Russia Today: Canada’s ambassador to China was fired after saying that Huawei’s CFO has a “strong case” against being extradited to the US, and that Ottawa would be better off releasing the Chinese national. “Last night I asked for and accepted John McCallum’s resignation as Canada’s Ambassador to China,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday,…
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT : BNP has refused to go to polls at the Upazilla and the municipal corporation level because it thinks that any polls under the current regime will be unfair. The absolutely overwhelming nature of AL’s national elections victory is now causing pressure on the political system itself as AL faces…
Arab News: The chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has warned Israel against continuing strikes in Syria targeting mainly Iranian positions, saying it could fuel war in the region. Israel’s army has since 2013 claimed hundreds of attacks on what it says are Iranian military targets and arms deliveries to Tehran-backed Hezbollah, with the goal of…
The Tech Explorist: A recent collaboration involving a team from the University of Nottingham and The Institute of Photonic Sciences (Barcelona, Spain) have created a new theory that sends temperatures to new lows with the largest precision allowed by the laws of Nature. The study shows the possibility of measuring temperatures below a billionth of…
DOT Desk: Farmers on the border belt of Jhenidah, especially those from Moheshpur upazila, have shown keen interest in peanut farming as the cultivation has paid dividends, reports The Independent. A number of groundnut farmers said they had started cultivating groundnut as a hobby a few years ago, but now a huge number of farmers…
DOT Desk: The High Court yesterday extended its earlier order that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed for torching a covered van in Cumilla’s Chauddagram upazila in February, 2015, reports The Daily Star. The extension of bail will continue till disposal of the case at the trial court concerned. The…
UNB: ‘Silver Discoverer’, a cruise ship operated by Silver Sea Cruise, arrived at Mongla port here on Sunday with 61 tourists from five different countries to visit the Sundarbans, a Unesco world heritage site. Durul Huda, a harbour master commander of Mongla Port, said ‘Silver Discoverer’ anchored at the port in the afternoon with 61…
Arab News: More than 2.5 million violators of residency, work and border security systems have been arrested in a year-long roundup, according to an official report. Since the campaign began in November 2017 the total number of offenders was 2,504,037, which included 1,949,024 for violating residency regulations, 383,033 for labor violations and 171,980 for…
Science Alert: Human sacrifice has been around for centuries – the Maya, Aztecs, and ancient Egyptians killed prisoners of war, volunteers, and slaves over the course of their histories. But child sacrifice, especially mass killings, are incredibly rare. Previously, evidence of the largest youth sacrifice ever – 42 children – was discovered at Templo Mayor…
DOT Desk: To check quality of fertilisers and pesticides, samples of different chemical fertilisers and pesticides under a special programme are being collected from local markets, reports The Daily Observer. According to sources at Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), the farmers use different fertilisers and pesticides in their croplands to increase crop production. The department…