Emotional intelligence key to stronger reading skills in kids: Study
Emotional intelligence key to stronger reading skills in kids: Study

What makes a child a strong reader? While we often think of a good vocabulary and strong memory, reading ability can go beyond just recognizing words. It often involves a deeper emotional connection. According to a study published in Learning and Individual Differences, emotional intelligence...

Microsoft employee fears her code is used to kill Gaza children
Microsoft employee fears her code is used to kill Gaza children

A Microsoft employee who disrupted the companys 50th-anniversary event in protest against the companys sale of AI tools to the Israeli military has spoken out about her decision to demonstrate. We cannot be celebrating while people in Palestine are getting murdered thanks to Microsoft, Ibtihal...

Israel kills 80 Gazans in attacks on UN clinic, refugee sites
Israel kills 80 Gazans in attacks on UN clinic, refugee sites

New round of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 77 people, marking the deadliest day for Palestinians since the regime resumed its genocidal war on the besieged territory two weeks ago, Press TV reported. A medical facility in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza was...

Journalist killed, evacuation calls issued as Israel presses Gaza offensive
Journalist killed, evacuation calls issued as Israel presses Gaza offensive

An Israeli air strike killed a journalist working with Al Jazeera on Monday and the military issued fresh calls to evacuate parts of Gazas north, as Israel pressed its renewed bombardment and ground operations in the Palestinian territory. Israel resumed intense air strikes across Gaza last...

One Israeli killed, another hurt in retaliatory op near Haifa
One Israeli killed, another hurt in retaliatory op near Haifa

At least one Israeli has been killed and another injured in an operation allegedly involving a car-ramming, gunfire, and stabbing in northern occupied territories, Press TV reported. The retaliatory operation was carried out on a road near Yokneam, southeast of Haifa on Monday. Israeli police...

How parents can support children with Down Syndrome to develop social skills
How parents can support children with Down Syndrome to develop social skills

On March 21, World Down Syndrome Day was observed, highlighting the challenges faced by individuals with Down syndrome, particularly in socializing. The condition caused by an extra chromosome 21, impacts cognitive development, learning abilities, and communication skills. Dr. Rashmi...

Philippine’s ex-President Duterte arrested on ICC warrant for killings
Philippine’s ex-President Duterte arrested on ICC warrant for killings

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody at Manilas international airport on Tuesday following an arrest order from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over a crime against humanity case filed against him, according to the Philippine government. Duterte was...

At least 305 Bangladeshis killed by BSF in a decade: HRSS
At least 305 Bangladeshis killed by BSF in a decade: HRSS

At least 305 Bangladeshi citizens were killed and 282 injured along the Bangladesh-India border over the past decade, according to a report by the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS). The report, published on Monday, highlighted the ongoing human rights violations and urged immediate actions to...

Bangladesh ranks first in Asia for child marriages
Bangladesh ranks first in Asia for child marriages

Bangladesh is ranked eighth globally for having the highest number of child marriages, and it holds the top position in Asia for this issue. This information was highlighted in the report titled Girls Goals: What Has Changed for Girls? Adolescent Girls Rights Over 30 Years, published by UNICEF,...

8 career-killing habits you need to stop today
8 career-killing habits you need to stop today

Many believe that hard work and dedication alone lead to success, but if that were true, more people would be thriving in their careers. The reality is, success depends not just on effort, but on the habits you buildsome of which may be quietly holding you back. Talented people often struggle due...

Negligence in July killings’ trial will compel students, people to take to the streets again: Mir Snigdho
Negligence in July killings’ trial will compel students, people to take to the streets again: Mir Snigdho

If we see even a hint of negligence in the trial of the July-August massacre, the students and the mass public will again take the streets with a bang like Abu Sayeed and like Mir Mugdho, said Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdha, CEO of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation. He said this at a program of...

Fire kills four at Shahjadpur residential hotel
Fire kills four at Shahjadpur residential hotel

Four men died after a fire broke out on the second floor of Saudia hotel, a residential hotel in Bashtala, Shahjadpur, Dhaka, on Monday, according to Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters officials. The fire started around noon, and the fire service received the information at 12:17 pm. It...

Bangladesh, India vow to bring border killings to zero
Bangladesh, India vow to bring border killings to zero

Bangladesh and India have agreed to take effective measures to bring down border killings of Bangladeshi nationals to zero level and conduct joint inspections in case of carrying out any construction within 150 yards of the frontiers. The two countries reached the agreement after a four-day...

