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Make your balcony a fresh breathing space

Make your balcony a fresh breathing space

SIRAJUM MUNIRA 2021-08-31 15:29:46

Although her house is at the heart of Dhaka city, it is a little further inland from the chaos of the main road that gives Nargis Sultana Mishu the quietness she cherishes. "It took a long time to t...

Rinsing with moonlight, showering your soul

Rinsing with moonlight, showering your soul

Kaniz Fatema   2021-08-30 19:59:44

“Thirst drove me down to the water where I drank the moon’s reflection.”- Rumi Moon is perhaps the most used object for poets to write poetry one, for novelists to compare the heroi...

Mother fights off mountain lion attacking her son

Mother fights off mountain lion attacking her son

-- 2021-08-30 11:00:43

A woman in California has rescued her five-year-old son from an attack by a mountain lion. The boy was playing outside his home in Calabasas in the Santa Monica mountains, west of Los Angeles, wh...

Swiss cows get helicopter ride!

Swiss cows get helicopter ride!

-- 2021-08-28 11:02:17

Cows injured during their summer sojourn in the high Swiss Alpine meadows got a jump on their healthier herdmates on Friday when they got helicopter rides down the mountain, reports Reuters. A dozen...

A love heart made out of sheep to pay tribute to a loved one

A love heart made out of sheep to pay tribute to a loved one

-- 2021-08-26 11:18:54

A sheep farmer stuck in lockdown in New South Wales who was unable to attend his aunt’s funeral has honoured her memory with the ultimate tribute: a love heart made from sheep, reports The...

Pianists learn to play with robot thumb

Pianists learn to play with robot thumb

-- 2021-08-26 10:54:48

How would pianists cope with suddenly having two thumbs on one hand? Would their brains become scrambled or would the extra digit add a new dimension to their playing? Neuroscientist Adlo Faisal and...

Rare yellow flapshell turtle found in Faridpur

Rare yellow flapshell turtle found in Faridpur

-- 2021-08-25 11:50:22

A rare yellow flapshell turtle has been rescued from a canal in the Ambikapur area of Faridpur's Sadar upazila, forest officials have said. The turtle was spotted by a youth, named Riyad, a resident...

French war bunker reborn as guesthouse

French war bunker reborn as guesthouse

-- 2021-08-25 11:30:39

A bunker built by German troops in northern France during World War Two has been restored and refitted as an underground guesthouse. The northern coast is still strewn with fortifications left by the...

How can you optimise fuel efficiency in your vehicle  

How can you optimise fuel efficiency in your vehicle  

MD SHAFKAT IMON ARAF   2021-08-24 20:30:24

As the world emerges, natural resources are becoming scarce. Among which petroleum will be ranked on the top of the priority list. Most of the world’s heavy industrialisation and transportation...

Fossil leaves may reveal climate in last era of dinosaurs

Fossil leaves may reveal climate in last era of dinosaurs

-- 2021-08-24 18:20:09

Richard Barclay opens a metal drawer in archives of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum containing fossils that are nearly 100 million years old. Despite their age, these rocks aren’t fragile...

Some facts about mangoes

Some facts about mangoes

-- 2021-08-23 11:31:00

The mango: a fleshy, oval, tropical fruit with a yellowish-red skin and hard stone in the middle, which is eaten ripe or used green in pickles and chutneys, says a BBC report.  There are hundred...

Why should we visit art museums more

Why should we visit art museums more

Kaniz Fatema 2021-08-20 21:21:14

If you are asked when was the last time you fed something to your soul, chances are very high that you will struggle to find the right answer. The majority of the people will bend over backwards to r...

Our fluffy furry meow friends

Our fluffy furry meow friends

Maria Anis Chowdhury 2021-08-16 22:44:51

After a long hectic working day, when you crave the simplicity and comfort of a friend that will wait patiently for you at home, a furry little animal can be the one you are looking for. This little...

The subtle art of not hurting men’s feelings

The subtle art of not hurting men’s feelings

Shadya Naher Sheyam   2021-08-15 20:00:17

In today’s rapidly growing corporate world, female leaders need to ensure that they are not viewed as bossy, arrogant or excessively competent. One step towards achieving this is to modify the s...

Why people pay real money for virtual clothes

Why people pay real money for virtual clothes

Reuters 2021-08-12 17:13:03

People care what their avatars are wearing. When the virtual world Decentraland said in June users could make and sell their own clothing for avatars to wear on the site, Hiroto Kai stayed up all nig...

