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Merriam-Webster chooses 'vaccine' as word of the year

Merriam-Webster chooses 'vaccine' as word of the year

-- 2021-11-29 17:49:58

With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine. “This was a word that was extremely high in our data e...

Bangladeshi brand Friendship Colours of the Chars promotes slow fashion in Europe

Bangladeshi brand Friendship Colours of the Chars promotes slow fashion in Europe

FE ONLINE DESK   2021-11-29 12:18:16

Celebrating the rise of sustainable, slow fashion in Bangladesh, Friendship Colours of the Chars recently organised ‘A Night of Tradition’ at Le Meridien Dhaka. The cause was supported by...

Why you should read Stephen King

Why you should read Stephen King

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2021-11-28 15:35:38

If you are someone with even the slightest of exposure to popular culture, chances are you've heard the name of Stephen King. He has been one of the most influential writers in the global arena for q...

New Zealand MP cycles to hospital in labour, gives birth

New Zealand MP cycles to hospital in labour, gives birth

-- 2021-11-28 10:50:39

New Zealand Member of Parliament Julie Anne Genter got on her bicycle early on Sunday and headed to the hospital. She was already in labour and she gave birth an hour later, reports Reuters. "Big new...

JU Campus - Full of life with twittering migratory birds

JU Campus - Full of life with twittering migratory birds

Hasan Sojib 2021-11-27 20:30:26

Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus is famous for its unique green land of natural beauty. With the change of seasons, the campus changes its look.  On a certain sweet autumn afternoon, a mild...

Einstein notes with sketches of relativity theory sells for $13 million

Einstein notes with sketches of relativity theory sells for $13 million

-- 2021-11-25 12:06:15

A manuscript co-authored by Albert Einstein, offering a rare insight into the legendary physicist's thinking leading up to his general theory of relativity, was sold in an auction on Tuesday for 11.7...

Frozen foods on weekend: Make your daily cooking easy

Frozen foods on weekend: Make your daily cooking easy

Sirajum Munira Tuli 2021-11-24 18:29:36

Whether employed or a student, the main problem for bachelors living alone in urban society these days is meal management.  It is easy to say “Don't miss the breakfast,” however, tho...

Nutrition and usefulness - Banana has both

Nutrition and usefulness - Banana has both

Sirajum Munira Tuli 2021-11-21 19:36:53

Many of us have eaten cakes baked in a clay stove wrapped in banana leaves, most probably in childhood as those are not that available these days.  The dough is first made by mixing rice flour,...

Andrew Marr to leave BBC after 21 years

Andrew Marr to leave BBC after 21 years

-- 2021-11-21 14:04:36

Andrew Marr has announced he is leaving the BBC after 21 years, including 16 presenting his BBC Sunday morning show – amid a major reshuffle at the broadcaster. He said he would focus on writin...

Journaling is your me time

Journaling is your me time

Sirajum Munira Tuli 2021-11-17 19:16:50

“Actually, my dad is so much introverted, he never could express his emotions. Among his daughters, I was more special to him because I look like my grandmother and I came to know about this fro...

Canvas needs to be user friendly   

Canvas needs to be user friendly  

Nameha Jarin Khan   2021-11-08 18:27:40

Initially, when the students had to shift to online classes, they got familiar with platforms such as Google Classroom and Zoom which are user friendly. During online classes, many students faced dif...

A utilitarian solution to beggar problem

A utilitarian solution to beggar problem

A R TAHSEEN JAHAN 2021-11-07 17:08:33

“I was hanging out with a friend of mine at TSC, University of Dhaka (DU). Two children of 7-8 years came and literally harassed us. They taunted us in an aggressive manner to get money and, i...

Obstacles for Electric Vehicles to go mainstream

Obstacles for Electric Vehicles to go mainstream

Shadique Mahbub Islam   2021-11-07 17:04:58

The 160 years old automobile industry is at the crossroads of history - its fate hangs on a thread of uncertainty and great expectations. The COVID-19 pandemic has kick-started a creative disruption i...

Jackfruit as a meat substitute

Jackfruit as a meat substitute

Sirajum Munira 2021-11-04 20:26:42

Although this is not the season of jackfruit, no time is inappropriate to appreciate its goodness. It is really difficult to mark a useless part in this fruit.  In most cases, a large portion of...

Liton Offer trending on Facebook - disrespectful from the fans?

Liton Offer trending on Facebook - disrespectful from the fans?

Md. Zahidur Rabbi 2021-10-30 20:42:44

Facebook is now trending with ‘Liton Das’ and ‘Liton Discount.’ A number of e-commerce platforms announced the 'Liton Offer' during the Bangladesh vs West Indies match yesterda...

