Nusrat Progga Last year I had an emotional-tearjerker-anime run where I only watched anime that would make me sad. That is the power of what is said to be one of the saddest anime ever, Clannad. I was suggested to watch Angelo Beats, which I didn’t really enjoy, but thanks to a Facebook post, I…
Masum Billah Bang-ladesh is going on joint ventures to establish power-plants in India & Nepal, in order to import electricity & suffice for the country’s power needs. Already, Bangladesh-India Friendship Company is planning on establishing a coal or solar electricity generation center. Such decision was taken during the joint-working committee meeting of Bangladesh & Indian…
What Is It? For a lot of people sleeping is the time of rest and the most movement you do is the normal tossing and turning but for others sleep can be a time to endlessly walk around the house, drive a car or cook a meal, all without them being consciously aware. This is…
Farhin Ahmed Mim Even though walking might sound like a healthier option than taking the bus, it seems like it depends on the city you live in and the level of pollution in it. The rising air pollution in cities like London, Karachi and Doha have left people wondering whether walking is still healthy for…
Minnie Potter Tu-po is an ancient Chinese ghost who was very revengeful. He used to be a minister for Chinese Emperor Hsuan. In a fight, Hsuan killed Tu-po before which Tu-po had threatened him that would come back and haunt him. Three years after he was killed, Hsuan was shot by an arrow fired by…
Kamrun Nahar, Staff Reporter, Daily Financial Express The proverb “too many cooks spoil the broth” probably applies best when it comes to the question regarding the visible and viable measures against the perennial waterlogging problem in Dhaka city. With around 19 million people, Dhaka, a so called megacity, has been fighting various man-induced and natural…
H. M. Nazrul Islam ,Contributing Editor, The New York Times, Bangladesh National Section : There have been whispers over the past few months about a bombshell from Justice SK Sinha, which has finally come true. The so called bombshell has arrived in the form of a book titled “A Broken Dream: Rule of Law, Human Rights…
Sayeed Muhammad: India, the world’s biggest two-wheeler maker, has emerged the key player of the bike market in Bangladesh. The value of two-wheeler exports from India to Bangladesh rose by 50% in FY18 to $277 million, followed by Sri Lanka, with values of the shipment to Bangladesh more than doubled since FY16, when it was…
Tanzim Taqrim Temperatures in Mongolia have increased three times faster than the global average. Recently, the country’s glaciers have lost up to 33% of their ice and 70% of the country’s land is considered degraded. The reason Mongolia is sensitive to climate change is it’s located at sea levels and is geographically distinct because of…
DOT Desk The High Court granted an interim bail for six months to Barrister Mainul Hosein in two separate defamation cases filed in Rangpur and Jamalpur reports The Daily Star. The court also stayed the trial proceedings of the cases for six months. The High Court bench of Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice Zafor…