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Nafisa’s HSC result the last memory left with her mother
When the HSC results were published yesterday, Kulsum Begum, mother of 17-year-old Nafisa Hossin Marwa, found out that her daughter had secured GPA 4.25
A glimpse into Zahir Raihan's Films
Zahir Raihan, having done some noteworthy works in Benglali literature and film died an untimely death before he had a chance to explore his full potential.
Dubai floods / Thousands of Bangladeshis stranded at Dhaka, Dubai airports
Several thousand Bangladeshi passengers remained stranded at the Dubai and Dhaka airports for the last two days as flights to and from Dubai got delayed or cancelled due to unprecedented flooding in the Middle East country
From outlaws to flower growers
Former members of outlawed groups in Jhenidah rebuild their lives as flower growers.
'Genuine' SSC, HSC certificates for sale!
System analyst at technical education board admits to selling over 5,000 of those in a couple of years
Counterfeiting currency / Learning from YouTube, he sells them on Facebook
The gang planned to circulate Tk 50 lakh worth of fake currency before Eid
Why many countries are trying a four-day work week
The Dominican Republic announced this week that they would be launching a six-month voluntary trial for a four-day work week
Shaheed Asad: The spark that lit a fuse in 1969
One must understand the butterfly effect to grasp the significance of Shaheed Asad in the history of Bangladesh. In early 1969, uniting the ideologically diverse group of opposition political parties in East Pakistan would have been the foremost thought in the minds of activists across the country
Money, mind and behavioural addictions
Invention of ‘money’ is hard to trace back, but historians believe metal objects were first used as money before the time of written history.
Dinosaur DNA found preserved in 75 million year-old fossil
Scientists have discovered organic material preserved in 75-million-year-old dinosaur fossils, including cartilage cells, proteins, chromosomes, and DNA.
Development work leading to frequent elephant attacks in Ctg villages
Parveen Akther (45), a resident of Joistopura village under Boalkhali upazila in Chattogram, used to hardly experience elephant attacks. The fear of elephant attack has never been a part of daily life for her. But in the last five or six years, a herd of elephants have regularly scoured their village in search of food, in the process attacking people and damaging crops.
Bangladeshi researchers discover new frog that can fit on your thumb
‘Raorchestes rezakhani’ was the discovery of two young researchers -- Hasan Al Razi Chayan and Marjan Maria -- from Jagannath University, guided and led closely by Sabir Bin Muzaffar, professor of biology at University of United Arab Emirates.
An equal world is an enabled world
Last year, I met Hameeda Hossain for the first time at a private party hosted for notable Dhakaiites.
A financially independent woman is a free woman
Taslima Begum, a freelance beautician, earns quite a comfortable living, allowing her to maintain a family, pay rent and her children’s tuition fees all on her own. But this was not the case even a few years ago, when she was living with her abusive husband.
Sylhet Wildlife Conservation Centre: A condemned cell for animals
The wildlife conservation centre in Tilagarh Eco Park of Sylhet has turned into a death trap for animals since it started operation in November 2018.
Services elusive at Lawachhara Wildlife Rescue Centre
The Wildlife Rescue Centre of Lawachhara National Park in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila hardly serves any purpose as the arrangement meant for the treatment of injured and sick wild animals is running without skilled manpower and treatment facilities for years.
Moscow police seize custom made ‘Batmobile’
Police officials in Moscow recently seized a custom-made vehicle with a likeness to the ‘Batmobile’ used by fictional crime-fighting superhero Batman in the “Batman V Superman” film, claiming the car does not fit road safety regulations.
Adopt a stray dog, plant a tree as king’s birthday gift: Bhutan PM
As Bhutan celebrates the birthday of their king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the country's prime minister has a novel idea for a birthday gift.