Sayeed Muhammad: In the wake of suspicions of infiltration by criminal groups, the entire municipal police force in the coastal Mexican resort of Acapulco is under investigation. Marines surrounded the police headquarters and disarmed 700 officers as federal police and the military will now patrol the city instead, reports BBC. Acapulco became famous as a…
Medical Daily: Nervous about that big test at school or that presentation at work? Just take a walk, no longer than ten minutes. Not only will it clear your mind but it may also improve your brain’s ability to store and recall memories. That is what researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and the…
Desk Report: Nearly half of South Asia’s population, including more than three-quarters of Bangladesh’s population, is at risk of declining living standards due to rising temperature and erratic rainfall from climate change, says a new World Bank Report. The report ‘South Asia’s Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards,’ was released…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the international community to ensure easy transfer of technology at low cost worldwide to face the possible challenges and risks during the era of this ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’. The premier came up with the call while delivering her speech at the World Economic Forum’s plenary session titled…
Desk Report: Indigenous farmers in the hill district are busy in harvesting paddy as well as making items needed for cultivating jhum. Jhum is a kind of cultivation method of the indigenous people of Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT). The method is used in the hills. Jhum cultivation is not profitable now due to climate change…
Desk Report: The villagers of Alankari Union, including from: Munsirgao, Manukopa, Palgao, and Betsandi, have undertaken new business ventures by cultivating coriander. The herb is being grown on about eight acres of land in different villages, and is bringing prosperity to the region. The profit margin ends up at Tk1.1 lakh. The farmers of Biswanath…
Desk Report: It was an amazingly happy occasion as 41-year-old Mursheda, who remained traceless for long ten years till her identification at a mental hospital in West Bengal of India in May last year, returned to her elderly parents in Melandah upazila under the district on Friday. Mursheda, daughter of poor parents Nomej Uddin Nonda,…
M Humayun Kabir: A US-Bangla flight carrying 171 people from Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar made an emergency landing at the Chattogram airport as its landing gear failed. Wing Commander Sarwar-e-Jahan, manager of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport, told bdnews24.com that the Boeing 737 aircraft’s landing gear did not work, forcing it to land at the…
Andrea Witcomb,Professor, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies, Deakin University/The Conversation, Australia What is the role of commemorative exhibitions that focus on the life of a single change agent I asked myself, as I viewed Melbourne Museum’s latest blockbuster, Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition. The result of an international collaboration between Museums Victoria, the Nelson…
Hindustan Times: Cristiano Ronaldo turns his focus back to Juventus’s quest for a treble this season on Wednesday after losing out in the FIFA’s best player of the year award. Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo skipped the awards ceremony in London on Monday as his former Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric beat him for the…