Reuters The U.N. human rights chief on Friday called on Congolese authorities to halt violence and inflammatory speech ahead of the country’s Dec. 23 presidential election, while the government said it was beefing up security for the vote. Campaigning for the long-delayed poll to choose President Joseph Kabila’s successor had been mostly peaceful until this…
The Camp Fire in Northern California has been under control, but the fire season is not over with experts warning of a possible repeat of the record-shattering infernos that engulfed U.S. parched Golden State this year. The science community were unanimous about the link between global warming and California’s infernos, as opposed to U.S. President…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Dr. Kamal Hossain, a key leader of the opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront, urged his countrymen yesterday on Victory Day to unite in order to rid the country of the oppressive rule which he cites the country is suffering undering. “It is not acceptable to us that the country is under an…
NY Times Pakistan’s army chief has approved death sentences for 15 people convicted by military courts of involvement in attacks that killed 32 security forces and two civilians. A military statement issued Sunday says Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa also approved prison terms for 20 alleged militants. It says they were involved in attacks on security…
DOT Desk The price of broiler chicken went up in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday due to a supply shortage of the item, traders said, reports The New Age. Broiler chicken witnessed an increase of Tk 10 a kilogram and the item was selling at Tk 125-135 a kg on Friday….
DOT Desk The government may impose an import tax of Tk 1,000 to Tk 2,000 per bhori of gold under a new policy, mainly to discourage smuggling and use of legal channels to bring in bullion, reports The Daily Star. The decision was taken at a meeting of finance and commerce ministries, the National Board…
Science Alert Black holes are great at sucking up matter. So great, in fact, that not even light can escape their grasp (hence the name). But given their talent for consumption, why don’t black holes just keep expanding and expanding and simply swallow the Universe? Now, one of the world’s top physicists has come up…
The Guardian, UK Cambodia seized more than 3.2 tonnes of elephant tusks hidden in a storage container sent from Mozambique, a customs official said on Sunday, marking the country’s largest ivory bust. The discovery of 1,026 tusks at the Phnom Penh port followed a tip from the US embassy, the official said, and highlights Cambodia’s…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to hold rallies in Sylhet, Dhaka and Rangpur between December 21 and December 24 as part of the party’s election campaign, according to a report by The Daily Star. Sheikh Hasina, also prime minister of Bangladesh, will address a rally in the city’s Gulshan…
DOT Desk Cultivation of broccoli, a non-conventional winter vegetable, has gradually been gaining popularity in Rajshahi region by dint of its lucrative market price and growing demand, reports The Financial Express. Along with other conventional winter vegetables, the cash crop is seen appearing in the local markets everyday bringing diversity in both wholesale and retail…