Anadolu Agency: One-third of UN staffers and contractors said they have been sexually harassed in the past two years, the international body said in a report released late Tuesday evening. Consulting firm Deloitte carried out the online survey in November, which included responses from over 30,000 people, but that is just 17 percent of those…
DOT Desk: A Dhaka court yesterday adjourned till January 24 the hearing on charge framing in the Gatco corruption case as two of the accused including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia could not appear before it due to illness, reports Daily Star. While fixing the next date, Judge Abu Syed Diljar Hossain of the Special Judge…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The High Court yesterday cleared the way for holding elections to Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral post and polls in the 36 new wards under the two Dhaka city corporations, reports The Daily Star. The court lifted its earlier order that stayed the process for holding the DNCC and DSCC elections….
DOT Desk: Bangladesh has appointed an Honorary Consul in Emmeloord with jurisdiction for the provinces of North-Holland and Flevoland of the Netherlands, reports Daily Sun. Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal on Tuesday handed over the letter of commission to Maarten Verbruggen, newly appointed Honorary Consul of Bangladesh in Emmeloord at a function…
News Now: Nike has unveiled a new pair of connected shoes which are self-lacing and can be controlled from a smartphone. The new Nike Adapt BB contain what the sportswear firm called power laces, which tighten or loosen the shoes at the press of a button either on the shoes or through a connected smartphone…
Sabah Mannan of DOT Earlier, there were no facilities in Bangladesh that could detect and diagnose all types of genetic diseases, including different cancers but thanks to the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), the country’s scientific examination has leveled up. Yeafesh Osman; Minister of science and technology inaugurated the laboratory located in…
Science Alert: A frog by the name of Romeo, thought to be the last of his species, is no longer fortune’s fool. Defying the stars, this lonely amphibious bachelor has at last found his Juliet. Known as the world’s loneliest frog, for ten years Romeo has burned, he has pined, but he has not perished….
Tech Explorist: The peculiar movement of gas at the galactic centre could be the smoking gun that finally leads astronomers to the most elusive type of black hole – the middleweight.Black holes are pretty hard to find unless they’re actively feeding (or colliding), since they don’t emit any electromagnetic radiation (except perhaps for Hawking radiation,…
DOT Desk: The Health and Family Welfare Ministry will begin a strong anti-corruption campaign in the health sector to improve governance in the sector, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday, reports Daily Star. “We have recently suspended one employee and removed another employee on charges of corruption. We will continue the anti-corruption campaign everywhere,” he…
DOT Desk: The tenth edition of Chobi Mela, the most prestigious photography festival in Asia, will begin on 28 February, reports Independent BD. The festival will continue with many happenings till 9 March 2019. Chobi Mela – International Festival of Photography is put together biannually by Drik Picture Library Ltd. and Pathshala South Asian Media…