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NUMBERS 21,000
Is the number of Rohingyas who have been fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks to escape violence in neighbouring Myanmar, an official of the International Organisation for Migration said on Tuesday.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
MAILBOX
Shishu Park, although in a dilapidated condition, is still one of the most visited children's theme parks in Bangladesh.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
SNAPSHOT
No winter lasts forever, no spring skips it turn.— Hal Borland, American author, journalist and naturalist
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
It's Cartoon Time!
What does it mean to be a cartoonist? Why is having an extensive platform for art aficionados, who share the same love for cartooning and doodling important?
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
About Town
Turkey Bangla Cultural Fest 2016
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
PEARLS OF WISDOM
“A cartoonist creates his whole universe without any input.”
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
5 Bangla Dance Songs for the Biyebari!
A Holud night is incomplete without the folk queen! Along with her classics, the new hit number – Local Bus – would definitely be one of the top songs on the Holud playlist!
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
QUIRKY SCIENCE
When we are in a deep slumber our brain's activity ebbs and flows in big, obvious waves, like watching a tide of human bodies rise up and sit down around a sports stadium. It's hard to miss.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
To walk alone, but strong
In the year 1905 Lord Curzon, the viceroy of India announced the partition of Bengal. The provincial state of Bengal had an area of 189,000 square miles and a population of nearly 80 million.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
New Zealand passport robot tells applicant of Asian descent to open eyes
A New Zealand man of Asian descent has his passport photograph rejected when facial recognition software mistakenly registers his eyes as being closed.
8 December 2016, 04:49 AM
Egyptian man grows 'Beard of Bees', hopes to promote apian benefits
Mohamed Hagras stands barechested as dozens of honeybees congregate around his face, eventually forming what he calls the "Beard of Bees". To attract the insects he has a box housing their queen's hormones strapped to his chin.
3 December 2016, 06:01 AM
Shishu Park hoping for a better future
As the ever-memorable song starts playing, children, sitting on the metallic horsebacks, delightfully start going round and round. 35-year-old Salma Akter holds her daughter Taskia (3), who is too young to manage herself on the ride.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
A revolution is not a bed of roses,” believed Cuba’s long time revolutionary leader Fidel Castro who ruled for nearly half a century.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
When will it stop?
A few days ago, I had an incredible experience which is really worth mentioning. My brother did really well in his exam.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
PEARLS OF WISDOM
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Numbers 25,000
The number of dwellers who live in the seven blocks of Rohingya camp in Teknaf. Over 120000 people have fled Rakhine since religious violence in 2012, according to UNHCR.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Inside Finnish higher education
Every year thousands of foreign students come to Finland to pursue undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, and post-doctoral level studies in Finnish universities.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
SNAPSHOT
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
MAILBOX
November 13, 2016 was Humayun Ahmed's 68th birthday. He was the most famous novelist of our country.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Broken Rides, Broken Promises
While the authorities think of ways to make Dhaka a child-friendly city, amusement parks are being demolished or sold off, one after another.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM