A research study was recently shared across print and electronic media, which predicted that a 9.0 magnitude mega earthquake will hit the central eastern part of Bangladesh, especially in and around Dhaka city.

To observe the World Breastfeeding Week, which is marked around the world from August 1-7 since 1992, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) has declared this year's theme to be "Breastfeeding: a key to sustainable development" August 1-7.

"I think a creative writer should have a social conscience. I have a duty toward society. . . This sense of of duty is an obsession, and I must remain accountable to myself."

The horrific story of the murder of Sagar Barman, aged 10, was published in the front page of The Daily Star and other leading dailies of the country on July 25, 2016.

The Philippine Left has a gift for mischievous phrase making, and last week's coinage was both obvious and effective. #Chexit, with the now-obligatory hashtag, quickly made the rounds. Inspired by the tumultuous campaign to consider Britain's exit from the European Union, the new catch phrase was code for the legal campaign to force China to “exit” the South China Sea.

Kalyanpur gives us confidence. After what we have been experiencing in the past few months – militants freely attacking and killing people one after another – a deep sense of insecurity had seeped into the society.

The time now couldn't be any darker for Muslims, undeniably due to the stigma of worldwide killings of innocent civilians by some Muslims. This commentary attempts to understand this ominous phenomenon in a contextual and clinical manner to motivate unconventional remedial steps.

The only apparent similarity between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is their long-running rule of Turkey. Their rise to power and political mission, however, are completely opposite. One was a revolutionary, who had transformed Turkey into a modern and secular republic, while the other has been known as a leader accused of uprooting the secular foundations of the country.

While major Western media outlets didn't make much of the news, it is obvious that the French and US airstrikes that targeted the village of Toukhan Al-Kubra near the Turkish-Syrian border and the city of Manbij had gone horribly wrong!

In the evening of July 15, an unauthorised military mobiliation, out of the chain of command, started in various cities of Turkey, particularly in Ankara and İstanbul. Later on, it was understood that this military mobilisation was a coup attempt.

It has been three weeks into the carnage at Holey bakery and a lot has already been said and written in its aftermath but even so, we are now left with more questions than answers.

What is the most important resource for a nation? Not natural resource. If that was the case, Nigeria, Angola, and Iraq would

People in Dhaka are yet to overcome the shock they experienced after the Gulshan Attack. Detailed reports of autopsy and

It is a tedious and tremendous job to track every movement of the militants. It is also not fully possible to intercept every move the militants make. This is why the job of the intelligence agencies is so difficult and important. Even US agencies fail to capture every move of the militants. However, for all these efforts to be effective the precondition is to have a solid intel which is at the heart of all anti-militant operation.

The world is at war with extremists. Developed and developing nations, whether it is France, the United States, Russia or China, the

Adecade ago, when she was in power, Khaleda Zia tried but could not forge national unity to fight militancy. Almost all parties

There is little doubt that the mayhem at Holey Artisan Restaurant in Gulshan will be an important landmark in the annals of Bangladesh's law enforcement. People were shocked at the mindless brutality and murders of a score of expatriates and locals.

A night of national celebrations ends in ¬horror and tears. France is yet again in shock. Yet again in mourning. Bodies strewn in the road, families frantically searching for loved ones, crowds running wildly in the dark, a city in lockdown. In the immediate aftermath, political extremes actively trying to capitalise on the blind violence.

So politics is going to enter the private universities, which so far remains outside the realm of student politics that has emerged so acrimonious and often violent. The announcement by Bangladesh Chhatra League to form committees in all private universities to fight militancy has made us all worried.

July 1, 2016: The day our way of life changed, perhaps forever.