BSS: Amidst a well harvest and better prices in the market, the tomato growers in the region including the vast Barind tractare happy this winter. Tomato, an attractive vegetable to the consumers, has been appearing in different local markets of the region for the last couple of weeks here. Now the farmers are collecting tomatoes…
The Cnet: There were some alarming headlines floating around over the weekend about how NASA has revealed a sure sign that would indicate the apocalypse is coming. This heart-pounding warning traces back to a video released on Jan. 10 from educational YouTube channel Big Think. The video poses the question “Would scientists tell us about…
DOT Desk: Once a housewife struggling to make ends meet, Khursheda Begum Khushi has now become a shining example of self-employment in her locality in Jamalpur, reports The Daily Star. The 45-year-old runs her boutique “Khushi Basralay” at Tomal tola, making a profit of around Tk 25,000 per month. Her road to success, however, was…
AFP: with their advanced driver assistance systems and heads-up displays, which beam information in front of the windscreen – might seem positively futuristic. But according to Michael Todd, global head of innovation at Henkel Adhesive Technologies, the car industry is on the cusp of even bigger changes Here are some of the features your future…
BBC: A database containing resumes of more than 200 million Chinese people has been found exposed online. Security firm Hackenproof said the “very detailed” information lacked even the most basic security protections. Names, mobile phone numbers, email addresses, education histories and many other personal details were included in the data trove. Analysis suggested the information…
CNN: The British Nutrition Foundation released this month new portion-size guidelines designed to help people eat the right amounts of each food group — and possibly help them avoid overeating. “It’s really worth having a quick check of portion sizes before you’re filling up with food because we know that it does take a little…
DOT Desk: An international airport, named after Bangladesh’s founding father, will be constructed near the Padma River, reports The Financial Express. State Minister for Civil Aviation Mahbub Ali gave the information at a meeting with Civil Aviation Authority officials in Dhaka’s Kurmitola on Tuesday, reports UNB. “The government is going to construct Bangabandhu Sheikh…
Al Jazeera: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country would set up a security zone in northern Syria as suggested by US President Donald Trump as both leaders sought to ease growing tensions. Addressing his deputies on Tuesday, Erdogan said he held a “quite positive” telephone conversation with Trump late on Monday where he…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : The magnitude of unrest in the country’s garments industry came down yesterday after the government announced revised wages and amid threats of factory closure by apparel factory owners. However, turmoil was reported on Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Ashulia’s Jamgora around 9:00am. Workers tried to put up a blockade, reports The Daily…
Hindustan Times: An octogenarian scientist who received China’s top science and technology award this month has said that the “underground steel great wall” created by him for missile bases located under mountains could withstand attacks from nuclear and hypersonic weapons. Qian Hu, 82, called the steel wall China’s last line of defence and inseparable part…