Monika Roy

UN chief calls for greater action to protect oceans

The full moon of February this year is called the 'snow moon'. This is the second full moon of the year and will be visible in the night sky on February 5.

Today (December 12) is Digital Bangladesh Day. Digital Bangladesh is one of the nation's dreams, and so special emphasis is given on the application of digital technologies to realise Vision 2021, which we commonly call Digital Bangladesh.

It's Father's Day today. If you are yet to buy a gift for your father, there’s still time for some last-minute shopping. The most important thing is to figure out how you want to express your feelings for your father on this special day. Any gift, regardless of price, will make your father happy.

Here are five top innovations in technology sector to come out in 2018.

Brac Onnesha, the first nano-satellite of Bangladesh, is going to hit in low earth orbit soon in May this year.

A huge quantity of dissolved salt will be discharged into the Dhaleshwari river from the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate as the central effluent treatment plant (CETP) there doesn't have the component needed for desalinising wastewater. Even if all the other toxic materials are treated, the salt will kill the biodiversity of the river, say, environmentalists. The country's tannery industry uses around 40,000 tonnes of salt annually.

The busy urban living does not allow us to perform many of our rituals, festivities and practices the way our families observed them over the years. One such ritual is Chaitra Sankranti celebration.