research

New international academic journal launched in Dhaka

Journal for Service Quality Enhancement (JSQE), a new international academic journal devoted to the development and improvement of service quality in business and commerce, was launched on July 31, 2021.
3 August 2021, 14:12 PM

The right way to consume news

When we are told to read up and research, we aren't told how.
14 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Research can help keep up GDP growth

Scientists and researchers have responsibilities to find out sustainable ways to maintain Bangladesh's current economic and GDP growth, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday.
10 April 2019, 21:03 PM

Hate speech by top politicians skyrockets by 490% in India: NDTV

Indian top politicians have increasingly, by 490% to be exact, used hateful and decisive language in past four years under Modi-led government, a research by NDTV reveals.
19 April 2018, 06:58 AM

Kids start caring about their reputations from as young as 5 years old

Newly published research finds that, like adults, children also care about their reputation, and are taking measures to manage it by the time they start elementary school.
22 March 2018, 04:53 AM

How NRBs can help boost research

Winter is a great time for the replenishment of academia in Bangladesh when many Non-Resident Bangladeshi (NRB) academics alight on our shores for both personal and professional reasons.
13 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Building research universities

In an editorial I wrote in the Journal of Bangladesh Studies in 2003, I had noted a perplexing and worrisome situation in Bangladesh's academic institutions, both public and private – lack of a research culture.
28 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Horses recognise human emotions

Horses are able to discriminate between happy and angry human facial expressions, according to research.
10 February 2016, 11:31 AM

France returns head of Hindu statue taken 130 years ago

France returns the head of a Hindu deity's statue from the 7th century more than 130 years after it was taken away in the name of research.
21 January 2016, 07:20 AM

Google's ‘Chatbot’ thinks the purpose of living is 'to live eternally'

In a research published recently, Google narrates one of its latest forays into artificial intelligence.
22 December 2015, 14:39 PM

Getting closer to implanting new memories into the brain

A memory prosthesis being trialled next year could not only restore long-term recall but may eventually be used to upload new skills directly to the brain – just like in the film The Matrix.
21 December 2015, 07:58 AM

Hidden portrait 'found under Mona Lisa'

An image of a portrait underneath the Mona Lisa is found beneath the existing painting using reflective light technology, according to a French scientist.
8 December 2015, 06:49 AM

Virtual reality maze 'predicts Alzheimer's disease'

Alzheimer's disease can be detected decades before onset, using a virtual reality test, a study suggests.
23 October 2015, 06:43 AM

A hunter has shot the biggest elephant killed in Africa for almost 30 years

A hunter has shot dead the largest elephant killed in Africa for almost three decades.
16 October 2015, 08:38 AM

First 'in womb' stem cell trial to begin

The first clinical trial injecting foetal stem cells into babies still in the womb has been announced.
12 October 2015, 08:10 AM

First ancient African genome solves migration mystery

An ancient African genome has been sequenced for the first time from a 4,500-year-old skull that was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia.
9 October 2015, 05:09 AM

Perfect pre-Roman era tomb discovered at Pompeii (video)

Archaeologists have discovered a Pre-Roman era tomb in perfect condition at Pompeii, at the site buried in a 79AD volcanic eruption.
23 September 2015, 06:05 AM

Lab-grown kidneys work in animals

Scientists say they are a step closer to growing fully functioning replacement kidneys, after promising results in animals.
22 September 2015, 05:54 AM

Hope for faster treatment of urinary tract infections

Urinary tract infections can be treated more quickly using a new DNA sequencing device, according to research.
21 September 2015, 07:04 AM

Trial begins in rape case against 'Peepli Live' director

A court on Wednesday began trial in a rape case against Mahmood Farooqui, the director of "Peepli Live".
10 September 2015, 14:22 PM