- 648 brick kilns shut down in anti-pollution drive
- New logo for Bangladesh Police finalised
- Earthquake felt in Dhaka, various parts of country
- China now slaps 125% tariffs on US goods
- Dismembered bodies of 2 women, a kid recovered in N'ganj
- Nasrul Hamid is the greatest 'electricity thief' of all time: Siddique Nazmul
- Shamit begins process to represent Bangladesh
- Residential buildings, farms hit in new US strikes in Sana’a
- Metro Rail’s 2 stations to be closed on Bangla New Year
- Protom Alo, Daily Star represent Hindustan: JAGPA Chhatra League
- 167 more Bangladeshis return from Libya
- Taliban morality enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle or skipping mosque: UN
- Om Puri confessed his affair a day before his wedding to Seema Kapoor
- Delhi Airport may face flight delays for four months
- Pirates attack trawlers in Bay of Bengal, 68 rescued after 25 hours
- Trump threatens Mexico with tariffs over water dispute
- Trump administration cuts thousands off from Social Security
- Foreign secretary reiterates Rohingya repatriation only solution
- Weather Forecast: Light rain in parts of country, heat wave may ease
- Asian shares sink, with Japan’s Nikkei down 5.6% as trade war escalates
Trump signs executive order making English U.S. official language
President Donald Trump signed on Saturday an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. The order allows government agencies and organizations that receive federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer documents and services in language other than...
Not enough steps to prevent loss of ethnic languages
There are 12 families of the Hudi community in Gridda Narayanpur village of Sherpur Sadar Upazila. None of them can speak their mother tongue. Subhash Chandra Biswas, a member of the community, said, Even I cant speak my mother tongue, let alone my children. My aunt was the only person in our...
Exercise helps elderly process language better: Study
Language processing can decline with age, but working out proves effective for enhancing various cognitive abilities. There is a correlation between exercise and improved language skills. A study from the University of Agder in Norway and the University of Birmingham in the UK, uncovered a link...