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Got enough iron?

If you feel exhausted all day long for no apparent reason, if your face and palms look as pale as a character in a vampire movie, if you often feel faint, lightheaded and dizzy, especially while working out or climbing stairs - you probably are anaemic.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War

One of the longest wars in the human history was actually a bloodless war where no single shot was fired from any of the warring sides.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Quirky Science

After reconstructing the colour patterns of a well-preserved dinosaur from China, researchers from the University of Bristol have found that the long-lost species Psittacosaurus (meaning "parrot lizard," a reference to its parrot-like beak) was light on its underside and darker on top.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Leading a life of purpose

What are you taking on in your lives? Why are you here? What are the big things that you are going to tackle?
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

NUMBERS 5,200,000

The amount of taka in fake notes that has been seized from a gang of currency counterfeiters during a raid in the capital. Like every year, money counterfeiters are active ahead of Eid-ul-Adha when people spend money for buying cattle.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

5 Acts of Kindness to Practice Regularly

In a capitalist world like today's, it may be hard to do something without expecting something else in return, but kindness shouldn't be one of them.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

The South China Sea Imbroglio

The prevailing tensions over South China Sea are the result of its prevailing aggressive-imperialist-expansionist foreign policy orientation in the entire Asia-Pacific or rechristened Indo-Pacific region for many years past, because riding over the crest of its own creation, Beijing had extended its claim over the entire South China Sea, few years ago, as its maritime territory while citing some historical evidences of it's choice.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

About Town

Dance Drama - Bhabna's Production
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

SNAPSHOT

Perhaps there is a soul hidden in everything and it can always speak, without even making a sound, to another soul.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Getting on the Local Bus!

Have you heard of the Local Bus? No, it's not one of those half-damaged, 35-year-old or more vehicles running on the streets of Dhaka.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DIFFERENTLY-ABLED

Mehedi Hasan, a visually impaired youth lost his sight at the age of four. However, due to his strong determination and relentless support from the family, Mehedi has achieved a Bachelor's degree from Dhaka University's Department of Political Science in 2014.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Beautiful blend of history and fiction

Most of us come across a common problem when dealing with history books. One of the major complaints of teenagers or even young adults is that reading history is boring.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

MAILBOX

I would like to thank Naziba Basher for her article regarding why one should read published on August 26, 2016. Reading really is something that helps people achieve perfection.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Shahbaz Khan’s Legacy

Dhaka city has a specific identity of being called 'the City of Mosques'. According to a 2008 survey of Islamic Foundation, there are more than 2.5 million mosques in Bangladesh, whereas around six thousand of them are in Dhaka city alone.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Revolutionising Qurbani

With the onset of a generation of virtual reality users, and with online shops becoming an important part of our lives, Eid-ul-Adha - the festival of sacrifice - is enjoying a renaissance.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

PEARLS OF WISDOM

I see most of my movies at festivals.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

TRENDING THIS WEEK

Another convicted war criminal, Mir Quasem Ali, the fourth top al-Badr commander, has been executed for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War...
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Show me the Money!

There are some vendors in Dhaka whose articles of trade are some of the most peculiar in the world.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

QUIRKY SCIENCE

Stanford engineers have developed a low-cost, plastic-based textile that, if woven into clothing, could cool your body far more efficiently than is possible with the natural or synthetic fabrics in clothes we wear today.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

A Work in Progress - Beshi Joss Drums

While a touch of the strings and strokes on the black and white reeds speak thousands of words – of generations, people, nature, love and helps one to travel all over the world, the beating of the drums, however, brings you back to life.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM