OC withdrawn over N’ganj clash between locals, cops

    UNB: Officer-in-charge of Bandar Police Station Azharul Islam was withdrawn on Sunday over Saturday’s clash between locals and police at Madanpur in Bandar upazila that left a person dead. He was attached to the district police lines in the evening at the order of the Superintendent of Police of the district, said Additional SP (Crimes)…

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      Terror group PKK/PYD does not represent Kurds: Official

      Anadolu Agency: The terrorist PKK/PYD group does not represent Kurds, a Kurdish official said on Monday. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Nuri Brimo, representative of the National Council of Syrian Kurds at the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) said that the terrorist organization created animosity between Kurds and Arabs. “The PYD has been sowing a seed of…

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        Furniture makers offer discounts to boost sales

        DOT Desk: All leading furniture manufacturers are offering discounts from 5 percent to 20 percent at the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair with a view to logging in big sales numbers, reports The Daily Star. Many of them are also offering the facility of equated monthly installment (EMIs) to attract customers. Customers can purchase products…

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          Shaheed Minar clean-up campaign observed

          DOT Desk: Shaheed Minar cleaning campaign was observed across the country on Sunday ahead of the International Mother Language Day and Amar Ekushey on February 21, reports The Daily Observer. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Peoples’ Theatre Association jointly conducted the campaign in a bid to clean up all the Shaheed Minars across the country in…

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            Fellows issue ultimatum to arrest bus driver

            DOT Desk: Fellows of Sylhet Government College student, Sarwar Ahmed, who died on Thursday as a bus hit his motorcycle, gave a 24-hour ultimatum on Sunday to arrest the driver of the bus, reports The New Age. They issued the ultimatum from a rally during a demonstration on Sylhet-Tamabil highway at Islampur in the city…

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              Why has nobody found any life outside of Earth?

              Josh Calcino, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland & Jake Clark, PhD Candidate, University of Southern Queensland/ The Conversation, Australia Astronomers like us are hunting for “Earth-like” planets, but they’re not easy to find. And the conditions needed life for to exist have to be just right.It’s likely that if such a planet exists, it…

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