NASA says probability of "city-killer" asteroid impact in 2032 to 3.1%
NASA says probability of "city-killer" asteroid impact in 2032 to 3.1%

NASA has raised the probability of a city-killer asteroid striking Earth in 2032 to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, with a chilling animation depicting the apocalyptic impact that the asteroid could have is going viral online, reports NDTV. Asteroid 2024 YR4 has an estimated diameter of around 177 feet (54...

Five killed, 10 hurt in Feni road crash
Five killed, 10 hurt in Feni road crash

Five people were killed and 10 injured in a collision between a covered van and a pickup van on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highways Hafezia area of Feni on Monday evening. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Confirming the matter, Bogdadia police outpost in-charge Mizanur...

'Most wanted' Dutch drug trafficker killed in Mexico
'Most wanted' Dutch drug trafficker killed in Mexico

A Dutch drug trafficker who was one of Europes most wanted criminals and once reportedly faked his own death has been murdered in Mexico, an official said Friday. Marco Ebben(32), was shot on Thursday in Atizapan de Zaragoza, a municipality about 25 kilometers from the capital Mexico City....

Govt in talks to set up skill development centers
Govt in talks to set up skill development centers

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the interim government continues talks with foreign agencies to set up skill development centers in Bangladesh, reports BSS. We are looking into what logistical support they (foreign organisations) want in this regard, he told a press...

Plane crash in Sao Paulo kills two on busy road
Plane crash in Sao Paulo kills two on busy road

Two people died and six others were injured when a small plane crashed into a bus on a busy Sao Paulo avenue in Brazil on Friday morning, the local fire department said. The two bodies were found charred in the fuselage of the Beech F90 King Air aircraft that took off from Sao Paulo bound for...

“Mass killings must be addressed as top priority in legal proceedings”
“Mass killings must be addressed as top priority in legal proceedings”

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, has called for the prosecution of every instance of mass killing in the country, stressing that justice should be the governments top priority. He made the statement during a public gathering at a conference organized by the district...

Sheikh Hasina advises killing of Brigadier General Azmi
Sheikh Hasina advises killing of Brigadier General Azmi

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has uncovered evidence suggesting that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directly ordered the disappearances and killings of political opponents during her tenure. In its report, After the Monsoon RevolutionA Roadmap to Lasting Security Sector Reform in Bangladesh, HRW...

HRW hands over report to CA, says Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances, killings
HRW hands over report to CA, says Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances, killings

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has handed a report on the July Uprising to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, saying that officers had told them the ousted Bangladesh dictator, Sheikh Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings. A HRW delegation led by Elaine Pearson, Asia...

30 killed in drone attack on Sudan’s hospital
30 killed in drone attack on Sudan’s hospital

A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudans Darfur region killed 30 people and injured dozens. The bombing of the Saudi Hospital on Friday evening led to the destruction of the hospitals building where emergency cases were treated. It was not immediately...

Building a skilled workforce is the core challenge
Building a skilled workforce is the core challenge

While global demand for skilled workers continues to rise, Bangladesh faces a significant challenge in developing and exporting skilled labor. Currently, half of the countrys workforce remains unemployed, and 30 percent lack the education and training needed to secure jobs. Over the past four...

Israeli snipers kill two Palestinian children despite ceasefire
Israeli snipers kill two Palestinian children despite ceasefire

Israeli gunfire has killed two Palestinian children and injured several others in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, despite a ceasefire currently in effect between Israel and Hamas. Zakaria Hamid Yahya Barbakh was fatally shot on Monday near al-Awda Square in southern areas of Rafah city,...

One Israeli soldier killed, 4 others hurt in West Bank
One Israeli soldier killed, 4 others hurt in West Bank

An Israeli reservist soldier has been killed and four others wounded when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Press TV reported. The blast occurred in the town of Tammun, located 13 kilometers (8 miles) northeast of Nablus, on Monday. The soldiers...

UK to announce significant hike in visa sponsorship fees
UK to announce significant hike in visa sponsorship fees

The UK Home Office is planning substantial increases in fees for immigration services, including the cost of issuing Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), a requirement for hiring foreign workers on Skilled Worker visas. Currently, UK employers must provide a CoS for each overseas worker they hire....

July mass killing trial could be completed before election
July mass killing trial could be completed before election

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul on Wednesday hoped that the trial of the July mass killings could be completed before the next national election as the interim government is committed to ensuring justice to brutal, inhuman killings committed during the July-August uprising, reports UNB. Though this is a...

Ex-president Abdul Hamid sued over July uprising killings
Ex-president Abdul Hamid sued over July uprising killings

Former president and Awami League politician Abdul Hamid has been accused for the first time in a lawsuit over July-August 2024 uprising killings. The defendant Tahmul Islam, 27, is a BNP activist in Kishoreganj and claims to be officially recognised as an injured in the student-led anti-fascist...