Bill Gates and Melinda Gates/Gulf News The extraordinary progress faces threats from high birth rate among the poor and limited opportunities to better their lives Do you think the number of poor people in the world has gone up or down in the past 25 years? This question is an excellent conversation starter because practically…
Desk Report: Passengers were in rush at Gudaraghat, adjacent to Gulshan spot of Hatirjheel lake, to commute by water taxi after purchasing tickets. They, however, were returning as there was a signboard there saying: Hatirjheel water taxi service has been suspended till October 4, reports Daily Asian Age. It was known from the ticket counter…
UNB: Fisheries and Livestock Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda expected the Hisha production to exceed five lakh metric tons (MT) in the last financial year (2017-18). The contribution of Hilsa in country’s total fish production is 12 percent and its contribution to GDP is more than one percent, said the minister while talking to reporters at…
CNN: A Louisiana soldier was sentenced to 11 years in prison Monday for constructing and detonating a bomb last year near the Fort Polk Army post. Ryan Keith Taylor, 24, of New Llano, Louisiana, pleaded guilty in June to manufacturing and detonating a chemical weapon in the Kisatchie National Forest. The bomb contained “highly toxic…
UNB: President on Tuesday witnessed the progress of development works of Austagram-Nawga and Austagram-Kastul-Banshtala Roads in Kishoreganj. The under-construction Autagram-Nawga road will connect Chatalpar of Brahmanbaria district through a bridge while Autagram-Kastul-Bhantshala road will connect Itna and Mithamain upazilas. President’s press secretary Joynal Abedin told UNB that these road development works once completed would…
WION: Vietnamese police have broken up an online gambling ring worth almost $26 million and arrested 10 people along with confiscating guns and cash, officials said Tuesday, the latest big bust in a country where illicit betting flourishes despite tough laws. The ringleaders ran several websites for sports betting and other forms of gambling…
Banglanews24: The engineers have started installing the slabs for the broad gauge single railway track on the bottom deck of Padma Multipurpose Bridge. The construction is being run by Padma Bridge Rail Link Project (PBRLP). The first slab was placed on 7F superstructure of the bridge’s Janjira part on Tuesday (Sept 25). Each of the…
Anadolu Agency: Death toll from Nigeria’s floods has risen to 108, the country’s official relief agency said on Monday. In a statement, the National Emergency Management Agency said 441,251 people were affected in 50 municipalities. The agency said 141,369 people were displaced by the floods that have affected 12 of Nigeria’s 36 states. Last week,…
Abrar Hussain: Facebook authorities have selected Bangladeshi entrepreneur Razib Ahmed as fellow of its ‘Community Leadership Program’ for his group ‘Search English’ in which members help each other to become more fluent in English. Razib Ahmed, former president of the e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB), will receive a grant of US$ 50,000 for the project….
PsychologyToday: For years, people have debated whether punishing children works, whether it corrects their behaviors without having any negative long-term consequences. Spanking is one such form of discipline. Does spanking children work? A paper published in the July/August issue of the American Psychologist concludes that physical punishment of children (including spanking) is ineffective, and more importantly,…