Courage of the common people
Around 11:30am, (on February 21, 1952) police fired tear gas as students started coming out of the university in groups. Initially, we kept a list of those who were coming out as well as those who were arrested. But it was no longer possible after a while as students rushed out in large numbers.
2y ago
Air quality in Bangladesh: A matter of great concern
Hopefully, we learned many lessons from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. One of them is the importance of oxygen for our survival. Normally it is available free of cost.
3y ago
Municipal Polls: Tales of Two Candidates
Elections in our part of the world usually generate an atmosphere of festivity among the people. Aspiring candidates start wearing special attire and print posters with greetings on occasions like Eid,
3y ago
Are we ready to implement our vaccination plan?
The government has recently unveiled a national plan for vaccination against Covid-19. It has set the target of giving two vaccine doses to each of 130 million people to protect them from the deadly virus.
3y ago
With vaccines on the way, 2021 promises a return to normal life
Never in history had the world as a whole looked forward to a new year like we did in 2020. So far, welcoming a new year had been a routine exercise.
3y ago
Just being brilliant is not enough
In general, the top meritorious students of our country study science in higher secondary school after passing the secondary school final examination.
5y ago
The economics of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
The contracted price for the 2,400 MWe Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, consisting of two Russian VVER-1200 reactors, is USD 12.65 billion.
7y ago
Revolutionising electronics
It is said that Newton formulated the laws of motion by observing an apple that had fallen from a tree. It now appears that another apple is falling again.
9y ago
April 11, 2015
Does political unrest have a positive side?
I won't be surprised if the title of the article raises many eyebrows.
April 6, 2015
Unlimited solar electricity from outer space!
It is amazing to watch how apparently small scientific inventions of the past turned into multibillion dollar industries later.
March 30, 2015
Can Obama sell the nuclear deal with Iran?
THE clock is ticking in Lausanne in Switzerland where the foreign ministers of the United States of America and five other countries have been meeting their counterpart from Iran.
March 26, 2015
An exit strategy for BNP
Before the BNP chairperson's press briefing of March 13, many people expected that she would announce an exit strategy from the
March 12, 2015
Let cricket unite the nation
BANGLADESH has made history in cricket. For the first time they qualified to play in the quarterfinals of the ICC World Cup by defeating England at Adelaide.
February 24, 2015
Long awaited visit
FINALLY, Mamata Banerjee, who is popularly known as Didi in India, paid us a visit. We only wonder why she didn't come much earlier! She won a landslide victory in the West Bengal legislative assembly election in 2011.
February 15, 2015
Import of natural gas and hydropower from Myanmar
One of the worst decisions of the BNP-led government in 2004 was the rejection of the Indian proposal to lay a gas pipeline from Myanmar to India through Bangladesh.
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