Financial Express, India A Chinese space probe entered a planned orbit Sunday to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the dark side of the moon, authorities said. This is the first time an attempt is made to explore the far side of the moon. Since the moon’s revolution cycle is the same as its…
Desk Report: Now 98 per cent bikers use crash helmets while double riding in the city as the strict monitoring by law enforcers pays off, reports The Financial Express. The riders are abiding by the traffic rules following a recent student movement and the ongoing month-long police campaign for road safety. Police, traders and commuters…
Bharat Bhushan/ The Asian Age , Kolkata : The first two international calls to congratulate Sheikh Hasina Wajed for her landslide win in the Bangladesh polls came from India and China. The rest of the world has been more circumspect – wary of a poll result in which Sheikh Hasina has incredulously bettered her record…
Banglanews24: Health minister Mohammad Nasim has ordered to shut down all medical coaching centers from September 1 to ensure holding undisturbed MBBS and BDS admission tests. The minister also warned that necessary legal action under Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act will be taken to stop question paper leak and other rumors regarding question paper…
Desk Report: Nearly a half of dried fish samples tested at the laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute in the first six months of this year were found to have been treated with pesticides, reports New Age. Residues of six pesticides considered to be highly dangerous for humans and the environment were found in the…
UNB Two construction workers died and two others were injured from electrocution in the city’s Badda area on Saturday afternoon. The deceased were identified as M Monir Hossain, 45, and Badshah Miah, 32, while the injured are Sajib and Raju. Quoting the injured, Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police camp in-charge Mozammel Haque…
BBC: Singer Rihanna has said she “couldn’t be more proud” after being given a new ambassadorial role by the government of Barbados. The artist, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, was named “Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary” for her home country on Thursday. The role involves promoting education, tourism and investment. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley…
AP, Hanoi Vietnam’s police chief was elected Saturday by the National Assembly to become president — the second-highest post — and promised to “resolutely” protect the country’s sovereignty amid an ongoing territorial dispute with longtime rival China. Public Security Minister and police general Tran Dai Quang, 59, received 436 votes from 465 assembly members who…
DOT Desk: The government has taken a special initiative for improving the socio-economic condition of small ethnic groups living on plain land through a combined livestock development scheme, reports The Daily Sun. The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has submitted a Tk 381 crore project to the Planning Commission which is scrutinising the proposal to…