Eshan Maitra The Sixth Sense myth has always been a topic of wonder. Now, Geophysicist Joe Kirschvink from the California Institute of Technology, US finally claiming that he found some legit evidence of humanity’s sixth sense. The ability to detect Earth’s magnetic field, in some subconscious way. This mysterious ability already has been confirmed in…
UNB A Bangladeshi student has won the first prize in the “Kids for Human Rights” international drawing competition. Sixth-grader Saied Muhammad Zareef Saleh secured the top prize in the “How I can defend or promote human rights” category. The 12-year-old is a student at Scholastica School in Dhaka’s Uttara. Eight other young creative artists from…
Desk Report: Obesity and overweight are considered both non-communicable diseases and risk factors. Obesity and overweight increase the risk of diabetes, cancer and cardio-vascular diseases, reports Daily Star. A study, led by the Imperial College London and the World Health Organisation, established experts’ apprehension that Bangladesh is facing the ‘dual burden’ of both malnutrition and…
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT December 1971 memories are blurred but I realize all too well that they are part of many of us, whether in or out. On the day of liberation, many families feasted but by January some were facing difficulties fetching a full table. Perhaps it was also a bit more resentful…
Tim Gaynor/UNHCR UNHCR has more than 11,500 staff, most based in the field. Meet ethics officer Keiko Odashiro, who protects refugees from sexual exploitation and abuse. Name: Keiko Odashiro from Kobe, Japan Job title: Ethics officer focusing on protection from sexual exploitation and abuse. More than five years with UNHCR, working in Uganda, South Sudan…
Desk Report: Jute cultivation in the district has been reduced by about 40 percent this year compared to last year, mostly due to unfavourable weather condition. Jute was cultivated on 20,228 hectares of land last year, producing 2,01,890 bales of fibre, said Shariful Islam, a sub-assistant agriculture officer at the district Department of Agriculture Extension…
Hindustan times: A robot submarine able to hunt and kill the predatory crown-of-thorns starfish devastating the Great Barrier Reef was unveiled by Australian researchers on Friday. Scientists at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) said the robot, named the RangerBot and developed with a grant from Google, would serve as a “robo reef protector” for…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : A Bangladeshi has won the first global award recognising the achievements of women with disabilities, reports Reuters and bdnews24.com. Ashrafun Nahar Misti, who has founded the Women with Disabilities Development Foundation in Bangladesh, won in the rights award category for her campaigns for inclusive policy and equal opportunities in education and…
Nusrat Jahan Being girls, we all are naturally beauty conscious, to some extent. However, as we age, our beauty tends to fade away *dramatically breaks in to tears*. We then resort to using various beauty products we see being advertised on TV (I know your mom splurged on those Olay Age Defying skincare sets too!)….
Tips and tricks: It might not be the most newsworthy thing, but we love knowing what other people’s daily menus look like. Whether it’s our colleagues, friends or of someone we don’t even know: we love to know what they eat. Especially fascinating is celebrities’ daily menus. Everybody eats, but what do these people who…