: A love-lorn dolphin has prompted a French coastal town to ban bathing on its beaches, fearing people may be hurt by the antics of the over-excited mammal. Roger Lars, mayor of Landevennec, on the western tip of Brittany, issued a ban on voluntarily approaching within 50 metres (yards) of the dolphin and outlawed bathing…

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