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Editorial
Nowadays, security for female passengers in public transport has become a matter of serious concern. Whether in an overcrowded public bus or a less-crowded one, women’s free movement has greatly shrunken at every place. Very few matters than a shocking disclosure that more than 30 women were sexually harassed or raped in public transport across the country over a...
Women’s security in public transport
Nowadays, security for female passengers in public transport has become a matter of serious concern. Whether in an overcrowded public bus or a less-crowded...
E-cars, a step into future
Keeping pace with time and increasing global demand, the government has planned to expand the use of electric vehicles in the country. As per...
Historic Mujibnagar Day
On this day in 1971, Mujibnagar Government -- the provisional government of Bangladesh during liberation war -- took oath to wage war against an...
Explore new tourist destinations
Even though we often take pride in the abundance and richness of our natural beauties, it is saddening that tourism industry of the country...
Remittance inflow keeps rising
Remittance sent by Bangladeshi nationals working abroad has been a major pillar of foreign exchange earnings of the country for quite a long time...
Education & Culture
Taylor Maddalene, manager of National Geographic Society in USA called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (VC)Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman at the latter’s office of the university on Tuesday, 16 April.
Director of the Center for Advanced research in Sciences of DU Professor Dr Golam Mohammad Bhuiyan and Professor of the Department of Zoology Dr Md Anwarul Islam were present on...
US Nat’l Geographic society manager meets DU VC
Taylor Maddalene, manager of National Geographic Society in USA called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (VC)Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman at the latter’s office of...
Expressing Ability
Education Desk
1. Although it contains many difficult words, I ___ read this book now.
A. can
B. could
C. may
2. But I ___ have read it last...
Bangabandhu Inter-Univ Sports Champs held at NSU
Education Desk
Youth and Sports ministry of Bangladesh organized the final match of the table tennis competition and prize distribution programme of Bangabandhu Inter-University Sports...
Mt Everest sees its single deadliest day
On this day in 2014, 16 Nepali mountaineering guides, most of them ethnic Sherpas, are killed by an avalanche on Mt Everest, the Earth’s...
EU celebrates Pahela Baishakh
Education Desk
Pahela Baishakh, first day of the Bangla year- 1426 was celebrated amidst traditional fanfare on 15 April, 2019 at the plaza area of...
Special Supplement
Irin Akhter
The Bangla calendar that originated during Shashanka, the Great Ruler of Gour, was a solar calendar. Its New Year was tuned to agriculture. All the months were named after a constellation. And it was not always that Baishakh was the first month of the year. Somewhere in the middle, though the exact date is difficult to obtain, the...
History of Pahela Baishakh
Irin Akhter
The Bangla calendar that originated during Shashanka, the Great Ruler of Gour, was a solar calendar. Its New Year was tuned to agriculture....
Bongo food affair on Baishakh
Badhan Sarkar
Pahela Baishakh is the time of the year (for Bengalis) to buy new clothes and indulge in delectable Bengali meals! Soulful noboborsho (new...
Contextualising Baishakh in urban culture
Shehrin Akhter
Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali calendar bears the testimony of our history and cultural diversity. Every year, the day is celebrated...
The Maid of Orléans
Joan of Arc, a peasant girl living in medieval France, believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running...
Surprising facts about Joan of Arc
Name
Joan didn’t hail from a place called Arc, as the typical Anglicization of her father’s surname, d’Arc (sometimes rendered as Darc or Tarc), might...
Photo Gallery
Opinion
Crime, from physical domain to cyberspace
Amdadul Haque
Cybercrime as a non-traditional security or human security threat is a great challenge in the 21st century which is termed as ‘the Information...
Modi’s last economic moves before elections
Vikas Kumar
Eighty-one million young Indians are eligible to vote for the first time in the 2019 parliamentary elections. This should have been good news...
Tackling effects of malicious cyber attacks
Muhammad Zamir
Spiteful cyber activities have been gradually evolving into a growing threat. This is being recognized all over the world after the recent terrorist...