Science Alert: One of the biggest cultural shifts in recent years is the rise of fake news – where claims with no evidence behind them (e.g. the world is flat) get shared as fact alongside evidence-based, peer-reviewed findings (e.g. climate change is happening). Researchers have coined this trend the ‘anti-enlightenment movement’, and there’s been a…
DOT Desk: A brick kiln in Pashchim Baniary area under Nazirpur upazila has been causing suffering to the villagers for years, but local administration and law enforcers have not taken any steps to stop the nuisance, reports The Daily Star. The kiln was set up by Chitalmari Upazila Parishad (UP) Chairman Mollah Mujibor Rahman Shamim…
Hindustantimes: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the opposition saying that they are a group which is bankrupt of ideas and only united by their hate for Modi. PM Modi targeted the opposition for having no regard for institutions such as armed forces, police and CBI. “All they have in…
UNB: Bangladesh will import around 1.42 million tonnes of petroleum from eight state-owned companies of different countries under the government-to-government (G-to-G) arrangements in the first half of the current year. According to sources at the Energy and Mineral Resources Division under the Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, the government will require to spend about…
DOT Desk: During his visit to Bangladesh, Ali Reza Tabesh said the cultural and religious commonalities between Iran and Bangladesh provides a foundation for cooperation in the film industry, reports The Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) organizer Rainbow Film Society has long been an admirer of the rich tradition of filmmaking in Iran….
Banglanews24: Imran Mahmudul’s single ‘Emon Ekta Tumi Chai’ that modeled Safa Kabir opposing the singer has crossed 2 crore views on YouTube and the number is still counting. The song, released in February last year, was written by Mehedi Hasan Limon. Tuned by Nazir Mahmud, the song was released on CMV’s YouTube channel. The video…
UNB: Bangladesh has sought China’s “strong support” so that Myanmar moves in the right direction for resolving Rohingya crisis as Myanmar is not working to create conditions for the return for Rohingyas to their place of origin in Rakhine. During her recent visit to Bangladesh, UN’s human rights expert on Myanmar Yanghee Lee said it…
Channel News Asia: The world’s oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major food supply for the planet, researchers said. The findings in the US journal Science, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, debunk previous reports that suggested a so-called pause…
DOT Desk: A good number of extreme poor farmers of Bogura district are becoming self-reliant rearing Turkey birds from last year, reports The Financial Express. Sensing lucrative profit, over 300 new farmers in Dupchanchia, Gabtoly, Sariakandi, Sonatola, Shajahanpur, Sherpur, Adamdighi, Kahaloo and Sadar upazilas of the district are rearing birds commercially. Turkey farming has become…
DOT Desk: The lone children’s hospital in Rajbari has remained inoperative for the last one year and four months due to shortage of doctors, much to the suffering of child patients of the district, reports The Daily Star. “Rajbari Municipality Children Hospital under Rajbari municipality was established in 1996 at Charlaxmipur area. Ministry of Health…