Raj Ahmed of DOT Bangladeshi voters trying to find their respective polling centers can do so easily thanks to an online platform introduced by the Election Commission (EC). The Daily Star reported that a voter merely needs to login to https://services.nidw.gov.bd/voter_center using their National ID card number or Voter Form Number, date of birth, and…
Arab News: Tension is mounting around the key Kurdish-held hub of Manbij in northern Syria. Shortly after Damascus announced the deployment of troops in that city, Turkish APCs crossed into Syria and US helicopters were filmed in the air. Earlier on Friday, Damascus had said that its troops were sent to Manbij, in response to…
DOT Desk Bangladesh batsman Liton Das has been included in the squad as backup for Mushfiqur Rahim for the second Test against West Indies which is to be played tomorrow, skipper Shakib Al Hasan informed yesterday. “Liton has been kept [in the squad] as a backup just in case [Mushy’s] pain increases or there is…
DOT Desk The disciplinary committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Wednesday banned four footballers of Abahani Limited and Basundhara Kings for several terms for their involvement in an ugly spat during November 23 Federation Cup final, reports New Age. Basundhara player Sushanta Tripura was suspended for eight matches along with a fine of Tk…
Wion News: Four people were killed in landslides and thousands of others evacuated from their homes after a storm swept through the central Philippine islands on Saturday, officials said. Three members of a family were buried in a landslide in Legazpi City southeast of Manila while a woman was crushed by another landslide in Bulan…
BSS Health Secretary GM Saleh Uddin urged doctors and others concerned to perform their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty in reaching healthcare services at the doorsteps of rural and marginalised people. The health official said the present government is committed to reaching healthcare services to the rural and marginalised people as they are totally…
Abrar Hussain of DOT The British government will reportedly spend over 100 million pounds ($130 million) chartering extra sea ferries in order to ease cross-Channel congestion if the United Kingdom fails to secure a trade deal before leaving the European Union next year. Just three months before the United Kingdom is due to leave the…
Julhas Alam/Time Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is poised to win a record fourth term in Sunday’s elections, drumming up support by promising a development bonanza as her critics question if the South Asian nation’s tremendous economic success has come at the expense of its already fragile democracy. Sunday’s polls, the 11th since Bangladesh won…
Tech Explorist How a critical cellular process is regulated? What that could mean for the future study of genetics? In 1950, Scientists identified DNA replication, but how this process was regulated- remains unclear. Now after more than half a century of research on molecular genetics, Florida State University scientists finally understand the mechanism. In a…
Science Alert No matter how much or how little attention you pay to climate change, there seem to be more and more moments lately when it becomes impossible to ignore the harsh reality of what we’re facing. 2018 was no exception. So, in case you missed any of this year’s doomy drama, here are some…