DOT Desk: A group of students of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) today blocked Dhaka-Pabna highway protesting a female student’s harassment by a “stalker” last night. The victim was reportedly confined in a room last night by the stalker who is a relative of the mess owner, the demonstrators told our local correspondent….
Science Alert: Looks like it’s time to change your passwords, again: security experts have flagged up a monster data breach made up of some 773 million email addresses and 21 million passwords. They’re calling it Collection #1, and more collections are reportedly on the way. First made public by security consultant Troy Hunt, the data…
Tech Explorist: Scientists at the Catalonian Institute of Bioengineering (Instituto de Bioingeniería de Cataluña) and the Seville Chemical Research Institute (Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas de Sevilla) have developed a new method to transfer electrons between proteins that refutes the evidence from experiments until now. Scientists noted that the process will help them get detail insights…
DOT Desk: Amid the cold wave sweeping over Gaibandha region, the district administration has intensified the programme of blanket distribution among the affected people, reports The Financial Express. Official sources said the district administration received as many as 41,000 pieces of blankets from the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief this season to distribute them…
Nadine Freischlad/Monga Bay *As Indonesia cracks down on the illegal wildlife trade, it is struggling to deal with the influx of animals confiscated from traffickers. *Birds are among the most trafficked creatures. Due to a lack of rehabilitation centers, where they would slowly be prepared for life in the wild, many birds are released prematurely….
Tech Explorist: While studying mouse development, scientists from two groups accidentally created mice with unusually short and long tails. This discovery could become an awesome example while understanding what happens when developmental pathways go awry. The discovery is related to a gene called Lin28- already known to have a role in regulating body size and…
UNB: Bangladesh has emphasized Hydropower import from Nepal establishing connectivity and increasing economic and trade relations between the two countries. The issue came up for discussion when outgoing Ambassador of Nepal to Bangladesh Dr Chop Lal Bhushal paid a farewell call on Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Branding Bangladesh’s December 30 parliamentary elections not perfect, the United Nations secretary general has called for engaging in meaningful dialogue in Bangladeshi political sphere as positive as possible, reports New Age. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres came up with the remark during a press conference held at UN headquarters in New York…
Dot Desk: After a flag-meeting, BGB returned a shotgun, live ammunition and one walkie-talkie left behind by BSF at zero point at the border in Burimari land port, reports Banglanews24. A flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh and Indian Border Security Force battalions has been held at Burimari land port in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat….
Monirul Alam of DOT A key-economic policy member of the government has said that time has come to open the scope of foreign direct investment (FDI) for local businesses abroad. “We should open our economy. Time has come to open the scope of investing abroad by our local businesses,” said Dr Shamsul Alam, member of…