Arafat Hasan of DOT Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has warned that anyone jeopardizing the implementation of good governance will not be spared ‘under any circumstances’. Kamal was addressing the annual sports and cultural event of Tejgaon Government High School in the capital yesterday as chief guest. “The honorable prime minister has vowed to prioritize…
DOT Desk: An investigation committee formed by the Chittagong Customs Commissioner has started probing the delivery of cargo-laden containers from the Chittagong Port using passwords of retired Customs officials, reports The Financial Express. The committee headed by joint commissioner of the Chittagong Custom House (CCH) HM Shariful Hassan has been assigned to scrutinise last five…
Sky Sports: Ellyse Perry capped an all-star performance with the match-winning six as Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Renegades to reach a fourth straight Women’s Big Bash League Final. Heat’s semi-final was also dramatic as they edged inaugural champions Sydney Thunder by four runs. Sixers will complete hat-trick of titles if they beat first-time finalists Heat…
AFP: Saturn’s rings are younger than scientists thought and appeared within the last 10 to 100 million years, according to research published on Thursday (Jan 17) based on findings from Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft. The sixth planet from the Sun formed about 4.5 billion years ago, along with the rest of the planets in our solar…
Sky News: The world’s permafrost soils, some of which are more than a thousand years old and extend 1.6km (one mile) into the ground, are warming at the same rate as the climate, according to a new study. Despite a large international commitment to follow the developments of surface-level and atmospheric climate change, there are…
AP: Here comes a total lunar eclipse and supermoon, all wrapped into one. The moon, Earth and sun will line up this weekend for the only total lunar eclipse this year and next. At the same time, the moon will be ever so closer to Earth and appear slightly bigger and brighter than usual —…
Wio News: From the doghouse to a two-floor museum in Manhattan, man’s best friend has an entire gallery dedicated to all things dog. The American Kennel Club (AKC) Museum of the Dog will feature historical and fine art as well as modern interactive exhibits. “This is a total immersion of everything dog,” said AKC Museum…
PA: Curious how you ended up with that beer belly?Germany’s brewers are here to help. Starting this year, German brewers say they will begin adding information to their labels, explaining exactly how many calories you’re consuming each time you put back a bottle. Although the European Commission has threatened to require such labelling, the German…
Daily News: The national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, has paid over USD 12 million (over. Rs. one billion) as the delay cost for the aircraft leased out from various lessors when those were redelivered, Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the Malpractices at the SriLankan Airlines (SLA), SriLankan Catering and the Mihin Lanka (Pvt.) Limited came…
NDTV: Miley Cyrus shut down reports suggesting that she is expecting a baby with her husband Liam Hemsworth like a boss! The 26-year-old singer took to Twitter to put a stop to all the pregnancy rumours using the viral egg meme. Under a Daily Mail Twitter post to a story titled “Miley Cyrus and Liam…