Seminar on breastfeeding held

Nestlé Bangladesh Ltd organised a seminar titled “Breastfeeding – The Gold Standard” at the Dhaka Nestlé Head office yesterday as part of
5 August 2015

Meeting of Rotary Club today

The regular weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Greater Dhaka will be held at 6:00pm today at Hotel Eastern Residence on Road-27,
5 August 2015

The motorbike that can 'surf' on water (video)

Australian stunt biker Robbie Maddison has found a new way to surf on his motorbike.
5 August 2015

Is China's Winter Olympics song a Frozen rip-off?

From smartphones to designer handbags to cars even, counterfeiting has long been a part of Chinese industry, where trademarks can be a slippery concept.
4 August 2015

Working-class barrio turns into huge rainbow mural in Mexico

A group of artists known as the Germ Collective spent 14 months turning the hillside neighborhood of Las Palmitas into a giant, colorful mural in an effort to bring the working-class "barrio" together and change its gritty image
3 August 2015

Workshop on digital resources today

An awareness workshop on “Digital Resources” organised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) will be held at Lakeshore Hotel in
2 August 2015

The Amazing Bicycle Race (video)

The massive increase of cyclists in the last few years owes a lot to the efforts of the biggest cycling community in Bangladesh, BDCyclists. Friday, July 31, the community organised a bicycling a event titled 'Amazing Bicycle Race' which was the first of its kind in Bangladesh.
2 August 2015

9 creative innovations by desi men that will blow you away

In Pakistan, some local people (desi men) believe in meeting their needs with innovation – innovation that is economical, easy, quick and accessible to their immediate surroundings.
2 August 2015

Improving health indicators of Bangladesh

Recently Bangladesh has been invited to join the Advisory Board of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva which has an advisory committee consisting of
1 August 2015

Pakistani Bajrangi Bhaijaans want to reunite Indian woman with family

Alike Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Pakistani activists launches fresh campaign to unite a hearing and speech impaired Indian woman who has been stranded in the neighbouring country for at least 15 years.
1 August 2015

Biannual confce of Bangladesh Diabetic Nutrition Society held

Bangladesh Diabetic Nutrition Society (BDNS) organised its biannual conference with the slogan "Nutrition for Life" yesterday.
31 July 2015

The Magic of Mathematics

When my college-bound daughter recently informed us that she wanted to study mathematics as an undergraduate, I was delighted. I
31 July 2015

Australian sues Etihad over obese passenger

An Australian plane passenger, who claims to have suffered back pain after being seated next to an overweight man, is suing Etihad Airways.
31 July 2015

Wait ends at the stroke of midnight

The residents of 111 Indian enclaves inside Bangladesh are all set to take up new identities tonight as the neighbouring countries exchange the adversely possessed pieces of land at the stroke of midnight.
30 July 2015

Man of the Earth

A popular name in the field of agriculture, Rezaul Karim Siddique has been researching on how to develop cultivation and growth of crops in Bangladesh for more than three decades. Not only does he work for the betterment of agriculture, he also works towards the development of farmers and organic farming.
30 July 2015

Chasing Dreams

Growing up in a middle-class family belonging to Gazipur, Probal Rashid had an ordinary childhood. Completing his schooling and Bachelor's in Business Administration in his home-town, Probal joined the Centre for Asian Arts and Cultures for a 2 month-long foundation course on photography to cater to his childhood knack for taking photographs.
30 July 2015

1 Minute Please!

Arafat Kirty, one of the brothers who run the well known Studio 58, is the creator of some of the jingles and telefilm sound tracks that
30 July 2015

SNUG AS A GUN

Is the pen mightier than the keyboard? With the increasing use of laptops and smart phones, and in the realm of 'tweeting' and instant messaging, one could think that the world might just rub the pen off its hands. Typing surely has its many advantages. But the pen, too, has a myriad of benefits that a keyboard can't simply provide.
30 July 2015

The Garden of Captives

Bangladesh National Zoo is one of the biggest zoos in the world in terms of acquired area. It houses several thousand animals of
30 July 2015

The Zoo that is Not

Raja, the 21 years old Bengal Tiger is languishing in his cage with no medical care and little food. Flies are flying in circles around the wounds on his legs, but for his weakness the old tiger appears to be quite reluctant to drive the flies away. Lolling in his cage the helpless Raja gazes indifferently at the visitors who are trying to excite him by teasing him and sometimes throwing bottles and paper at him. However, Raja, on his deathbed, has lost all interest in the ragging he has been tolerating for years.
30 July 2015