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NUMBERS 10,000

The number of rooms that world's largest hotel which is set to open in Mecca next year, will contain.
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

TRENDING THIS WEEK

Once again, another hate-attack has worried people throughout the world. Bangladeshi Imam, Alauddin Akonjee, 55, and his assistant and brother-in-law...
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Straight from the Elephant's Mouth

One of our brothers remained stranded on your side of the water. Stranded is actually a polite way to put it; in reality he was trapped only....
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

PEARLS OF WISDOM

“The goal of my work is to help assure that we can create a world of abundance in which we meet the basic needs of every man, woman and child.”
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

1 Minute Please

It is very difficult to remember the exact date but I remember being very young. I was perhaps in grade 6-7 when I first got on stage.
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Don't Be a Bystander

Diffusion of responsibility can manifest itself in such situations, which leads to a group of people who, through action or inaction, allow events to occur which they would never allow if they were alone. This is referred to as 'groupshift.'
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Remembering the Storytellers

The deaths of Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier are a shock to the pillars of the media industry in Bangladesh. However, the strength and conviction with which they spread their ideas and messages to the young, the ambitious and the aspiring still hold firm and true.
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

7 Factors That Can Help Overcome the Bystander Effect

While the bystander effect can have a negative impact on social behavior, altruism and heroism, researchers have identified a number of different factors that can help people overcome this tendency and increase the likelihood that they will engage in helping behaviors.
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

The Plight of the Snake Charmers

Once upon a time snake charmers were one of the most-seen entertainers in the public spaces of urban Bangladesh. They could
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

QUIRKY SCIENCE

As scientists and policymakers around the world try to combat the increasing rate of climate change, they have focused on the chief culprit: carbon dioxide.
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Because I Am a Girl?

You would think in this day and age, in these modern times, in such a fast-paced world, employees would be treated as employees. You would think that the input of work and the rewards for it would not be taken or given with the consideration of the employee's gender.
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

The Manmade Deluge

During the drier seasons from November to March, anybody visiting the northern districts of Bangladesh will come across a
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Star Diary

The other day I was going to my office in Motijheel by a rickshaw. As I was having a conversation with the elderly rickshaw
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Ayub Bachchu

Ayub Bachchu is a singer, a lyricist, a composer and also the founder of the country's one of the leading bands, the LRB. He
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

A Beautiful Array of Artistic Expression

To preserve the memory of Artist Aminul Islam, his family introduced the Aminul Islam Young Artist Award in 2013. For their
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

7

The number of athletes who are representing Bangladesh in the Rio Olympics in Brazil this year. Bangladesh had made its debut
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

DA DACHING – Khagrachori's football and wrestling queen

Ching is the bossiest player on the pitch and the strongest on the mat. That's what she says anyway, striding out the door of her home in Ramgor, Khagrachari, a small remote town on the border of Bangladesh and India. Her friends, a mismatched team of boys of all ages, follow her.
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

The Mother of Thousand Eighty Four

On July 28, 2016, we lost a mother – a mother who taught us to dream, who coached us to speak for the rights of others and
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

5 Things to Keep In Mind before Sharing an Article on Social Media

Many of us tend to share a lot of articles on social media- to share news, to raise awareness, to freak people out- and the list
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

How the Steel Was Tempered

After the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, on his trip to East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, when Pakistan's Governor
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM