Photo, NID photocopy not needed to buy phone SIM card

    Desk Report: Customers will no longer need to provide photos and copies of national ID to buy mobile phone SIM cards as the telecom operators have launched electronic registration services for new connections, reports Financial Express. The customers will need to provide only name, NID number, date of birth, current address and fingerprints for the…

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      The tree that bleeds metal?

      Desk Report: Heavy metals like nickel and zinc are usually the last thing that plants want to grow next to in high concentrations. But a specialised group, known as hyperaccumulators, have evolved to take up the normally toxic metals into their stems, leaves and even seeds. Researchers have been studying Pycnandra acuminata in particular –…

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        DMP’s metal pillars prevent motorcycle plying on footpaths

        Hossen Sohel: Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP’s) initiative of setting up 4,077 metal pillars has become an effective means of checking motorcycle plying on footpaths, which helps ensure safe movement of pedestrians in the city, reports BSS. “We’ve achieved a complete success in checking motorcycle plying on city’s footpaths through installation of 4,077 metal pillars on…

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          Akashbeena begins journey

          M Humayun Kabir: Akashbeena, the first-ever dreamliner of Bangladesh Biman started its formal journey yesterday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally opened its wing in the sky from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport aimed at making the national flag carrier more vibrant, reports Daily Sun. The aircraft will initially be used to operate flights from Dhaka to…

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            BD nationals urged to remain alert in Libya

            Kabir Humayun: Bang-ladesh Embassy in Tripoli asked Bangladesh nationals living in Libya to limit their movement and remain alert to avoid any untoward incidents. Sources at Bangladesh Embassy in Libya said the Embassy also urged the Bangladesh nationals there to stay in touch with the Embassy through hotline number +218916994207, reports UNB. Following three days…

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