1. Think ahead. When redesigning a kitchen, put function first, says interior designer Jacqui Hargrove. “There’s no ideal kitchen shape,” she says. “Whether it’s a galley or U- or L-shaped, plan for the sink, fridge and cooktop to form a triangle, with no more than 6 feet between each for ease of movement.” 2. Make [...]
Merchant banks in Bangladesh are mainly engaged in lending as they hardly offer any discretionary portfolio management services to their clients, exposing the vast majority of stock investors to unwanted risks and market manipulation. Experts and investors made the allegations on Saturday, stressing that the merchant banks’ role in the recent stock crash needs [...]
It was Rahul Dravid, not Indian teammate Sachin Tenduklar, that claimed the batting honors Saturday, but England remained in charge of the first Test at Lord’s. Dravid reached his first Test century at the home of cricket, while Tendulkar made 34 as he bid for his 100th century in Tests. Despite their efforts, India [...]
US legend Michael Phelps starts the journey to his last Olympics at the world championships from Sunday, where the sport will hope to uncover some new stars and bury the embarrassing supersuits era. Phelps, returning to the country where he rewrote history by securing eight titles at the Beijing Olympics, could take part in [...]
Eminent citizens yesterday said the country is now like a derailed train, and there is a competition to eliminate good elements from the constitution. Referring to the recent constitutional amendment, they said people did not bring the ruling alliance to power to retain Islam as state religion or keep Bismillah. People rather extended their [...]
Kader Siddiqui has requested the BNP chairperson to prevent her party men from using abusive words for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Calling Bangabandhu his ‘father’, the former Awami Leaguer and now Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL) president, on Saturday said Sheikh Mujib means the very world to him. Earlier in the day, he held a [...]
A bullet train crashed into another high-speed train that had stalled after being struck by lightning in eastern China, causing four carriages to fall off a viaduct and killing at least 35 people and injuring 191 others, state media and an official said Sunday. It was the first derailment on China’s high-speed rail network [...]
A suspected right-wing fanatic accused of killing at least 92 people deemed his acts “atrocious” yet “necessary” as Norway mourned victims of the nation’s worst attacks since World War Two. Police were hunting on Sunday to see if a possible second gunman took part in the shooting massacre and bomb attack on Friday that [...]