BSS: The district administration at a function transferred ownership of 1.72 acres of Khas land to 19 landless families through handing over land registration documents. Divisional Commissioner Muhammad Joynul Bari handed over land registration documents to the landless families of Haridebpur and Mominpur unions of Rangpur Sadar upazila of the district as the chief guest….
Sky News: A rare type of durian fruit, known for its pungent aroma, has gone on sale in Indonesia for three times the average monthly salary. The J-Queen variety of the smelly fruit is on sale in West Java, and costs 14m rupiah each – about £750. According to the manpower ministry, the average monthly…
Dr Mahbubullah speaks to DOT Transparency International publishes a report on graft every year. Bangladesh improves on the report in a year, and faces debacle in another. It all depends on the condition of a country. What is even important is that the Anti-Corruption Commission chief himself said, “We are drifting in a sea of…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The 1,850 contestants of the 11th national election have until today to submit their statements on election expenses. Failure to submit the statements are punishable by fine and jail terms ranging between two to seven years, according to the Representation of the People Order (RPO), reports bdnews24.com. After the 2014 general…
Relatively Interesting Maisie Green is one of many volunteers who regularly helps dogs in a unique way. According to Dogs Trust, its shelters care for as many as 1,400 stray and homeless pups at any time during the year. Giving Time for an Exceptional Cause Animal lovers can also volunteer, giving its canine residents some…
AFP: Scientists have long known that some beaked whales beach themselves and die in agony after exposure to naval sonar, and now they know why: the giant sea mammals suffer decompression sickness, just like scuba divers. At first blush, the explanation laid out Wednesday by 21 experts in the Royal Society journal Proceedings B seems…
The Guardian, UK: NHS trusts could run out of medical supplies if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal, a hospitals chief executive has warned. Dr David Rosser, of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS foundation trust, said he could not envision any scenario whereby a no-deal Brexit does not significantly affect patient…
DOT Desk: Farmers in Sadullapur upazila have started cultivation of purple paddy seeing the success in Sundarganj upazila, where it began two years back simply from curiosity and has spread to different upazilas, reports The Daily Star. Edilpur Union Parishad Chairman Rabbi Abdullah, Shutku Mia of Chalknadi village, Shakil Mia of Tarf Pahari village in…
Sabah Mannan of DOT Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of former Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan, was found guilty in the New Eskaton double murder case. The court said it sentenced Rony to life imprisonment and had also fined Tk 50,000. After delivering the verdict, Judge Md Monjurul Imam said the highest penalty for this case…
David Brooks, New York Times Op-Ed columnist/ BDnews24 In 1900, there were two great philosophers working side by side at Harvard, William James and Josiah Royce. James was from an eminent Boston family and had all the grace, brilliance and sophistication that his class aspired to. Royce, as historian Allen Guelzo points out, was the…