NUMBERS 15.31

Bangladesh receives a record $15.3bn in remittances from its migrant workers in the last fiscal year 2014-15. It's the highest in the
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

PETER HAYDEN DINKLAGE

Peter Hayden Dinklage is an American actor. Since his breakout role in The Station Agent (2003), he starred in many films, such as Elf (2003), Find Me Guilty (2006), Underdog (2007),
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Healthy Daily Pastime

We grew up with pastimes like reading books, playing outdoors or spending time with our friends and family members.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

GP, Agami to localise Khan Academy contents

USA based non-profit organisation Agami has recently teamed up with Grameenphone to translate the contents of international online education institute Khan
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

World Population Day tomorrow

With women and children as the top priority, Bangladesh will observe World Population Day-2015 tomorrow with the theme "Vulnerable
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

A BREAK FROM THE CAPITAL

As the Eid holidays get closer, our beloved Dhaka city becomes evermore hectic. Though it is getting quite hard to live in the gridlocked, shopping frenzied city, we are accepting it with a smile in anticipation of the cherished ooliday and festivities at the end.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Court frames charges against 132 Jamaat-Shibir men

A Rangpur court on Wednesday framed charge against 132 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

For a tranquil Eid

Dhakaites have been complaining for a very long time that we don't have enough recreational activities or holiday places in our city. Other than going to the so called amusement parks or hopping between restaurants, we face a moral dilemma on how we can utilise the weekend. The going gets tougher when one is faced with short holidays.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Project Dalit

Nuheen Khan, with his small group of volunteers, started working with the Dalit community in Natore in 2012. Running a project that involves the Dalit community was not easy to do. People's attitudes toward the subaltern community has always fallen under a stereotype.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

A Smart Solution for Public Safety

Saddam Hossain Shahin, a young computer programmer has developed a software programme which can be a milestone in ensuring public safety.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

SINKHOLES IN COMET

The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft first began orbiting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in August 2014. Almost immediately, scientists began to wonder about several surprisingly deep, almost perfectly circular pits on the comet's surface. Now, a
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Did you know that the term 'brand' derives from 'brandr', which essentially means 'to burn'? Marking livestock with fire-heated stamps with distinctive logos or symbols identifying the ownership of farm animals had been in place for centuries.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

3-year-old gets first ticket and his expression is priceless!

Looks like this 3-year-old will think twice before flagrantly disregarding any traffic laws again.
9 July 2015, 08:47 AM

PRAN-RFL Group CEO Amjad Khan Chowdhury passes away

Amjad Khan Chowdhury, chief executive officer of PRAN-RFL Group, passed away at a US hospital yesterday. He was 75.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Qulkhwani

The qulkhwani of Rokeya Begum; wife of late Matiur Rahman Khan, former member of Appellate Tribunal, solicitor and District and
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Wanted Australia man asks cops for better mugshot

An Australian man is still at large after an exchange with police on Facebook where he asked them to change his mugshot.
7 July 2015, 06:19 AM

Crow culprits in car vandalism spree

An intensive investigation involving about 50 police officers reveals that crows are the culprit in the vandalism of about 40 cars in southwest Japan.
7 July 2015, 05:50 AM

Youth’s body found on Satkhira border

A Bangladeshi cattle trader is tortured to death allegedly by Indian Border Security Force on Debhata frontier in Satkhira.
6 July 2015, 04:35 AM

Arms, ammo seized in C'nawabganj, two held

Law enforcers in separate drives arrested two alleged arms peddlers and seized a revolver, one pistol and ammunition from their
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Fourth of July hot dog eating championship upset (video)

Joey "Jaws" Chestnut has lost his hot dog eating crown to Matt Stonie at the Fourth of July contest at Nathan's Famous in Coney Island.
5 July 2015, 09:55 AM