Space debris are a major threat to science experiments
Space debris are a major threat to science experiments
While more and more countries are sending artificial satellites to space on a regular basis, concerns over the collision of spacecraft and debris have been on the rise too.
Too many satellites moving at great speed are also an obstacle for telescopes to take high-resolution photos of outer space.
Some of these man-made objects are operational satellites, but most are defunct spacecraft, spentâĻ
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US achievements in space technology
US achievements in space technology
Polish mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon Nicolaus Copernicustriggered much enthusiasm in the 16th century by introducing a groundbreakingtheory that the Earth orbits the Sun.Later on, Italian astronomer Galileo Galileiâs telescope in the early years of the17th century prompted scientists across the globe to speed up space sciencemanifold. His detailed interpretations of stars, theâĻ
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Renewable Energy: Bangladesh to benefit from Asia Super Grid
Renewable Energy: Bangladesh to benefit from Asia Super Grid
Japan has speeded up efforts to materialize its decade-old plan to de-carbonize Asia by connecting some of the biggest economies and the power-hungry populations through a 36,000km-integrated grid of renewable energy.Bangladesh is part of the âAsia Super Grid (ASG)â initiative that aims at interconnecting electric power systems, enabling mutual benefits by exchanging abundant natural renewableâĻ
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Russiaâs many firsts in space race
Russiaâs many firsts in space race
Since the launching of the first satellite â Sputnik 1 â to space in the Cold War era on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union has achieved many of the âworldâs firstâ records in the space race against the US.
The US was also working on its own satellite at the same time, and took no time to retaliate, establish the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) and allocate more budgets toâĻ
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Solar Energy: Bangladesh's triumphs and prospective billion-dollar proposals
Solar Energy: Bangladeshâs triumphs and prospective billion-dollar proposals
Bangladesh has experienced a boost in solar energy since 1996, starting with the introduction of small units of the solar home system (SHS) across the country â thanks to robust initiatives by the government and the private sector.
The number of SHS units has now reached a whopping 6,037,601-mark.
Meanwhile, the off-grid generation of electricity from SHS, irrigation and rooftop units, streetâĻ
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Wind Energy Projects in Bangladesh: Status and Prospects
Wind Energy Projects in Bangladesh: Status and Prospects
Bangladeshâs power generation from large- and medium-scale wind-run power plants will increase manifold by December next year, as construction works on some of the large projects initiated in the last couple of years are expected to end within the deadline.
While the government plans to implement a dozen wind power projects to generate around 350MW in the next few years, Coxâs Bazar is likely toâĻ
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Biden's showdown, his allies and human rights
Bidenâs showdown, his allies and human rights
US President Joe Bidenâs high-voltage tour to Israel and Saudi Arabia got huge media attention across the globe â especially in the Muslim world as well as the US â as he took some aggressive decisions provoking more chaos, amid World War III underway centring Ukraine, where the mighty US is facing troubles.
The decisions were taken in discussion tables and infuriating statements were made onâĻ
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China's response as 'forced labor in Xinjiang' campaign reaches Dhaka
Chinaâs response as âforced labor in Xinjiangâ campaign reaches Dhaka
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has termed lies the allegations of âforced labor in Xinjiangâ, blaming the US for raising the matter and propagating it among Bangladeshi business communities linked to the readymade garment industry.
âObviously, Washington uses this lie about Xinjiang to smear and defame China, with the ultimate goal of containing China. If Bangladeshi people are notâĻ
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Why do Bangladesh workers deserve respect, at least in papers?
Why do Bangladesh workers deserve respect, at least in papers?
A latest global study has found that the workers in Bangladeshâs various industries face discrimination and unfair treatment by the employers as well as the government, making it one of the worst 10 countries in the world, in 2022 â claimed to be the era of so-called civilization by those employers and the governments.
The situation is grave in every sector â from RMG to banks, and FMCG to theâĻ
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Video: Ghulam Azam's role in 1971
Watch the video to know more about the war criminal's efforts in helping Yahya Khan commit genocide in Bangladesh
During the 1971 Liberation War, East Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Ghulam Azam campaigned in favour of the Pakistani Army to destroy the pro-liberation elements â Awami Leaguers and Hindus in particular and maintain the integrity of Pakistan.
Watch the video to know more about the war criminalâs efforts in helping Yahya Khan commit genocide in Bangladesh whereas Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburâĻ
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2006: Khaleda ready to stage for election drama
Khaleda Zia, the head of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), completed her five-year term as prime minister on October 27, 2006 with complacency that she would get her crown back again.
Had this happened in the elections slated for January 22, as per the plans, she would have been the first prime minister since independence to form government for the second consecutive term.
However, herâĻ
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Democracy, socialism, military dictatorship: Quotes by Yahya, Mujib, Hasina
At a meeting with US President Richard Nixon on October 25, 1970, Pakistan President Yahya Khan said: âWithout it (presidential system), Pakistan would disintegrate. Our people like the Parliamentary system only because they have been ruled by Britain for so many centuries, but they cannot make it work and they do not have the basic prerequisite, namely a two-party system; we have about 35âĻ
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February-March 1969: Pakistan on the brink of collapse
The Directorate of Intelligence and Research (INR) of the State Department assessed the situation in Pakistan, where rioting by mobs in the streets created âchaos, in many places approaching anarchy.â
Pakistani President Ayub Khanâs attempt to foster a compromise with the opposition through a round table conference had apparently collapsed.
Summary: Student supporters of former Foreign MinisterâĻ
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1971 Hindu Genocide: Testimonials of massacres by journalists, diplomats and Pakistani Army officials
First of a four-part series depicting how the Hindus were targeted for ethnic cleansing during the Liberation War
The West Pakistani rulers launched an offensive in East Pakistan to subdue the Awami League as the latter was set to form a government, its supporters as well as Hindus.
The goon squads of General Yahya Khan â the military and its local collaborators â had targeted and killed more than 25,000 Hindus of erstwhile East Pakistan in the first three months of the Liberation War in 1971, according toâĻ
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Climate Change: Nothing learnt from post-flood starvation deaths in Assam in 1974
Climate Change: Nothing learnt from post-flood starvation deaths in Assam in 1974
Millions of rural people, mostly the farm workers, in Bangladesh and Assam suffer due to natural calamities as they lose homesteads, crops and income source, and face food crisis and malnutrition as consequences.
It happens in remote areas isolated from the main cities and suburbs, and in vast areas due to incessant rains, or flooding during the monsoon.
In the dry season, the same people wouldâĻ
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