China's elephants head to safety after long trek

China's elephants head to safety after long trek

REUTERS 2021-08-10 11:41:48

Fourteen wild elephants are heading south towards their protected habitat in southwest China's Yunnan province following a 1,300-km (807-mile) trek that captured the public's imagination, provincial o...

Ujan organises review competition on two books

Ujan organises review competition on two books

FE Online Report 2021-08-04 20:43:08

Ujan, a promising publishing house in the country, has organised a book review contest on its two books.  Literature Translation Institute-LTI of South Korea is collaborating in the event, acco...

Dating changed during the pandemic; apps are doing the same

Dating changed during the pandemic; apps are doing the same

AP 2021-08-03 14:58:49

Early in the coronavirus pandemic, Jennifer Sherlock went out with a few men she met through dating apps. The dates were “weird,” she said, and not just because they were masked, socially...

‘Very lively, pink and plump’ panda twins born in French zoo

‘Very lively, pink and plump’ panda twins born in French zoo

-- 2021-08-02 11:54:47

A giant panda has given birth to twin cubs at the ZooParc de Beauval in central France - in what officials say is an "exceptional" event. Huan Huan's cubs were born in the early hours of Monday,...

How to travel to the Maldives despite the Covid-19 pandemic   

How to travel to the Maldives despite the Covid-19 pandemic  

Tanisha Israt Siddiqui   2021-07-25 22:19:24

People who travel, all feel down being stuck in the same dreary place amidst the global pandemic. The craving for fresh air, new people, new food, new culture, doesn’t it all seem like a farfetc...

The K-Beauty hype

The K-Beauty hype

Zeba Fareha Hossain 2021-07-19 20:49:35

Imagine a snail walking on your face. The thought of it sends a chill down your spine, does it not? Well, to your surprise, there are millions of women and men who indulge in skincare or cosmetic prac...

Experimenting ice-creams at home in summer

Experimenting ice-creams at home in summer

Mehenaz Sultana 2021-07-19 16:41:28

The sweet tinkers of Kulfi Wala's bells on lazy summer noon would always give our young hearts a mixed feeling of joy and crisis. Joy because of obvious reasons, but crisis as the only God knew if our...

Over 10,000 species face risk of extinction in Amazon

Over 10,000 species face risk of extinction in Amazon

-- 2021-07-15 08:51:05

More than 10,000 species of plants and animals are at high risk of extinction due to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest - 35 per cent of which has already been deforested or degraded, accordin...

Shopping entire wardrobe within Tk 1,000 in Dhaka

Shopping entire wardrobe within Tk 1,000 in Dhaka

MEHENAZ SULTANA 2021-07-04 18:36:36

Unless one has the luck and luxury of a phoenix hairpin, a four-leaf clover, and the mellowest pearl from the deepest of oceans, filling a closet often stays like a wish locked inside Pandora's box. M...

Pets often catch Covid from humans, study finds

Pets often catch Covid from humans, study finds

Reuters 2021-07-02 13:19:16

If you think you have Covid-19, it might be best to stay away from your pets, says the author of a Dutch study that found a surprising number of dogs and cats may be getting infected. "About one out...

Man jumps off moving plane at Los Angeles airport

Man jumps off moving plane at Los Angeles airport

-- 2021-06-26 13:04:31

A passenger was taken to the hospital Friday night after jumping out of a moving plane at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. United Express flight 5365, operated by SkyWest, was pul...

Rough patches in relationships: Leave behind or make amendments  

Rough patches in relationships: Leave behind or make amendments  

Kaniz Fatema   2021-06-25 21:01:27

In the past, relationships were all about finding a soul mate who is suitable for marriage and marriage was often an economic arrangement based on a division of labour and child-rearing. But today, th...

Coronavirus variants get new names

Coronavirus variants get new names

Reuters 2021-06-01 13:31:27

Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma. The World Health...

Shouldn’t the pineapple pizza debate stop now?

Shouldn’t the pineapple pizza debate stop now?

SEEAM MARJAN 2021-05-15 13:16:32

It's no surprise that we love pizza, and that though cheese and tomatoes on the baked bread sound simple, the dish speaks to our hearts and mouths and fills us with joy. Of course, many dishes like p...

Washington Post names Sally Buzbee as first woman to lead newsroom

Washington Post names Sally Buzbee as first woman to lead newsroom

-- 2021-05-14 10:52:36

The Washington Post named Sally Buzbee executive editor on Tuesday, effective June 1, making her the first woman to lead the newsroom in the paper's 143-year history. Buzbee succeeds Martin "Marty" B...