Author: Asian Bangla

President visits memory-bearing Balat village in Meghalaya President Md Abdul Hamid on Friday visited Balat village in Meghalaya, where he stayed during the 1971 Liberation War, and recollected the memories of those days. During the Liberation War, Abdul Hamid along with his family was residing in a rented house at the village and he was also the sub-sector commander of the Bangladesh Liberation Force (Mujib Bahini). At that time, he inspired and organised Bangladeshi youths, who took shelter in India at Gumaghat, Moilam and Balat in Meghalaya. He established a youth reception camp at Balat for Bangladeshi youths and he…

There’s a decent chance you came to this article via Twitter. While the company isn’t as big as its main rival, Facebook, it can be argued that in today’s climate, Twitter is the more socially important and era-defining network. As proof, you need to look no further than the president of the United States, who can’t seem to go a day without a tweet, and those short messages often have global implications. But it’s not just Donald Trump. As of 2016, 83% of the world’s leaders were on Twitter, as is virtually every journalist in the world. They’re joined by…

Egyptian Grand Mufti Shawki Ibrahim said that Islam is a religion of peace and security that emphasises on the well-being of humanity. He said this while addressing the international conference on the promotion of religious tolerance in the light of the seerah of Holy Prophet (PBUH) in Islamabad on Thursday. The Grand Mufti of Egypt said that “as a Muslim, we have a responsibility to play our due role for the betterment and prosperity of society and the entire world.” He further said that a wrong narrative was being promoted about Islam these days and there was a need to…

BNP today blasted the ruling Awami League for celebrating a countrywide programme by holding government staff hostage in the name of Bangladesh’s graduation from the Least Development Countries (LDCs). “It is nothing but a perverted joke with the nation,” BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed came up with the remarks hours after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a grand reception at a programme in Dhaka on this occasion. Holding the government responsible for turning the country into a sorry state, Rizvi said democracy and good governance have been destroyed as the ruling quarter has indulged in misdeeds and…

A world addled by climate change has seen a four-fold increase in major flooding events since 1980, and a doubling of significant storms, droughts and heat waves, Europe’s national science academies jointly reported Wednesday. In Europe, where precise data reaches back decades, the number of severe floods has jumped five fold since 1995, according to the report, which updates a 2013 assessment. “There has been, and continues to be, a significant increase in the frequency of extreme weather events,” said Michael Norton, environmental programme director for the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council. “They underline the importance of avoiding greenhouse gases,…

The moon will get its first mobile phone network next year, enabling high-definition streaming from the lunar landscape back to earth, part of a project to back the first privately funded moon mission. Vodafone Germany, network equipment maker Nokia and carmaker Audi (VOWG_p.DE) said on Tuesday they were working together to support the mission, 50 years after the first NASA astronauts walked on the moon. Vodafone said it had appointed Nokia as its technology partner to develop a space-grade network which would be a small piece of hardware weighing less than a bag of sugar. The companies are working with…

Bangladesh National Museum is displaying a collection of over one hundred liberation war memorabilia at an exhibition underway at the museum’s Nalinikanta Bhattashali Gallery. The eight-day exhibition, which has been organised marking the Independence Day, gives the visitors a glimpse into the sufferings of the people during the tumultuous days of the liberation war, depicts resolutions and bravery of the freedom fighters and others. The show displays 65 photographs of different historic events which took place between 1971 and early 1972, 12 weapons that were used in the war, letters written by freedom fighters to their families, posters and books…

Bangladesh and Russia reached a consensus on forming a joint working group on cyber security as state minister for ICT division Zunaid Ahmed Palak held a bilateral meeting with Russian communications and mass media Minister Nikolai Nikiforov in Moscow. According to ICT division sources, Palak at the meeting on Wednesday night sought Russian help in ensuring cyber security in Bangladesh, saying, ‘Bangladesh has done wonders in the field of ICT in last nine years as the area of digital activities has expanded hundredfold. But with this, the risk of cyber threat has also increased and we want to achieve world…

Pathology is the cornerstone of modern medicine, ensuring that patients are correctly diagnosed and given an appropriate treatment. However, a new Series in The Lancet highlights how common presumptive treatment — treatment without a confirmed diagnosis — is likely to be in many low- and middle – income countries (LMICs) as a result of a serious shortage of pathologists, laboratory services and basic medical tests. The authors warn of the impact on patient care with patients poorly diagnosed or given inappropriate treatments, and of the wider impact on health systems in LMICs if already scarce resources are wasted, ultimately threatening…

People become robotic in day to day life as they concentrate more on work and success. A typical day of modern people starts with a very busy schedule which ends up with immense stress before going to bed. This situation continues day after day, year after year and suddenly they find themselves submerged in the ocean of detrimental conditions like diseases (e.g. hypertension, heart disease, diabetes etc.), frustration and failure. In the end, it results in absence of happiness in life. Then they have to spend hours sitting on a hospital bed while pondering on the reasons behind it, but…