Reuters: A Chinese scientist responsible for what he said were the world’s first “gene-edited” babies evaded oversight and broke guidelines in a quest for fame and fortune, state media said on Monday, as the university where he worked announced his dismissal. He Jiankui said in November that he used a gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT : Awami League celebrated its landslide victory in the 11th parliamentary election with a rally on Saturday. Ruling Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on that day promised that her government will work for all, irrespective of political affiliation. Following the 11th parliamentary election, Prime Minister Modi expressed…
Channelnewsasia: Celebrity chef Redzuawan Ismail on Monday (Jan 21) apologised to former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, after a tirade against the senior opposition figure on the troubles faced by the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda). The chef had come under fire for threatening to slap Najib over Felda’s failings, with some social media users…
Reuters: Minority Muslims in the southern Philippines cast votes on Monday in a long-awaited referendum on autonomy, the culmination of a peace process to end decades of separatist conflict in a region plagued by poverty, banditry and Islamist extremism. Some 2.8 million people in the volatile Mindanao region are being asked if they back a…
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT : A sense of caution in reporting is the media air. Few know what is safe and what is not to report. Careful media is the hallmark now. Any perusal of media before and after the elections shows a significant shift. People took advantage of the electoral space to say…
NDTV: Dr Shivakumara Swami, the seer who headed the Sree Siddaganga Mutt in Karnataka’s Tumakuru, has died at 111 after weeks of treatment. Shivakumara Swami had been unwell for a while and had been on life support for the past two weeks. Karnataka will observe three-day mourning and schools, colleges and government offices will be…
Reuters: Colombia’s ELN rebel group on Monday claimed responsibility for last week’s car bomb attack against a police academy that killed 21 as a legitimate act of war and urged President Ivan Duque to return to the negotiating table. In a statement on its website, the National Liberation Army (ELN) said it conducted the attack…
DOT Desk: The High Court (HC) on Sunday issued a rule seeking an explanation as to why the decision of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) to raise the prices of gas production, transmission and distribution will not be declared illegal, reports The Financial Express. The BERC, its Chairman, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources ministry…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) yesterday submitted a report to the High Court saying it has found five brands’ bottled water unsafe for drinking and other 10 brands’ water safe after examining their quality. The five brands producing unsafe water are—Yummy Yummy, Aqua Mineral, CFB, OSMA and Simmin while the…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT In a latest comment, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam has said the quota system for government job for people with disabilities will remain unchanged. His remarks came yesterday after the first cabinet meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Dhaka. Responding to a query following the meeting Alam said,…