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DU launches major development projects worth Tk 28.41 billion

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Dhaka University (DU) has formally inaugurated activities under its large-scale development project with an estimated cost of Tk 28.41 billion, alongside several other development in... Read More


Diploma engineers block train and roads over quota demand in Gazipur

Gazipur, Jan. 31 -- Diploma engineers and students blocked railway tracks and roads in Gazipur on Saturday to protest the 33 percent quota for BSc engineers in the recruitment of sub-assistant enginee... Read More


Kerala: KITE launches 'Munnarukkam' exam readiness series for SSLC students

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 31 -- The state-owned Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has announced the launch of 'Munnarukkam' (Exam Readiness), a special academic support series t... Read More


32 students fall ill due to food poisoning at BC girls hostel in Wanaparthy

Hyderabad, Jan. 31 -- As many as 32 students were taken ill due to suspected food poisoning at the BC Intermediate Girls Hostel in Kothakota of Wanaparthy district in Telangana on Friday night, Januar... Read More


Reddit user asks about 'positives' of Gurgaon before leaving Bangalore after 20 years

India, Jan. 31 -- A Reddit user who has been in Bengaluru for the past 20 years is facing the bittersweet reality of uprooting their life for their family. After two decades of building a career and r... Read More


Traffic snarls continue at Bandra station despite new skywalk

India, Jan. 31 -- Traffic congestion and bottlenecks continue to plague the area outside Bandra railway station (East) despite the recent reopening of a pedestrian skywalk, with commuters and transpor... Read More


The greatest American blunder in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Jan. 31 -- For decades, many leading analysts and policymakers have described Americas global strategic doctrine as sophisticated, resilient, even foolproof. From Washingtons vantage point... Read More


Startup Mantra: A device that detects, kills silent invaders of agricultural fields

India, Jan. 31 -- It was the stem borer, an agriculture pest, that fuelled Mukund Choudhary, a tech engineer, and Maitree Dedhia, a design student, into action that would help farmers protect their cr... Read More


A fond adieu: Swetha Sivakumar writes on her column, Sound Bites

India, Jan. 31 -- On September 1, 2021, I received an email from my now-editor, Zara Murao, asking if I would be interested in writing an occasional column for HT Wknd. The team had seen my Twitter th... Read More


In 'Simanta Samjhana', memories of Birgunj come alive

Nepal, Jan. 31 -- Revisiting memories not only revives interpersonal experiences but also gathers recollections of 'first times', filled with the crisp excitement of new inventions. In his memoir 'Sim... Read More