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Tribute to Dr. Azizul Hasan
The other day I tried to help one of my senior colleagues who asked me to give the name and address of a good internal medicine doctor. It may be mentioned here that my colleagues, friends and relative often ask…
How a single photograph may be changing the way the world thinks
By Thomas E. Franklin By now, you’ve probably seen the photo. A lifeless boy, body limp and legs dangling, is carried by a Turkish paramilitary officer from the water’s edge. The image is a powerful representation of the refugee crisis…
Why I shared horrific photo of a drowned Syrian child
Peter Bouckaert Director, Emergencies I thought long and hard before I retweeted the photo of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi. It shows the lifeless toddler, lying face down on a popular Turkish beach, one of eleven Syrians who have almost certainly died…
Twitter complies with Turkey’s request, ban lifted
Twitter has complied with Turkey’s request to remove photographs of a prosecutor held at gunpoint by far-left militants, an official said on Monday, and a ban on it ended hours after being imposed.
Study says walking may help overweight people curb sugar cravings
Walking for 15 minutes may help overweight people at least temporarily reduce cravings for high-calorie, sugary snacks, a small study suggests “This study showed that brisk walking can be used as a strategy to reduce momentary food craving,” said Adrian…
UN at 70: Mega-cities, mortality and migration
By Joseph Chamie U N, Feb (IPS) – As the international community marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, one question worthy of some reflection is: Is world population better or worse off demographically since the…
Arafat’s body arrives Tuesday, 3-day Bnp mourning, burrial in Dhaka
The mortal remains of Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of late President Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, will be brought to Dhaka on Tuesday. According to a BNP leader in Malaysia the body of Koko will be…
Khaleda thanks hasina for her gesture to share grief
Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Saturday night thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for expressing her sympathy at the sudden death of Arafat Rahman Koko. Khaleda’s press secretasry Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel said this to journalists at Khaleda Zia’s office…
Khaleda’s second son Arafat Rahman passes away in Malaysia
Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of late president Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, died in Malaysia on Saturday. He was 45. “Yes, he died…we’re yet to know the details of his death,” BNP chairperson’s special assistant Shimul…
100 things we didn’t know last year – BBC
Interesting and unexpected facts can emerge from daily news stories and the Magazine picks out such snippets for its weekly feature, 10 things we didn’t know last week. Here’s an almanac of the best of 2014.
25 years after rights convention, children still need more protection
Analysis by Susan Bissell United Nations – Next week marks 25 years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a historic commitment to children and the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history. The…
Monica Lewinsky opens up on affair with Clinton
Washington — Monica Lewinsky says there’s no question her boss — Bill Clinton — “took advantage” of her when he was president.
Attitudes towards life are changing: 60 is the new 50
Money matters: Across the world, people of different generations are worried about their financial well-being in retirement.
China and India: River wars in the Himalayas
Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid’s admission in February that the Indian government has asked its Ministry of Water Resources to clarify whether the Chinese dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo (called Brahmaputra in India) are run-of-the-river type or storage dams…
Nose can detect one trillion odours
Until now, the long-held belief was that we can sniff out about 10,000 smells.
Does Having Children Make People Happier?
Does parenthood suck the joy out of life, or is it the key to happiness? It looks like it’s a draw: People with children in the home are about as satisfied with their lives as those who don’t have kids…
Varosha: The Ghost resort
Welcome to Varosha, the Mediterranean’s best kept secret.
Kenyan ‘corpse’ wakes up in Naivasha morgue
Kenyan authorities have launched an investigation into how a man declared dead in a hospital woke up alive in its morgue the next day. Shocked mortuary workers at Naivasha hospital ran away when the body stirred and was seen to…
US remembers Kennedy 50 years after assassination
The US is marking 50 years since President John F Kennedy was killed by an assassin’s bullet in Dallas, Texas.
Gias Kamal Chowdhury – the legend
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The demise of eminent journalist Gias Kamal Chowdhury has cast a pall of gloom across the country. For many colourful facets of his popular personality he was a living legend in the profession and respected by people…
Arctic Temperatures Highest In 44,000 Years
Average summer temperatures in the eastern Canadian Arctic are higher than they have been in at least the past 44,000 years and perhaps higher than at any time in the past 120,000 years, according to a new study.
Sri Lanka: Coming to term with new environment
TNA Chief Minister for NPC
Hiroshima, Nagasaki beckon nuke free world
By Ramesh Jaua
Countering the ideology of hate
The world was rocked by two terrorist attacks over the past week: one in Kenya by Al-Shabaab which gunned down innocent civilians. The other was in Pakistan when the Tehrik-e-Taliban killed more than 91 Pakistani Christians. Both were inspired by…
Human rights of migrant workers in the Middle East
By Dr Gyan Basnet and Mansoor H. Albalooshi
Pol parties urged to focus on malnutrition
Bangladesh’s nutrition activists raised their voice on Saturday to press for ‘multi-sectoral’ efforts to purge widespread malnutrition.
Election related confusion mounting In Bangladesh
By Nava Thakuria
Chomsky on ‘peace talks’ and the Syria war
Frank Barat: What is the definition of negotiations in Israel-US language and why is the Palestinian Authority playing along? Noam Chomsky: From the U.S. point of view, negotiations are, in effect, a way for Israel to continue its policies of…
UN ‘should reopen inquiry into Dag Hammarskjold’s death’
A commission looking into the death of former United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold has recommended that the UN reopen its investigation.