Abrar Hussain of DOT Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has requested her party men who became contested as ‘independent candidates’ in different constituencies to withdraw their candidacies for the upcoming general election. In a letter, Sheikh Hasina made the special request to the ‘rebel candidates’ to withdraw their candidatures in favor of the candidates of…
Sky News A kind-hearted postman dressed up as an elf to collect letters written to Santa by children who had no access to a postbox. Primary school children at Antingham and Southrepps Primary School in Norfolk had written their wishlists to Father Christmas but were concerned he would not receive them. Royal Mail postman Andrew…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Nineteen readymade garment workers were injured in an attack by transport workers in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, yesterday, reports The Daily Star. Three transport workers — Saiful Islam, Rashedul Alam and Bodir Uddin– were arrested from the scene in connection with the attack, reports our Savar correspondent quoting Hasan…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Viqarunnisa Noon School and College has appointed acting principal and morning shift in-charge for its main branch after sacking three teachers amid turmoil over the alleged suicide of a student following rebuke, reports bdnews24.com. Assistant Professor Hasina Begum, who teaches economics, is the new acting principal while Mohsin Talukder is the…
Science Alert What internet users Down Under say online will no longer be kept on the down low. On Thursday, Australia’s Parliament passed the Assistance and Access Bill. The legislation will force tech companies to help Australian authorities decrypt users’ online communications — and it could represent a major blow to data privacy elsewhere in…
Thrive Global Several months ago, I found myself pacing around my apartment at 3:15 AM. After drinking a cup of chamomile tea and reading a chapter of my book, I wasn’t any more tired than I had been four hours earlier. I was restless, and completely frustrated. “Why haven’t you tried Headspace?” a co-worker asked…
Eurek Alert Chestnut Hill, Mass. (12/7/2018) – Like so many targets of scientific inquiry, the class of material referred to as the kagome magnet has proven to be a source of both frustration and amazement. Further revealing the quantum properties of the kagome magnet is seen as one of the primary challenges in fundamental physics…
ATI It’s not often that a mere piece of paper will be worth a few million dollars. But when it’s a letter written by Albert Einstein about how God is a “product of human weaknesses,” a multimillion-dollar price tag is exactly what you get. A document written by the iconic, Nobel Prize-winning physicist that’s known…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Yemen’s factions fighting in the civil war are currently meeting for a third day of talks in Sweden. The talks,. Both the internationally recognized government, backed by a US-sponsored and Saudi-led coalition, and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels claim they are striving for peace. The Houthi delegation says the talks, aimed at…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT China has made five suggestions to deepen the Bangladesh-China strategic partnership of cooperation in the new era with an emphasis on deepening “strategic mutual trust”, saying the next decade will see “faster changes” in the international alignment of forces. “First, we need to deepen strategic mutual trust and then we need…