Abrar Hussain of DOT Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, recently elected for the Rangpur-3 constituency, took oath yesterday, reported The Daily Star. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at the parliament around 12:30pm. “I am proud to be sworn in as the opposition leader,” said Ershad, who went to the Jatiya Sangsad on…
The learning and creativity: ‘RD Burman’s music is eternal, universal and a life-long joy.’ Each and every song RDB composed and set to tune has a unique identity in its treatment, an unmistakable RDB stamp. A straight-from-the-heart tribute to the musical genius of RD Burman by Peeyush Sharma. More than two decades of music has…
BSS: The government has nationalised 26,193 primary schools, 257 high schools and more than 333 colleges in different parts of the country to ensure quality education during the last ten years. “The government also nationalized services of 1.42 lakh primary teachers and established 1,500 new schools and 19 residential schools in three hilly districts during…
Eurek Alert: Cancerous tumors trick myeloid cells, an important part of the immune system, into perceiving them as a damaged part of the body; the tumors actually put myeloid cells to work helping them grow and metastasize (spread). A research team co-led by scientists at Rush University Medical Center have discovered a potential therapy that…
The Guardian, UK: A veteran American cyclist has accepted a public warning issued by the US Anti-Doping Agency after failing a drugs test and being stripped of a world record he set earlier this year. Carl Grove set a new record when winning the 90-94 age group sprint title at the US Masters Track National…
DOT Desk: Continuous cold wave coupled with dense fog that sweeps across the country is likely to keep an adverse effect on seasonal crops, including Boro seedlings, reports the Daily Star. Because of heavy cold and dense fog, crops are getting attacked by insects resulting in fungal diseases, cold injury and late blight et cetera….
DOT Desk: Banks showed less attention to green financing in last quarter when there was constant emphasis on sustainable practices and a conscious need for adopting cleaner energy, reports The Daily Observer. Green finance has been decreased by 1.59 per cent in July-September quarter than the previous one and the number of financial institutions involved…
DOT Desk: he opening day of the three-day long (January 4-6) Bangla Utshab featured performances of Tagore songs, adhunik Bangla numbers and film songs by both Bangladeshi and Indian singers, reports The Daiuly Star. Lopamudra Mitra set off the musical performances with Tagore songs, based on the six Bengali seasons. The artiste sang several songs…
Tech Explorist: Smartphones are increasingly finding their way into the health sector. Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi have developed a biosensor and a mobile app, which together can be used for bacterial detection. One can fit the biosensor in front of mobile camera and images captured by the camera are sent to the…
AFP: New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art welcomed almost 7.4 million visitors in 2018, figures showed Friday, a new record for the venerable institution which in March began charging a fixed fee for out-of-towners. The figure represented a rise of 5.1 percent compared to 2017, itself a record-setting year. The bump in attendance was in…