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Winter is on its wings to land in Bangladesh soon

Winter is on its wings to land in Bangladesh soon

On Tuesday morning last, temperature in Tentulia, the country's northern most point, was 14.5 degree Celsius. The indication is clear enough: winter has arrived and soon the country's middle and southern parts are gradually going to experience the fall of the mercury. The arrival of spring, king of

Three-dimensional connectedness is the clinching factor

Three-dimensional connectedness is the clinching factor

That a nation's close relationship or the lack of it with Nature can be a subject of study is somewhat surprising, especially when Western researchers embark on exploring nations' comparative connectedness to natural environment. To the oriental civilisations, particularly that of the Indian subcon

Re-engineering in internal audit operations

Re-engineering in internal audit operations

Bangladesh has come a long way in economic growth since 1972. In 1972, the gross domestic product (GDP) was US$ 5.70 billion where as in 2025 it stands at US$ 475.00 billion. Contribution to GDP from the services sector is continuously increasing since 1990. The main contributor of the service sect

Riding Dinajpur Commuter thru northern vista

Riding Dinajpur Commuter thru northern vista

It is a damp September morning. The early morning rain has left the long platforms of the Lalmonirhat railway station wet. The chirping of birds is heard from time to time amid the babble of passengers waiting under the blue sheds. I walk along the bluish-yellow carriages of Dinajpur Commuter, whi

A Bangladeshi physicist at the frontier of quantum science

A Bangladeshi physicist at the frontier of quantum science

When Nature, the world’s most prestigious science journal, published a paper by a young Bangladeshi physicist in August 2024, it marked more than an academic milestone. It showed that the frontiers of quantum materials research now extend far beyond elite Western laboratories, encompassing th

Menacing proliferation of three-wheelers in Dhaka City

Menacing proliferation of three-wheelers in Dhaka City

The proliferation of auto-rickshaws has reached the tipping point where their earlier version of pedal rickshaws is on the verge of vanishing from the scene. Electricity stored in a battery pack through charging turns a motor into mechanical power to drive the three-wheelers. This is why the vehicl

Lessons from Central African Republic

Lessons from Central African Republic

The history of human civilization is more, or less, the cronicle of war and conflicts through the ages, inter-state or intra-state. The League of Nations, recognized as the first global organization formed after World War I in 1920, aimed to preserve world peace, stability, promoting global coopera

Capturing cosmic beauty with a mobile phone

Capturing cosmic beauty with a mobile phone

Does the night sky ever gaze at us? Does the Milky Way Galaxy ever want to reveal its presence by radiating its light? Late at night, when the city has gone quiet and many people are asleep at the end of a tiring day, a young man patiently waits on a rooftop or in a field, aiming his mobile phone a

A quantum leap for local art

A quantum leap for local art

It's a declaration of belief that uncertainty can be beautiful and that questioning can lead to discovery. Such moral is vivified through a medley of artworks in Edge Gallery's '9+ONE: Interdimensional Journeys Part II'. It embraces uncertainty as the motif--its multidimensional effect on life in e

Trump's Gaza plan: a Hobson's choice for Hamas?

Trump's Gaza plan: a Hobson's choice for Hamas?

The most crucial issues relate to withdrawal of IDF from Gaza, the surrender of arms by Hamas, establishment of ISF and agreement by all parties on a time-bound pathway to an independent state of Palestine. All these have to happen at the same time, in signed documents and on the ground in Gaza &n

Jute-made home décor offers better option

Jute-made home décor offers better option

Often called the "golden fibre", jute has been the most important fibre in the whole world for decades. It's natural golden shine and strength, made it worthy of its name "golden fibre". The story starts in the rural parts of Bengal. Farmers grow jute with great care. They sell it to what we call