Psychology can help you to understand other people’s behaviors, and sometimes even your own, much better. Oddly enough, it can help you in your social life as well. Here’s how- •People notice the first and last things you do: In a sequence of events, people remember the first and last things to happen more strongly….
T.S “A bunch of racists”, is what exactly JK Rowling remarked when she received huge criticism over casting a black woman as Hermione, reported The Observer. She said that dealing with the continuous insistence of the people who said that Hermione should be a white woman. Olivier winner Noma Dumezweni “was the best actress for…
Samiul Bashar Samin For a large number of songwriters, lyric-writing is the hardest aspect of the art. The main reason it’s such a struggle is that lyric writing is a completely different skill to writing music, and skill in musical theory and composition is of little to no help in lyric writing, which places entirely…
UNB US-Bangla Airlines has announced attractive holiday packages for tourists to Singapore and Malaysia. Credit card users will be able to avail the packages through payment in six equal monthly installments (EMIs), said the airlines in a press release issued Tuesday. To avail its Kuala Lumpur package, holidaymakers will have to pay Tk 29,990 for…
DOT Desk: Vehicles started to move on the busy Airport Road in Dhaka after the protesting ready-made garments workers withdrew the blockade that was imposed around yesterday noon, reports The Daily Star. The workers cleared the road around 3:00pm following requests from the law enforcers as the blockade resulted in heavy traffic in the area….
By Aziz Ansari “DON’T go anywhere near a mosque,” I told my mother. “Do all your prayer at home. O.K.?” “We’re not going,” she replied. I am the son of Muslim immigrants. As I sent that text, in the aftermath of the horrible attack in Orlando, Fla., I realized how awful it was to tell…
Kabir Humayun: A group of parents and guardians yesterday demanded the release of their children, who were allegedly picked up by law enforcers, in Mohakhali and Tejgaon areas of Dhaka on September 5. They urged the law enforcers to produce them before a court if the students are guilty. At a press briefing held at…
Arafat Hasan: Saudi Arabia has yet to either confirm or deny reports of the detainment of Sheikh Dr Saleh bin Mohammed Al Talib, Imam and Preacher of the Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah. On Sunday, social media advocacy group ‘Prisoners of Conscience’, which monitors and documents arrests of Saudi preachers and religious scholars, had stated…
Russia Today: Washington cannot dictate trade rules to others, Germany’s economy minister said, adding that his country should be more assertive and defy American sanctions – particularly by investing more in Iran. “We don’t let Washington dictate [their will] on trade relations with other countries,” German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told Bild newspaper on Saturday….
UNB: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has called all aspiring scientists, technologists and innovators to submit their best sustainable development ideas as part of their newly launched Transformers Roadshow in the city. The deadline for all applications is midnight on August 28. Finalists will be announced on August 31 and will be invited to pitch…