DOT Desk: Megacity Dhaka is getting rid of the load-shedding crisis as its residents are now having uninterrupted power supply for the government steps towards bringing the country under 100 percent electricity coverage by 2021, reports The Daily Sun. “There is no load-shedding in capital Dhaka now as dwellers are hardly facing any disruption of…
Getbengal Information Desk/ Get Bengal Here is a new controversy about Netaji Subhas Bose’s death, following a claim made by Indian born French historian, Jean-Baptiste Prashant. He claims Netaji did not die in any air crash because an old French secret service report dated December 11, 1947 found at the National Archives of France says…
Shahriar Bin Wares writes for DOT Tea – one of the most profitable plants in Bangladesh – its growth is not a new phenomenon. Bangladesh produced 85 million kilograms of tea in 2016, which might be considered as the highest in the country’s history. According to a study report conducted by ILO published in 2016…
Amna Chaudhry, Currently completing her MA in South Asia Studies from SOAS/Dawn, Pakistan For some reason, only girls are shamed for using the internet to seek validation. A L I A has almost 4,000 followers on Twitter. Her bio is unassuming; she states that she is from Karachi and that her old account is now…
DOT Desk: Number of honey harvesters in mustard farming fields is increasing gradually as in Rajshahi including its vast Barind tract. The composite farming is being adjudged as lucrative means of boosting mustard yield in the region, reports The Financial Express. Honey hunting is being expanded to many new areas every year contributing a lot…
UNB: Law enforcers on Sunday arrested a man for ‘making derogatory comments’ about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and spreading their distorted pictures through Facebook. The arrestee is Abul Kalam, 52, son of late Amin Ullah of Narayanpur village in Noakhali district. He used to make derogatory remarks and spread distorted…
NHS: Taking vitamin D supplements could reduce the risk of deadly lung attacks in some chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, finds a recent study. Conducted by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, the study has been published in the journal Thorax. The findings add to a growing list of health benefits for the…
DOT Desk: Jahir wasn’t all that disappointed after missing out on the opportunity to create a national record in the 200m. Jahir Raihan was an extremely happy man Saturday after claiming gold medal in the 200m at the National Athletics Championship at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, to go with his gold in the 400m,…
DOT Desk: Everyone should make a point to visit the inmates’ pavilion and buy their products, reports The Dhaka Tribune. Prison inmates are getting an opportunity to showcase their handmade products once again at this year’s Dhaka International Trade Fair. The products they produce are sold commercially in the fair at reasonable prices, and are…
Lifewire: Facebook Me-ssenger is the most popular messaging platform in the world (closely followed by WhatsApp), which makes it one of the best tools for getting in touch with people fast and for free. Despite its popularity, trying to figure out how to add people to Messenger can be kind of confusing. This is especially…