Doa Mahfil for late Rubaiyat Hossain on Friday

Doa Mahfil for late Rubaiyat Hossain on Friday

-- 2021-10-27 15:38:28

A Doa Mahfil will be held on Friday, October 29, 2021, after Asr Prayer at Taqwa Jame Mosque in the capital’s Dhanmondi area for late Rubaiyat Hossain, a Supreme Court advocate and daughter of l...

Amazon rain forest near tipping point?

Amazon rain forest near tipping point?

-- 2021-10-22 11:40:53

Some scientists fear we are nearing a point of no return in the Amazon rainforest, which exerts power over the carbon cycle like no other terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. Evidence is mounting that in c...

Jurassic dinosaur had the herd mentality!

Jurassic dinosaur had the herd mentality!

-- 2021-10-22 10:41:46

A vast trove of fossils unearthed in Argentina's southern Patagonia region is offering the oldest-known evidence that some dinosaurs thrived in a complex and well-organised herd structure, with adults...

Vikings crossed the Atlantic 1,000 years ago!

Vikings crossed the Atlantic 1,000 years ago!

-- 2021-10-21 09:56:11

Long before Columbus crossed the Atlantic, eight timber-framed buildings covered in sod stood on a terrace above a peat bog and stream at the northern tip of Canada's island of Newfoundland, evidence...

A Bachelor’s Life in a Nutshell at Dhaka

A Bachelor’s Life in a Nutshell at Dhaka

ZEBA FAREHA HOSSAIN   2021-10-17 20:03:13

Dhaka city is a place for hopes, dreams and so much more. Amidst the chaotic traffic and SMEs claiming to be startups, it is a central hub for quality education and jobs in Bangladesh. Other than bein...

UNDP, BWJA sign MoU to address violence against women

UNDP, BWJA sign MoU to address violence against women

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-10-17 13:18:54

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bangladesh Women Judges Association (BWJA) to address and redress violence against women (VAW) dur...

Throwback: How brick games made childhood enchanting

Throwback: How brick games made childhood enchanting

Shafin Saif 2021-10-14 19:11:20

Just a decade ago, childhood used to be different. At the time, outdoor sports were a big part of children’s life which is now replaced by digital devices. There was no cornucopia of smart devi...

The AI Pastry Scanner that is Now Fighting Cancer   

The AI Pastry Scanner that is Now Fighting Cancer  

Sofia Noor Rafa   2021-10-12 20:18:42

It started at a bakery shop in Ueno train station, Tokyo. A pastry scanner could scan the pastries that the customer chose, calculate the bill, and display the payment as a total on a screen. No manua...

Ambiversion: Winning in life

Ambiversion: Winning in life

MEHENAZ SULTANA TISHA 2021-10-10 14:58:50

Major personality traits introversion and extraversion are not decided based on whether one is a morning robin or a night owl; nor over one's level of shyness. These terms express if one is taking en...

Imposter syndrome: Doubting your own success

Imposter syndrome: Doubting your own success

Humaira Afreen 2021-10-09 18:40:18

Megha Kabir is a final year undergrad student of Business Administration at North South University. She won her first-ever business competition last month. She led the team and worked hard day and nig...

Are you a problematic relative who gives advice all the time?   

Are you a problematic relative who gives advice all the time?  

Nameha Jarin Khan   2021-10-08 22:45:17

Did you ever give unsolicited advice to someone regarding their physical appearance? If yes, chances are, you’re the type of relative whom people want to run far away from in a family gathering....

Mash Kalai Dal- A unique taste

Mash Kalai Dal- A unique taste

Sirajum Munira Tuli 2021-10-08 22:35:40

Mash Kalai Dal, or simply Kalai dal, or some may say Biulir Dal- is a popular food item in Bangladesh. Famous for its exotic taste, this food has an aroma that can catch the attention of your neighbou...

UN recognises access to clean and healthy environment as fundamental right

UN recognises access to clean and healthy environment as fundamental right

-- 2021-10-08 20:51:02

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday recognised access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right, formally adding its weight to the global fight against climate hardship and climate c...

Doctors warned about dry scooping workout trend

Doctors warned about dry scooping workout trend

-- 2021-10-08 14:00:39

Doctors are being warned about a dangerous pre-workout trend called dry scooping that some gym-goers are doing. It involves eating protein-rich powder supplements neat, rather than diluting t...

Rare Mughal era spectacles to be auctioned

Rare Mughal era spectacles to be auctioned

-- 2021-10-08 13:28:24

A pair of rare diamond and emerald spectacles from an unknown Indian princely treasury will be sold at an auction in London later this month. The lenses were placed in the Mughal-era frames a...