Desk Report: The government has fixed 2,954 spots in 11 city corporations of the country for slaughtering sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha to speed up the disposal of waste, blood and leftovers after the slaughters, reports the daily star. LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain made the announcement at a meeting held at LGD conference…
The Independent, UK: An ancient mystery concerning one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the last 4,000 years has been resolved using data collected from tree rings. The eruption of the Thera volcano on the Greek island of Santorini was a major event felt as far afield as Turkey and Egypt. Not only did the…
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Raj Abrar: The ACC has issued a summons notice to 32 Petrobangla officials, who are to be questioned from August 28 to 30, reports Dhaka Tribune. As of writing this report on August 16, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is still interrogating three senior officials of Petrobangla in a case over missing coal at the Barapukuria…
Reuters: Malaysia’s parliament on Thursday repealed a law against “fake news” introduced this year by the administration of former prime minister Najib Razak. Najib’s government secured a simple majority in April to pass the Anti-Fake News 2018 bill, which set out fines of up to 500,000 ringgit ($123,000) and jail of up to six years….
Arafat Hasan: The Election Commission (EC) announced yesterday that it will not be hosting any dialogue with political parties ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed revealed the decision at a briefing after meeting the election commissioners at the commission’s Agargaon office in the capital, presided over by Chief Election Commissioner…
The Independent, UK: A rare species of jumping spider never recorded in the UK before has been discovered living in a nature reserve in Cheshire, scientists have said. Described as an “athletic moss-dwelling” creature, the sighting of the Sibianor larae was made in June at Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Holcroft Moss Nature Reserve, in Warrington. Arachnologist…
bdnews24: In April, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told US senators that the social media site was hiring dozens more Burmese speakers to review hate speech posted in Myanmar. The situation was dire.Some 700,000 members of the Rohingya community had recently fled the country amid a military crackdown and ethnic violence. In March, a United Nations…
Desk Report: A widespread hacking campaign that appears to stem from Russia is affecting hundreds of Instagram users, leaving people locked out of their accounts. The hack sees Instagram account names, profile pictures, passwords and email addresses associated with accounts changed by the attackers, with the new email addresses originating from a Russian email provider….
BSS: The government has sought expression of interest (EoI) for constructing 19.60 kilometer long underground and elevated metro rail aimed at connecting east and west parts of the capital city. “With all supporting documents, the EoI must be delivered, at or before 2:00 pm on 09 October 2018 for the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development…