India has welcomed the birth of four cheetah cubs - more than 70 years after the animals were declared officially extinct there. India's environment minister announced the good news, calling it a "momentous event". The country has been trying to reintroduce the big cats for decades, and last year
On her trusty motorcycle, Vietnamese artist Dang Ai Viet travels around the Southeast Asian country in a quest to ensure that the thousands of women who suffered the loss of two or more loved ones during the Vietnam War are not forgotten. The 75-year-old has painted the portraits of 2,765 of the w
Our capacity to care about others may have very, very ancient origins, a new study suggests. It might have been deep-rooted in prehistoric animals that lived millions of years ago, before fish and mammals like us diverged on the tree of life, according to researchers who published their study Thur
Chita, a member of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) dog squad, was awarded medal on Monday for its heroic role in rescue operation after a massive explosion in a 7-storey building in the capital's Siddique Bazar area recently. This is for the first time that a dog was given RAB Director General (DG) a
The Ministry of Education (MoE) of the Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Bangladesh have launched a new project named “ProGRESS” at the Ball Room of the Banani Sheraton Hotel Dhaka, according to a press release. ProGRESS stands for “Promoting
Hospital food would normally rank alongside school lunches on the culinary charts but a hospital in western Belgium has broken the stereotype after winning approval from a prestigious French restaurant guide. AZ Groeninge in the city of Kortrijk becomes the first hospital in the Benelux to be offi
A Dutch historian found a unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure, consisting of four golden ear pendants, two strips of gold leaf and 39 silver coins, the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) announced on Thursday, reports Reuters. Lorenzo Ruijter, 27, who told R
BRAC Bank Reading Cafe members discussed the famous novel 'Chowrangi' by acclaimed author Shankar on 5 March 2023. This reading circle was formed by a group of book enthusiasts within the organization who wanted to promote a love of literature and encourage collaboration and critical thinking amon
Currently, the worldwide number of TikTok users is more than 100 crore. Since the inception of TikTok, many people have become viral overnight by utilising the social media platform, which has turned them into stars and paved the way for them to utilise this fandom in other aspects of their lives.&
The long-awaited new building of Banani Central Jame Masjid was inaugurated on Friday, March 3. Freedom Fighter Dr H B M Iqbal, chairman of The Premier Bank Limited and ex-member of Parliament, took the initiative in 2019 as chief khadem along with a board of 31 khadems of Banani Central Jame Masj
