Researchers at John Hopkins University found that infants have inborn knowledge about the world and when their expectations are defied, they learn best.

Whats not to love about a layered, thin crunchy bunch of Bakarkhanis? Beside its taste, the history of this traditional snack made of white flour and mawa of Old Dhaka, as stated in “Kingbadantir Dhaka” by Nazir Hossain, makes this even more of a favourite to everyone.

Ahmed Shafquat Noor is the Finance Manager-GL at the British American Tobacco Bangladesh. With a BBA and MBA from one of the top universities in the country, IBA, Noor represents a large number of the young dreamers in Dhaka, driven by passion and ambition.

Prominent Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung is known for his enormous contribution in analytical psychology.

“GOD GIVES TALENT. WORK TRANSFORMS TALENT INTO GENIUS.”

I was making my way to an important meeting at work from Gulshan to Kawran Bazaar. Usually it takes me about an hour to get to work but today I was stuck in front of the PM's office for over an hour because she had decided she was going somewhere and the roads needed to be cleared for her.

I'm a lousy utopist. I daydream about waiting behind a line of people to enter polling centres – homemakers, teachers, middle-aged medical officers, rickshawpullers, third year university students, artists, activists – and a social entrepreneur. Are we finally voting for a city mayor we believe in?

When I was about 5 years old, my favourite activity was to stare out of my window.

We often neglect to drink as much water as our bodies require. During the summer months especially, this can lead to de-hydration, if our water intake is less than water loss. The young and the elderly are more susceptible to this condition.

The days of sudden violent storms, pleasant sun-kissed evenings and scrumptious seasonal fruits are at our doorstep.

Militants killed 147 people in Kenyan University. Survivors said that the masked gun men signaled out the Non Muslim students and fired them mercilessly. Some ran for their lives as bullets whistled through the air.

Boishakh's different elements provide a powerful setting for our writers to talk about overcoming odds and welcoming a new dawn.

The half-completed Lalbagh Fort and its well-tended gardens are an excuse to escape Old Dhaka's hustle and bustle for an hour or so.

A few days back, a Facebook post shared by Marina Mahathir, the renowned Malaysian socio-political activist and daughter of the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Mahathir Mohammad, was re-posted by many others.

JK Rowling once asked, “Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me.”

My name is Nadia Kabir Barb and I am a carboholic. There I said it, it's official.

Rebuilding the Nation's Backbone

“Writing for children is something very special. When I try to depict their child-like dreams, their innocence and imagination in my writing, what I enjoy most is that I start to think like them”, says Ashique Mustafa,

MASTERCRAFTSPERSONS AWARD AND CRAFTS FAIR 2015

In a family of eight brothers, three brothers- Mohammad Aftab, Mohammad Samsad, and Mohammad Nausad, owners of Fayzany Madina Biryani House, grew up struggling for basic rights.