Tech Explorist: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the brightest quasar ever seen in the early Universe. After 20 years of searching, astronomers have identified the ancient quasar with the help of strong gravitational lensing. This unique object provides an insight into the birth of galaxies when the Universe was less than a billion…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Jatiya Paty Chairman HM Ershad was approved as leader of the opposition in parliament, reports bdnews24.com. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury also ratified Jatiya Party co-chairman GM Quader as deputy leader of the opposition, the parliament secretariat said in a statement issued yesterday. Jatiya Party emerged as the second largest bloc in…
DOT Desk: Negligence in duty by traffic police is to blame for haphazard movement of vehicles on streets and gridlocks at intersections in Chattogram city, according to commuters, reports The Daily Star. Traffic chaos has become a common phenomenon in a number of areas, including Lalkhan Bazar, Kazir Dewri, Jamal Khan, GEC intersection, Sholosohor Gate-2,…
DOT Desk: Monalisa is one of the most recognisable names in the showbiz industry, reports The Daily Star. Having gained immense fame as a model, she has also been a part of many memorable tele-fictions and telefilms. Although her appearances today are sporadic due to her living in the USA, the good news for her…
Sustir Sarker, Netrokona Corresponent Netrokona Medical College started the process of teaching. The number of students in the first batch is 50. On 10th January, Bangabandhu will return home. The college authorities started their journey with special emphasis on this day, on the other side Netrokona started as a new horizon. At 10am at Netrokona…
Tech Explorist: A research team that included a UChicago graduate student has discovered a planet that is estimated to be twice the size of earth. The planet located 226 light-years away from Earth within a star’s habitable zone. Moreover, the planet known as K2-288Bb could either be rocky or a gas-rich planet similar to Neptune…
DOT Desk: A passerby killed in a road accident at Hill View resident area under Panchalish thana this evening, reports The Daily Observer. The deceased was identified as Shahida Akter, 40, wife of Abu Tyub, hailed from the same area. Nayek M Amir of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) police outpost confirmed the news. He…
Yahya Bassem, Palestinian journalist based in Turkey/ Daily Sabah, Turkey We live in an age where moral or ethical concerns are ignored, while interest-based approaches are warmly welcomed in world politics. The developments or preferences of world leaders imply that we are employees in a giant company, trying all legal or illegal means to compete…
UNB: A two-member European Union (EU) election expert mission on Thursday held a meeting with BNP’s three female candidates who contested the 11th parliamentary election. The mission members, David Noel Ward and Eirini- Maria Gounari, went to BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office around 10am and had around an over a meeting with three BNP female candidates–Shama…
NDTV: After receiving complaints of Internet merchants selling items that were offensive to Muslims, including doormats, bath mats, and other goods imprinted with verses from the Quran, Amazon has pulled dozens of items from its online marketplace. The items were first flagged to the online retailer by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim advocacy…