UNB The hearing on a writ petition filed with the High Court seeking its directives to engage Bangladesh Army in conducting voting, counting votes and publishing results of the 11th parliamentary elections will be held after the polls billed for December 30. An HC bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Khairul Alam passed the…
Jerusalem Post HomeBiogas, an Israeli company specializing in the manufacture of small-scale biogas systems, launched its contribution to global sanitation efforts: the Bio-Toilet. Packed into one box, the compact Bio-Toilet provides a dual solution for off-grid, rural communities. First, it provides an easy-to-assemble and more dignified toilet waste solution. Second, toilet waste is dispatched directly…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder yesterday urged the members of law enforcement agencies to “act neutrally and without discrimination to all”, reports The Daily Star. “Don’t take any undesirable action by being too enthusiastic,” the commissioner said, adding, “It is your duty to act neutrally and without discrimination to all.” “Refrain from…
DOT Desk The military yesterday advised to remain alert against frauds who are identifying themselves as army officers and seeking financial assistance from candidates. Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) released a press release in this regard stating clearly that there are no ties between them and the armed forces, reports Daily Star. “A fraud gang…
Lila MacLellan/QUARTZ That’s what Claas Relotius, a journalist for Der Spiegel, Germany’s most prestigious newspaper, explained to an editor last week as his career came to a screeching halt. Relotius was referring to his years-long habit of writing stories that were sometimes partially, sometimes entirely invented, but always printed as fact. He faked quotes, made…
Science Alert It’s called the widowhood effect: the increased chance of death, particularly in older couples, when a person loses their spouse. Now, scientists have discovered new evidence for why broken hearts and widowhood are in themselves a deadly danger to the recently bereaved – decoding hidden biological markers associated with severe cases of the…
Eurek Alert Light and high-frequency acoustic sound waves in a tiny glass structure can strongly couple to one another and perform a dance in step. A team of researchers from Imperial College London, the University of Oxford, and the National Physical Laboratory have experimentally achieved a long-standing goal to demonstrate the so-called “strong-coupling regime” between…
Science Alert We are still in love with vitamins a century after they were discovered, with half the US and UK population taking a supplement. Vitamin D – the sunshine vitamin – is the favourite and is believed to have the most proven benefits. Governments, including the UK government, have said that the evidence for…
Tech Explorist A large, ongoing international study from the University of Exeter, dubbed the ‘Santa survey’ is investigating how, and at what age, children begin to change their minds about the existence of Santa Claus. The research also examines whether a child’s trust in adults is threatened by the discovery that Santa isn’t real. The…
AP Britain has banned third-party sales of puppies and kittens to protect the animals from exploitation. The government says the new law will help crack down on “puppy farms” and make it harder for unscrupulous dealers who have little regard for animal welfare. Animal Welfare Minister David Rutley said the ban “is part of our…