Bangladesh, Dec. 27 -- Whatever may be the equation between time and space, one thing is certain that the former is relative and the shape and size of the latter are debatable. For finite mortals comprehension of the infinity is impossible. Before modern science could solve many of the cosmic mysteries, man had enough practical savvy to identify units of time for convenience's sake as days, weeks, months and years. With civilisation advancing further, the need for precision-perfect maintenance prompted devising units to smaller fractions such as hour, minute, seconds and even nanosecond.

Why was it necessary? The simple answer is to make good use of time and discover one's place in relation to its stream. So far as space is concerned, with...