BSS: President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday mourned the death of Public Administration Minister and Awami League presidium member Syed Ashraful Islam. In a condolence message, the President expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Syed Asharf. “His death is an irreparable loss to the country’s political arena ….
AFP: Archaeologists in Mexico have found the first temple to the pre-Hispanic deity Xipe Totec, a god of fertility and war who was worshipped by sacrificing and skinning captives. Evidence indicates that priests ritually sacrificed their victims on one of the temple’s two circular altars, then flayed them on the other and draped themselves in…
David Brooks/ The New York Times The Gospel of Saint You. You probably want to be a good person. But you may also be completely self-absorbed. So you may be thinking, “There is no way I can be good if I’m also a narcissist. Isn’t being good all about caring about other people?” But how…
BSS: Agriculture experts have favoured for adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) technologies and mechanisation of agriculture to adapt adverse impacts of climate change for increasing food production. Agriculturist Dr Md Abdul Mazid, who got the Independence Award 2018 Medal on food security category last year. said Bangladesh has achieved laudable success in adapting to climate…
UNB: Norway has said it will continue to work with the government and the opposition, as well as other stakeholders, to further advance the democratic and economic development of Bangladesh. “Our countries’ good and longstanding relations are based on mutual respect and the pursuit of common interests,” said Norwegian State Secretary Marianne Hagen in a…
Banglanews24: Two people were killed and three others sustained injuries after being hit by a truck at Ashulia in Savar, on outskirts of the city. The deceased were identified as Mousumi Akhter, 22, a pedestrian, and a rickshaw puller whose name could not be known immediately. The accident took place in Itkhola area around 6:30…
DOT Desk:The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday reduced the source tax on export proceeds for businesses, except for jute goods makers, to 0.25 percent from 0.60 percent, reports The Daily Star. The tax privilege came in the face of demand from industries, particularly from apparel manufacturers. “We have reduced the withholding tax on export…
DOT Desk: The sweeping cold wave coupled with blowing cooler winds continued disrupting public life for the seventh consecutive day in the northern region of the country, officials and local citizens said, reports The Financial Express. The situation deteriorated further following little falls in the minimum temperature at most places today causing unbearable sufferings to…
Marina Koren/The Atlantic China’s successful landing is part of the moon’s long geopolitical history. Humankind first laid eyes on the far side of the moon in 1968. “The backside looks like a sand pile my kids have been playing in for a long time,” the astronaut Bill Anders told nasa mission control. For millennia, people…
Eurek Alert: Fungal infections are emerging as a major medical challenge, and a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has developed a mouse model to study the short-term consequences of fungal infection in the brain. The researchers report in the journal Nature Communications the unexpected finding that the common yeast Candida albicans,…