Jute composite factory catches fire in Gazipur
UNB A fire broke out in a jute composite factory at Keoya Bazar in Sreepur upazila. Akteruzzaman, assistant director of Gazipur fire service and civil defense, said that the fire broke out in a warehouse of ‘Sahara Composite Factory’ around 6:30am and engulfed the entire factory. On information, eight fire-fighting units of Mawna, Gazipur and…
Two Indian tribes help reconstruct a forest’s history, in war and in peace
Shreya Dasgupta /Monga Bay *A researcher-illustrator team has traced the emotional and personal links of two of India’s indigenous tribes to what is now a protected area via their memories. *By interviewing more than 200 community members, most of them from the Bugun and Shertukpen tribes living near Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh state,…
Swimmer Micro robot will prevent diseases
Think that, a microscopic machine could swim in a person’s blood vessel and is delivering medicine to cancer tumor. It is also helping to protect heart attack and vision saving surgery. Scientists already designed micro robots, called micro swimmers. The micro robots will be built very soon. Scientists declared that it…
Shaving Craving!
Reaz Fiem Falling off the diet wagon is one of the common most things experienced by us. The biggest push for that fall comes from food cravings. Food craving is a situation where we cannot think beyond food. So why do these cravings play such strong roles in our lives that we cannot stick to…
Bangabandhu’s Sten-torian Voice- the memory of the world
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed Bangabandho earned the world famous recognition earlier. This time, on 30th October, 2017, his speech got the recognition of world documentary record as a source of zeal, courage, extra-ordinary command and leadership. It is indeed a towering courage for the nation. This time, his speech has been included in international memory…
Two students found dead in Kurigram
Desk report: Police recovered the bodies of two students from BSCIC Industrial area in Nazira village of Sadar upazila in Kurigram on Wednesday, reports UNB reports. The deceased were identified as Selina Akter, 12, a class VIII student of Amin Uddin Dakhil Madrasa and daughter of Jabed Ali of Dakuapara village and Jahangir Alam, 14,…
EU promotes cultural cooperation with partner countries
DOT Desk: The Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh organised a solo musical performance of noted Nazrul Giti singer Shushmita Anis in the capital. The event was part of the EU’s policy, adopted in 2016, to encourage cultural cooperation between the union and its partner countries, reports The New Age. The Delegation also paid…
Of extremism and our new jihadists
Md. Shamsul Islam, Executive Editor, Our Time: I was quite amused to see in our media that a woman activist of the outlawed Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), was arrested lately in Mymensingh who allegedly motivated her elder daughter to emigrate or hijrat for the causes of Islam. Though the news did not give us further…