Puran P Bista, Former journalist, now heads Liberty House at Birtamode, Eastern Nepal/ My Republica The illiterate of the twenty-first century won’t be those who can’t read and write, but those who can’t learn, unlearn and relearn, says Allwin Toffler, a renowned 20th century academic. Earlier, a man who could read, write and do basic…
DOT Desk: The Direc-torate of National Consumer Rights Protection on Tuesday fined 61 businesses Tk 3.32 lakh in charge of various offences including producing food in unhygienic environment, reports The Daily Sun. Mobile teams of the DNCRP conducted the drives in 20 districts headed by 22 top officials as part of its routine market monitoring….
Reported by: Riku Amir Written by: Eshan Maitra Three intensive meetings were conducted regarding the prevention of cheating during medical admission test, at the seminar hall of Directorate General of Health Services. Specially, to prevent cheating using micro-technologies or by impersonating. DGHS will do everything to conduct a fair admission test, said DGHS Education &…
Biplab Biswas: DB identified 7 militants who are accused of murdering Avijit Roy, the founder of ‘Muktomona’ blog. 2 of them are his murderers. Intelligence sources confirmed that all of them are members of ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’. They also have links with militant organizations like JMB and Huji. They are frequently changing their positions so…
Science Alert It’s an aching feeling of deep affection that many of us can barely control. When we see an adorable creature, we must fight an overwhelming urge to squeeze that cuteness with everything we’ve got. And pinch it, and cuddle it, and maybe even bite it. This is a perfectly normal psychological tick –…
Sejuti Mourin Shadhona Dance team will leave from Dhaka to Taiwan on 7th November to represent Bangladesh in the annual conference on the World Dance Alliance. On 11th November, they will represent the folk tradition and culture of Bangladesh through a variety of dance forms. This group will also perform classical dance, kathak dance, Bharatanatyam…
Reuters: Brazil’s electoral court threw out a complaint by jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that television networks were not covering his campaign in their newscasts, even though he is a candidate in the October presidential race. The decision by the court, known as the TSE, increases the likelihood that its judges will…
IndependentBD The seventh edition of the 11-day theatre festival titled ‘Ganga-Jamuna Cultural Festival’ (Ganga-Jamuna Sangskritik Ustab 2018) will begin on October 5 on the premises of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital’s Segun Bagicha area. Aiming at consolidating the harmony between Bangladesh and India through cultural exchange, Indian and Bangladesh Committee of Ganga-Jamuna Sangskritik…
Nobonita Chowdhury In case you’re not aware, Fitzgerald is the one who wrote The Great Gatsby, eons before Leonardo Dicaprio turned it into a soap opera. If you just want to read a Fitzgerald novel and get things over with, then this article is not for you. However, if you’d like to have a deeper…
Whatsapp is one of the most famous media platforms; including its parent company Facebook which was able to escape the observation of Chinese officials. Their radar is firmly looking at it. Many Whatsapp users reported a problem that they were unable to send image, video and other documents on Tuesday. On Wednesday, cyber experts said…