Myisha Nawar Over 70% of our body is made of water and the effects of dehydration may be life-threatening. The former “8-by-8” rule of 64 ounces per day is no longer a rule of the thumb. It is essential to up your water intake, especially in the heat scorching us these days. There are many…
UNB: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed deep satisfaction over the progress and development of the National Defence College (NDC) and Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC). She made the appreciation at the 16th joint governing body meeting of NDC and DSCSC, held at the conference room of the Prime Minister’s Office at…
Reuters: Uber’s head of corporate development, Cameron Poetzscher, was disciplined after a probe found he had a pattern of making sexually suggestive comments about other co-workers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the investigation. When the findings of the probe by an outside law firm were presented to an internal…
Sheersho Zaman “Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.” ~ The Name of the Wind “The Name of the Wind” is the first installment in the fantasy trilogy “The Kingkiller Chronicles”…
Marilyn A new and innovative technology is trying to prove the link between the uses of electrical shocks to the brain with the increase of calcium cells. The study known as (tDCS) transcranial direct current simulation involves sending weak shocks through the brain; this stimulates the brain tissue and augments learning as well as faster…
NTV Bishnu Bhagat, 36, dresses himself in colourful polythene bags and goes about his business every day in Odisha. He doesn’t mind being referred as a ‘chalta firta dustbin’ (walking dustbin), because the underlying message he wants to convey is, ‘If I look ugly to you, think about earth and what we have made it.’…
Wion News: As North Korea celebrates a major anniversary this weekend, the presence or absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping could highlight just how much vitality has been restored to ties between Pyongyang and its most powerful backer after a prolonged chill. A visit by Xi to North Korea for the 70th anniversary of the…
Desk Report: Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, announced the launch of ‘Safety Toolkit’, a consolidated and comprehensive set of features in-app for riders in Bangladesh, within months of its US rollout, reports Daily Star. Keeping technology at the heart of Uber’s approach, the safety toolkit is aimed at building on the existing safety…
Tarannum Sattar Instead of going out of the way for his birthday, Rob Kardashian celebrated his birthday quietly with his girl Blac Chyna. The couple was seen going to a supermarket and picking up necessities. Later they also hit the salon for manicure and pedicure. “Chyna got him a few thoughtful gifts and she is…
Prof. Abu Ahmed, Dept of Economics, University of Dhaka: The government could investigate the reason behind the low prices of rawhide this year. They could find out whether it was the tannery owners forming their own syndicate and using blackmail to get what they want. They could also investigate the legality of this and prosecute…