Science Alert: Of all the things that threaten to kill or disable us, alcohol takes a disturbingly high spot on the list – according to global estimates based on people’s state of health and levels of alcohol consumed. If fact, for people aged between 15 and 49, alcohol is the leading cause of harm worldwide….
Arafat Hasan of DOT BNP has alleged that the Prime Minister’s Office is regularly giving various instructions to the Election Commission regularly in order to implement government agenda. Speaking at a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office, party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi also questioned the neutrality of three Election Commissioners. “Election…
BSS: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has urged the users to file complaint if they are not provided promised internet speed and quality of service (QoS) by the providers. “As customers, if you are not getting promised bandwidth and QoS, you could lodge complaint to BTRC with appropriate data,” said the telecom regulator in a…
John Lloyd, Co-founded the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford/Reuters The British prime minister and the leader of Her Majesty’s opposition gave speeches on the same day this week, outlining their vision for their country’s economy – and by implication, its society. They had little in common. It’s hardly…
BSS Police recovered the bullet hit body of a youth along with a pistol from Natun Shaheber Char village of Akoter Char union under Sadarpur upazila of this district on Saturday. The body was identified as of Tito Chowdhury,38, son of one Sattar Chowdhury of Shahaber Char who was alleged to be a drug addict…
UNB A Kushtia court sent BNP’s Kushtia-1 candidate Reza Ahmed Bachchu to jail in a case filed over the possession of illegal firearms and explosive on Wednesday. Kushtia District and Sessions Judge Arup Kumar Goswami rejected the bail petition of Bachchu after he had surrendered before the court, said Public Prosecutor Anup Kumar Nandi. The…
Reuters: China on Thursday urged the United States to “calm down” and return to reason after the Trump administration sought to ratchet up pressure for trade concessions by proposing a higher 25-percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump directed the increase…
IB Times: After the devastating Kerala floods, there was another deluge. Official statistics now reveal that Keralites consumed liquor worth Rs 516 crore in the ten days after the floods. It was as if the floodgates opened at the hundreds of beverages outlets in the state. That’s interesting numbers, despite the fact that Kerala routinely figures among…
DOT Desk The government’s audit claim to the second largest mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited remained unchanged at Tk 867 crore as the telecom regulator binned the mobile phone operator’s explanation regarding a recent audit, reports The New Age. The Bangladesh Telecommunicating Regulatory Commission at a recent commission meeting rejected the explanation by Robi…
Minnie Potter Tu-po is an ancient Chinese ghost who was very revengeful. He used to be a minister for Chinese Emperor Hsuan. In a fight, Hsuan killed Tu-po before which Tu-po had threatened him that would come back and haunt him. Three years after he was killed, Hsuan was shot by an arrow fired by…