ScienceBlog: For every one-degree-Celsius increase in temperature, mountaintop species shift upslope 100 metres, shrinking their inhabited area and resulting in dramatic population declines, new research by University of British Columbia zoologists has found. The study–the first broad review of its kind–analyzed shifts in elevation range in 975 populations of plants, insects and animals. “Most mountaintop…
WIO News: Coca-Cola Co is closely watching the fast-growing marijuana drinks market for a possible entry that would expand the world’s largest soft drink maker’s ambitions further away from sugary sodas. Coke would join a rush by major alcohol makers and a cigarette company to test the cannabis market and find partners ahead of the October…
Sayeed Muhammad: Bangladesh and Russia signed a protocol leading to some amendments to the intergovernmental agreement, reached on November 2, 2010 for jointly constructing Roppur nuclear power plant in the country. They inked the protocol on Monday on the sideline of the 62nd General Conference of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) being held in Vienna,…
The Independent, BD: A concert for autism awareness will take place at the capital’s Bangladesh Army Stadium on September 28. The concert is being organised jointly by PFDA-Vocational Training Centre (PFDA-VTC), Bangladesh Musical Bands Association (BAMBA), the Ministry of Social Welfare and SkyTracker Limited. A total of 12 popular bands of Bangladesh will perform at…
Desk Report: The prices of most of the stocks on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Tuesday as investors are showing buying appetite on large-cap stocks, reports Financial Express. Following the previous four days’ negative trend, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid rising…
Ahmad Al-Qadidi/Middle East Monitor With the West-Russia rapprochement looking uncertain, Moscow moves to warm ties with Asian powers A report issued by the United Nations panel of experts tasked with investigating the human rights violations in Yemen has been well received by the international democratic forces and human rights organisations. It was also widely acclaimed…
Hossen Sohel: Myan-mar’s powerful army should be removed from politics, UN investigators said yesterday in the final version of a damning report reiterating calls for top generals to be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, reports AFP. A brutal military crackdown last year forced more than 700,000 Rohingya to flee over the border…
Aniket Shariar, Freelance Contributor : Bangladesh with its neighbouring country India shares a 4,096 kilometer border. Killing along the border takes place nearly hundreds of times each year. Attempting to cross into India from Bangladesh illegally mostly for trade purpose. Killing Bangladeshi national has been a crucial bilateral issue. 936 Bangladeshis were killed between 2001 and…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Executive Editor, The New York Times, Bangladesh National Section : Social media is an epitome of the postmodern world. For their users, social media platforms provide an environment to share and consume images of the “ideal” life. Such images can include images of the users’ food, coffee, a recent purchase, original artwork, or…
Prof Dr Mahbub Ullah, Economist : The defaulters should not be given loans anew. The banks are compelled to hike the interest rates for non-performing loans. Therefore, it becomes quite difficult to lower interest rates. The borrowers have to take loans at high interest rates if they go up. It becomes quite difficult to turn a…