In the sixteenth century, Polish astronomer/scientist Copernicus formulated a model of the universe that put the sun at the centre of

Finally, someone is doing something about the preposterous level of highhandedness displayed by people who are either truly very important or think they are very important.

The paddy farmers of Hardebpur village in Jhenidah's Kaliganj upazila have reason to be upbeat. They have benefited from the

The hill district sees successful commercial beekeeping, dispelling the wrong idea that it is possible only in areas with mustard fields.

It’s hard not to punch your fist in the air and say ‘Yes!!’ when you read something like ‘HC move to stop wrong side driving in Dhaka’. Finally, someone is doing something about this preposterous level of highhandedness displayed by people who are either truly very important or think they are very important.

In the last week of April, nearly two hundred international participants from over forty countries, along with a hundred participants

The most commonmisconception about economic inequality is based on the pie fallacy: that the rich always get rich by taking money

Diarrhoea and other heat related diseases see rise amid the heat wave sweeping across the district and surrounding areas.

While there is no gainsaying that there is no ‘physical presence’ of IS in this country, the fact that the terrorist organisation has brought this country under its radar is a matter that the security agencies in Bangladesh cannot overlook.

Around a hundred agitated guardians of the candidates of Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations 2015 of different schools in

May Day 1: Our most common understanding of May 1 being a holiday is that it represents a movement for the establishment of the rights of workers.

Last week, Freedom House, an independent watchdog organisation that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom...

President Barack Obama has undertaken the Riyadh visit (April 20-21) at a time when US–Saudi relations are in the doldrums. Saudi

Sunflower growers in the district are facing losses this season as the plants are rotting during the ongoing harvesting period.

The lone radiotherapy machine for treating cancer patients at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital has remained out of order for the

People of around 80 punjee (betel plantations) villages under seven upazilas of Moulvibazar district face acute crisis of safe drinking

Earthworms: they're not much to look at, unless you're another earthworm; but earthworms have had a profound impact on the natural environment and human civilisation since their appearance on the planet some 600 million years ago.

Cultivation of mung bean sees gradual increase in the coastal district as it brings good profit.

“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society,” said Mark Twain. In fewer places than Myanmar has the saying held truer where clothed men—uniformed to be more precise—have had all the influence for more than 50 years.

The undue preoccupation of the administration in trying to disprove the presence of IS in the country is noticeable. One feels that the home ministry is taking the word 'presence' too literally. We cannot overlook the fact that there are a number of Islamic militant groups in the country, and at least 12 of those have been outlawed by the government.