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Preferring the quality of food is important than quantity

Syeda Sayema Naba

People are now fasting and preparing for the approaching Eid celebrations, which are taking place in the next few days. We are likely to have a variety of foods available for Iftar during this time period, but we cannot guarantee the quality. Most people are eating cheap, greasy, roasted street meals from local mark...

Violence against women at the workplace: Needs proper attention

Nishat Anjum Lia

Violence against women has a negative impact on a women physical and mental health and well-being. Individuals have a right to feel safe and secure, and when that right is not provided, people's ability to function in their family, community, and society is likely to suffer, as is their ability to realise their own potential and grow as individuals.

US human rights report on Bangladesh: Has a mountain been made out of a molehill?

Mehjabin Bhanu

Every year, the US prepares and publishes the Human Rights Positions of many countries, with the exception of its own. The report was written by the US Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Despite the fact that this is an annual event in the United States, no international authority, such as the United Nations, has asked it to prepare a report. Such assessments are usually made for a select group of countries, and no government has ever acce...

Kalabagan Tentultala playground protection movement: mother and son released 

Syeda Ratna and her youngest son, Isa Abdullah Sadekin Piyanshuk, were freed on bail by the police after they mounted a demonstration against the construction of the Kalabagan police station building at the Kalabagan Tentultala field in August.

At 12:15 p.m. on Sunday (April 24), Paritosh Chandra, the officer in charge of the Kalabagan Police Station, verified that they were released at 12:15 p.m.

Is it a bridge or a suicide spot?

Suicide by leaping from the Postagola Bridge in Dhaka has been a common event for the people and the naval police over the last several years. According to police data, a total of 41 people have committed suicide by leaping from the bridge so far this year. On the other hand, police feel that there are more suicides that have not been recorded.

As per the police sources in Shampur and Keraniganj, there was an average of one suicide each year in 2021, 2020, and 2016. However, there were two suicides per year in 2019 and 2016. There have also been instances of suicide.

Police...

There is a brain in the heart!

Dr. Muhammad Sayed Inam 
The heart is not just a pump. It possesses its own neural network system which is known as the "Little brain" or "Heart brain".
'Little Brain' or 'Heart Brain' is a network of neurons known as the intrinsic cardiac nervous system (ICNS). ICNS plays a key role in regulating cardiac activity.
The 'Heart brain' is composed of approximately 40,000 neurons that are identical to brain neurons, demonstrating that the heart has its own nervous system. The heart also communicates with the brain in a variety of ways, including neurologically, biochemically, biophysically, ...
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