Airline accidents are extremely rare. By the number of fatal accidents that takes place involving an aircraft is around 30 times less than the vehicles on the roads. Airline is still the safest mode of transportation by a massive margin. That said, fatal accidents do happen, and they immediately become the talk of the world. …
I have no objection to BUET designing a rickshaw—the initiative is fine, if done properly! The problem lies elsewhere. Mechanical engineers can work on the engine, speed, wheels, brakes, the mechanical frame of the vehicle. But beyond that, a vehicle also involves the structural integrity of the materials used, metallurgy, tactility, ergonomics, usability and user-experience …
Nestled like a pair of bindi on the forehead of the Phang Nga Bay in the Andaman Sea, there are two islands Koh Yao Noi and Koh Yao Yai, simply translates to Little Long Island and Big Long Island. On either side of the bay is Phuket and Krabi, the islands peacefully maintain a distance …
লাট সাহেবদের করা চিরস্থায়ী বন্দোবস্তের আগে থেকেই হিন্দু জমিদারেরা বাঙালি মুসলমানদেরকে সবচেয়ে নীচু জাত হিসেবে চিহ্নিত করে উঠতে বসতে অত্যাচার করেছে। রাজনীতি-ফাজনিতি-সংস্কৃতি পরে, মুসলমান কৃষকের নিজেদের জমি ও ধানের স্বাধীনতাই ১৯০৫ এর বঙ্গভঙ্গ আন্দোলনের মূল চালিকা-শক্তি ছিল। আর বঙ্গভঙ্গ রদের আন্দোলনের পেছনেও ছিল সেই জমিদারেরাই। তাই বাংলা ভাগ করা এবং জোড়া দেওয়ার মূলে হচ্ছে জমি …
[Photo by: Kyla Duhamel, CC BY 2.0] Studio Ghibli, its creators, and the characters have a special place in hearts of people who grew up with their movies, as each one of them must have left deep impact in our psyche. The universe of Chihiro, Totoro and all have been etched into our thoughts and …
The last government decided to split the four hundred year old city into North and South Dhaka. The original decision had some merit to it. Dhaka is enormous in terms of population and complexities. The greater metropolitan area hosts about 25 million people (2024 estimate), which is comparable to Norway, Finland, Ireland, Denmark and Croatia’s …
When the conversation about eliminating plastic bags from the marketplace arises, the excuse often heard is, “There’s no alternative.” To that, I say, ask your father! Every one of our fathers has carried groceries home in a time when plastic bags didn’t exist. How did they shop back then? Exactly the same way we can …
একটা আস্ত শহরের সব মানুষ খুকখুক করে কেশে বেড়াচ্ছে, তাও কারোর কোন চ্যাতব্যাত নাই! এইটা নাকি ‘সিজন চেঞ্জ’ হলে একটু আধটু সবারই হয়! জি না, হয় না। খুকখুক কাশির সাথে ঋতু পরিবর্তনের সম্পর্ক নাই। সম্পর্ক আছে বায়ু দূষণের। সারা দুনিয়াতে সবখানেই ঋতু পরিবর্তিত হয়, সবাই ঢাকাবাসির মত খুকখুক করে কেশে বেড়ায় না। সমস্যা এই শহরের …
That’s correct, officially the government has never specified the colours for digital format of the red-green national flag of Bangladesh. The only official specification for the two colours is this: (a) The green base of the flag will be of Procion Brilliant Green H-2RS 50parts per 1000.(b) The red circular part will be of Procion …
Your Location Is Already Compromised—Thanks to Governments When most people think of privacy, they immediately focus on location information. But for me, location is the least of my concerns. Under normal circumstances, I don’t feel the need to hide it at all. Why? Because your location is already exposed to the worst possible entities—governments and …