According to a recent study undertaken by academics at the Universities of Arizona and Kansas, working at a busy coffee shop may be healthier than working in a quiet office. The study shows, rather inevitably, that office noise has a detrimental impact on employee well-being. However, the study reveals that total stillness is not conducive to a healthy workplace. The ...

Two Bangladeshi youths have reportedly been shot dead and another injured by the members of the Indian Khasia community along the Companiganj Upazila border in Sylhet. Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB)’s Kalairag border outpost officials and it’s media wing, acknowledging the matter said the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon on the other side of Nazirergaon Kawartuk 1253 Pillar. The deceased are ...

Spain’s teenage phenom Lamine Yamal won the European Championship and the tournament’s best young player award just a day after he turned 17. Yamal earned it mostly while he was still 16, but he crowned his contribution to Spain’s success by setting up Nico Williams’ opening goal in a 2-1 win over England in the final on Sunday. “This is ...

Europe’s main stock markets dropped at the start of trading on Monday following losses in Asia. London’s FTSE 100 index shed 0.7 percent to 8,193.15 points. In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 index retreated 0.7 percent to 7,668.32 points and Frankfurt’s DAX fell 0.2 percent to 18,705.85.

Former Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) president Manzurul Ahsan Khan, who was removed from the post of advisor and whose party membership was suspended for six months for violating party discipline, has been expelled from the party. Ruhin Hossain Prince, general secretary of the CBP, said in the central committee meeting on February 26 Manzurl was suspended from the advisory ...

Several students were injured during a clash between quota protestors and Bangladesh Chhatra League activists at Bijay Ekattor Hall of Dhaka University on Monday afternoon. Around 3pm, BCL men, equipped with sticks, started throwing brick bats to the protesting students from inside locking the hall gate. The protestors also retaliated with the sticks and threw brick chips. At one stage, ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today termed the slogan, “Who are you? Who am I? Razakar. Razakar.” chanted by the anti-quota protesters in the government jobs as “very regrettable” saying, “They don’t feel ashamed to call themselves Razakars as they don’t know the history.” “They didn’t know how the Pakistani occupation forces and Razakar Bahini had resorted to torture in the ...

Students started their pre-announcement demonstration at Dhaka University (DU) at 12noon on Monday protesting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s comment on quota. Students from different halls and affiliated colleges started gathering in front of the Raju sculpture near TSC in processions before 12noon. Meanwhile, the students of different medicals and different private varsities joint the protest rally against quota with public ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called on the Muslim community to be united against the genocide in Gaza carried out by Israel. “This (Genocide in Gaza) is not expected. We all should be united against the genocide in Gaza,” she said. The premier made the remarks when Egyptian Ambassador to Bangladesh Omar Mohie Eldin Ahmed Fahmy paid a courtesy call ...

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists attacked on quota protesters at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) early Monday when they were protesting over Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin’s comment on quota. Three students were injured in the attack that took place around 12:30am in front of central library of the university. The students announced a demonstration on the campus on ...