A hot investment, Bitcoin warming
Tanzim Taqrim Bitcoin is heating houses in Siberia and the global hunt for Bitcoin is burning up more electricity a year than Ireland. But in Siberia, Russia, cheap energy and long cold winters puts this to good use. Processing Bitcoins or ‘mining’ uses power which creates a lot of heat. Most Bitcoin miners need cooling…
Intense fighting in Afghan city Ghazni as Taliban presses
Reuters: Taliban insurgents attacked police headquarters and other government buildings in Ghazni in central Afghanistan on Sunday and were threatening to seize control of the city, with the main highway now heavily mined, local lawmakers and residents said. U.S. aircraft conducted at least four air strikes but details of the fighting were unclear as most…
PUST students block Dhaka-Pabna highway over harassment
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….
Miley Cyrus refutes pregnancy rumors with viral egg pic
NDTV: Miley Cyrus shut down reports suggesting that she is expecting a baby with her husband Liam Hemsworth like a boss! The 26-year-old singer took to Twitter to put a stop to all the pregnancy rumours using the viral egg meme. Under a Daily Mail Twitter post to a story titled “Miley Cyrus and Liam…
Robot on TV revealed to be man in costume
A “state-of-the-art” robot that appeared in a report on Russia’s main TV news channel was revealed by internet users to be a man in a costume. It presented as a dancing, singing robot at a technology forum for school pupils. “At the forum there’s the opportunity to see state-of-the-art robots,” the presenter said as the…
Tigers concede 55 runs defeat against Pakistan in WT20 Super-10
UNB, Dhaka Bagladesh started their Super-10 stage World Twenty20 campaign with a 55-run defeat against Pakistan in their Group-2 opener at iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday. Replying massive 201, Bangladesh finished the innings at 146 for 6 in 20 overs including all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s rediscovering his batting form with an unbeaten half…
India top court rejects appeal to save ‘man-eating’ tiger
BBC: India’s Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal to stop forest rangers from killing a “man eating” tigress in the western state of Maharashtra. The court said it would not interfere if forest rangers are forced to shoot the tiger if they fail to capture it. Officials say the tiger has killed five people but…
18 shops gutted in Fairdpur fire
UNB At least 18 shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at Haat Krishnapur Bazar in Sadarpur upazila on Thursday night. Saifuzzaman, senior station officer of Faridpur Fire service, said the fire broke out at a shop around 10:30 pm and spread around soon. On information, a firefighting unit went to the spot…
Amjad Hossain flown to Bangkok
DOT Desk Ekushey Padak and National Film Award winning actor-filmmaker Amjad Hossain was flown to Bangkok for better treatment in the wee hours of Wednesday, reports New Age. An air ambulance carrying Hossain left Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport in Dhaka at around 1:00am on Wednesday. He is accompanied by his sons Sohel Arman and…