Tech Explorist: Successfully performing music with a group is a highly complex endeavor. To perform expressive music, musicians coordinate with each other. Now, a group of scientists at the McMaster University discovered a technique to examine how musicians intuitively coordinate with one another during a performance, silently predicting how each will express the music. Laurel…
NHS: Many effects of a lack of sleep, such as feeling grumpy and not working at your best, are well known. But did you know that sleep deprivation can also have profound consequences on your physical health? One in 3 of us suffers from poor sleep, with stress, computers and taking work home often blamed….
DOT Desk: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University vice-chancellor Munaz Ahmed Noor has received the 21st educational leadership award -2018 of the American Leadership Board, reports The New Age. He received the award as an exceptional educator in personal category for his contribution to the field of education, said a press release. The press release…
Tariq A. Al Maeena, Saudi socio-political commentator/Gulf News Spurt in Islamophobia has given rise to a breed of apologists who can go to any extremes Following the events of September 11, 2001, Islam became the centre of media attacks in many parts of the world. Persistent charges and accusations were levelled against its followers. The…
DOT Desk: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said yaba traders are ready to surrender to the authorities in Cox’s Bazar at the end of January, reports The Daily Observer. He made the comment to bdnews24.com amid reports that listed smugglers of the illegal drug were assembling in the district amidst an ongoing anti-drug raid. “I…
DOT Desk: Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee celebrated its 27th founding anniversary, reports The New Age. On this day in 1992, the committee was formed under the leadership of Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam to press the demand for trial of war criminals and a ban on politics of communalism and fundamentalism by the Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra…
DOT Desk: Agricultural Marketing Company Ltd. (Pran) posted a steady growth in revenue earnings in last five fiscal years (FYs), reports The Financial Express. To keep the revenue growth stable, the company always laid importance on a ‘strong’ distribution network and ‘effective’ marketing promotions. The company’s revenue was above Tk 1.72 billion for the FY…
Kate O’neill/Wired.com If you use social media, you’ve probably noticed a trend across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter of people posting their then-and-now profile pictures, mostly from 10 years ago and this year. My flippant tweet began to pick up traction. My intent wasn’t to claim that the meme is inherently dangerous. But I knew the…
DOT Desk: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has initiated the process of rationalising the tax rates after being directed by new finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal. Officials said the existing tax rates for corporate and individual taxpayers will be reviewed, looking at the possible impact on the revenue in case taxes are raised or…
DOT Desk: A good number of plum cultivators of Gurudaspur upazila in Natore district are happy over bumper output and fair market price this season, reports The Financial Express. Meanwhile, the cultivation of Baukul, Thai plum, Apple plum, coconut plum, and China plum are getting popular in many areas of the upazila. Hundreds of growers…