Pharmaceutical companies invest heavily in promoting their products. They use a variety of promotional strategies to influence physicians' prescribing decisions. Smart and articulate young men are recruited by these companies to promote their products. Commonly known as medical representatives (MRs

Dhaka University metro rail station is now open for commuters to use. For the non-resident DU students and others, it has come as a joyous relief. This station can be considered as a game-changer, especially for those who travel to DU campus from north Dhaka. What would take hours on road through t

There was a time when a dozen or more varieties of rice were cultivated in different parts of Bangladesh that could be found nowhere else in the country. Every community had its own varieties. Passing down from generation to generation, there were local varieties like Jhingasail, Dat Khani, Randhun

While we deal with stray animals, mainly dogs and cats, horses appear to be a new addition to this list. Animal rights activists have recently rescued an ill and abandoned horse from Rangpur city's Modern Morh. After failing to find its owner, the rescuers suspected that the white horse might have

PayPal, one of the fastest, easiest and most popular online payment gateways in the world, is not available in Bangladesh. There has been a repeated demand from our freelancing community to bring PayPal to Bangladesh for a long time. State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

It is often said that young people these days are no longer interested in reading newspapers. This is not correct. Rather, a major section of our youngsters is news-conscious and well-aware of what is happening around them and the world at large. The fact is that their news reading pattern has evol

Dhaka is often stigmatised as one of the least desirable cities on earth to live in. The Global Liveability Index for 2023 conducted by the British weekly, The Economist, has already ranked Dhaka the seventh least liveable city in the world earlier this year. And now, the city has been named the se

Air pollution is the second-largest cause of death and disability in Bangladesh. And it is responsible for around 20 per cent of the total premature deaths in the country, says a World Bank report. The global lender has also cited capital Dhaka as one of the most polluted cities in the country. How