An entire botanical garden of genomes

    Eurek Alert: An article published today in the Open-Access journal GigaScience provides data that effectively triples the number of plant species with available genome data. This mammoth amount of work comes on the back of the growing efforts of the scientific community to sequence more plant genomes to aid in understanding their complex evolution and…

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      New BRTC buses old before long

      DOT Desk: Buses of state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation are getting unserviceable long before expiry of their economic life for procurement of low quality vehicles and corruption in their maintenance, reports The New Age. Officials and road transport experts have found that brand new buses become poor and rickety within a few years of their…

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        Couple murdered at farmhouse in Nilphamari’s Syedpur

        BDNews24: Police have recovered the bodies of a couple with their throats slit from a farmhouse in Nilphamari’s Syedpur. According to Syedpur Police OC Shajahan Pasha, the murders occurred in Khatamdhupur Union’s Balapara around 2 am on Sunday. A security guard at the house was also injured and has been admitted to Syedpur Hospital.

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          Dr Kamal Hossain to return home early today

          Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Jatiya Oikya Front Convener and Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain is scheduled to return home from Thailand early today, reports UNB. Dr Kamal along with his wife Hameeda Hossain were expected to reach Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in a Thai Airways flight around 12:50am, Gono Forum executive president Subrata Chowdhury….

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            Jashore: Crude bomb explosion at 6 locations

            Arafat Hasan of DOT Panic spread after crude bombs were exploded at six different places in Jashore town early yesterday, allegedly targeting the residence of a local lawmaker and establishments belonging to Awami League leaders, reported The Daily Star. Although no casualties were reported immediately, the series of blasts triggered panic among the Awami League…

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