CNN A senior scientist has given what has been described as a “highly offensive” presentation about the role of women in physics, the BBC has learned. At a workshop organised by Cern, Prof Alessandro Strumia of Pisa University said that “physics was invented and built by men, it’s not by invitation”. He said male scientists…
Desk Report: Rajshahi University (RU) has canceled the written test in the entry test for the 2018-19 academic year admission seekers and the university authorities have decided to take the examination in the multiple choice question method. The Pro Vice-Chancellor said, “The entry test will also be done in the MCQ method. In each of…
DOT Desk A man has died in police custody in Dhaka, hours after his arrest, reports The Financial Express. He breathed his last at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after he complained of chest pains, according to the police. The accused Ripon was taken to Jatrabari Police Station after his arrest from the Kajla Sheikhdi…
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Sofian Khan: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced of a new abortion law which will be in place by the end of 2018. It is followed by a landslide vote in favour of repealing the Republic of Ireland’s constitutional ban on abortion. With the new law in place, abortions during the first 12 weeks…
Tarannum Sattar “The Wailing” was finally beaten by “X Men Apocalypse” in the Korean Box office after being on top for two weeks. The film has already crossed 1 million views. The X-Men charter landed at No. 1 on the chart when it drew about 1,166,756 cinema goers during the weekend starting from May 27-29,…
UNB: Police have arrested a Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal leader here on Saturday for allegedly provoking the student protests. Fatema Badshah, acting president of the city unit of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, the female wing of BNP, was picked up from her residence at Supariwalapara in the city on Friday night. Officer-in-charge of Double Mooring Police Station…
Fabia Shahzadi For all the billions of Muslim around the world, ‘Ramadan’ is a month of blessing signified by prayer, fasting and charity. This month targets our devotion to Allah (God) and our self made sacrifice. It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed with the first sighting of this holy…
VOA: Queen Elizabeth II’s 97-year-old husband was recovering Friday at the royal Sandringham estate after the Land Rover he was driving rolled on a nearby highway in a collision with another vehicle. Witness Roy Warne told the BBC he was driving home from work when the accident involving Prince Philip’s black Land Rover and a…