Kazi Falguni Eshita If I ask my friends: “What’s your favorite hobby?” More than 80% replies: “Listening to music.” [...]
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May 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Health
Facing the Heat
Ansha Zaman Summers might be fun, warm and colorful in all other parts of the world but in Bangladesh, particularly Dhaka city summers are anything but fun. Here, in Dhaka city the sun wears you down and there is no respite for you even in your home, thanks to the frequent load shedding taking place[...]
May 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Vocabulary
Dare to Make Mistakes and Fight the Flaws
Kazi Shahid Shawkat It is really hope-inspiring that with the increased demand of English as a language of communication both in academic and employment environment in our country, the percentage of people using this language efficiently is also rising dramatically. It is no more surprising as well [...]
April 1st, 2010 - 12:00 am § in Vocabulary
Building Vocabulary
Sadruddin Ahmed Lesson 14 More about Transitive Verbs In lesson 13 we explained and illustrated the use of transitive verbs. Since most verbs in English are transitive, we have classified these verbs into a number of groups. In this lesson we illustrate transitive verbs which require adjuncts after [...]
Virtually social
E. R. Ronny I just got a sheep thrown at me. And I survived its bleating fluffy impact. This is what modern times have come down to where people throw sheep, fish and other livestock at each other. And apparently it is the in thing. [...]
February 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Articles
Joyce: The Pioneer of Modern Novel
Paul Gray James Joyce once told a friend, “One of the things I could never get accustomed to in my youth was the difference I found between life and literature.” All serious young readers notice this difference. Joyce dedicated his career to erasing it and in the process revolutionized 2[...]
January 1st, 2010 - 12:03 am § in Articles
Excuses (not lame) for Humour Issue
“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.” Can’t remember really who told it. I think that is not important- at least not for now. The message is important. And I thi[...]
January 1st, 2010 - 12:02 am § in Articles
Inter-faith dialogue: Change for peace
Jaklan Habib It is stated that in the past there have been hostilities between the religions, but it is necessary now to strive for mutual understanding, for social justice, for universally valid ethic foundation, peace and freedom. The historic process to this insight was often marked by violence, [...]
January 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Articles
10 signs indicating the end of the world is near
Its official now, the world will end soon, not in 2012 as the scientist are telling you but on some later generations. Using my intelligent and ossum brain, I have thought, thought and then after thinking a lot, thought some more and came up with 10 rock-solid signs that will shake you right here, r[...]
January 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Vocabulary
Building Vocabulary: 11
Sadruddin Ahmed Lesson 11 Still More about Adjectives Here is a list of adjectives which are usually or always used predicatively and which can be followed by the prepositions indicated: answerable to dependant on incumbent on parallel to [...]