BUET team becomes ‘Champion of the Asia West’ in the ACM ICPC Moscow World Final 2021

‘BUET HellBent’, a team from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), has earned the title of the ‘Champion of the Asia West’ in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Moscow World Final 2021.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Culprits to be hunted down

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said those behind the Cumilla incident will be hunted down to hand out appropriate punishments to them to stop the recurrence of such communal acts.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: On course to firing ahead of schedule

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is expected to become operational from 2023, months ahead of the scheduled 2024 timeframe, said Shaukat Akbar, its project director.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Global Handwashing Day: Hand hygiene for all a far-off goal

Mohammad Harun, a sales executive at a ceramic store, was pleasantly surprised to see a handwashing station at the entrance to his office this July.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh requests India for recognition

The Bangladesh government-in-exile today sent a letter to Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi requesting recognition to the “free and duly constituted Government of Bangladesh”.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM

'We had our hearts broken'

For someone who had just tuned in yesterday to watch the ongoing SAFF Championship’s virtual semi-final match between Bangladesh and Nepal at the dying seconds of the 78thminute, the move from the left that resulted in the sending off of goalkeeperAnisur Rahman Zico would seem like a great through-ball created by the Himalayan nation behind Bangladesh's defensive high-line . Although in reality, it was Rakib Hossain, whose atrocious back-pass towards the direction of his central defenders had Bangladesh on a slippery slope from then on at Maldives National Stadium in Male.
14 October 2021, 16:29 PM

Brazil face Uruguay, Argentina host Peru

After Columbia ended Brazil's nine-match winning run in the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup Finals with a 0-0 draw last Sunday, Neymar and co. will look to bounce back to winning ways as they face Uruguay in front of the home crowd on Friday morning.
14 October 2021, 11:15 AM

Finish-line anxiety and dubious refereeing decisions bring down Bangladesh 

‘Fortune favours the brave’ as they say, and when a team play the beautiful game as if they are a man down before actually becoming one, it is akin to playing with fire, especially on the big stages like the virtual semifinal match that was played between Bangladesh and Nepal in the National Stadium of Maldives in Male yesterday.
14 October 2021, 07:37 AM

Cricketer Mosharraf Rubel in ICU after condition deteriorates

Cricketer Mosharraf Hossain Rubel, who has been battling a brain tumor for a long time, has been kept in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital in the capital after his condition deteriorated.
14 October 2021, 06:03 AM

Engineering student gives up 14 minutes into new semester

He reportedly gave up 14 minutes into the first Physics lecture.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Art and Its Cyclic Nature

Why does art follow this cycle?
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM

The Aftermath of Getting Bullied

The after-effects may linger for years to come.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM

School Laboratories Under the Microscope

Students often face problems while acquiring essential lab skills.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Wanton neglect, irreversible loss

After around two decades and countless deadlines, a tannery estate with a fully functioning CETP that would ensure the environment is not ravaged by toxic waste is still a far cry from what was planned.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Inoperative Eds Machine: CAAB’s laxity cost exporters

The competition for export orders intensified amid the pandemic and the airport authorities are not making the exporters’ lives any easier.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Dev spree to go on despite odds

Making a vow to continue the country’s development spree, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon all to act cautiously keeping in mind the dangers of disasters.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Senate body votes for ban on all aid to Pakistan

Trimming millions of dollars from President Richard Nixon’s foreign aid requests, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Free eye camp for underprivileged people

Distressed Children & Infants International (DCI) and Rights and Sight for Children (RSC), in partnership with Faraaz Hossain Foundation, organized a free eye screening camp for the underprivileged people in coastal area of Patuakhali’s Bauphal upazila on Tuesday, marking the World Sight Day-2021.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM

A family with multiple disabled persons gets house

A family with multiple disabled persons in the municipality area of Phulbari upazila in Dinajpur got a brick-built house after a philanthropist of Dhaka came forward to help them following a Facebook post depicting their inhuman living conditions for the shortage of places.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM

British Era Signalling Lamps: Lives at stake at 13 rly stations

It might come as a surprise, but 13 out of around 440 railway stations in the country are still using night-time switching signal lights run by kerosene oil and manual track switching mechanisms -- all installed during the British era. 
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM