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UNB: A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Komalla village of Chauddagram upazila early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Faruk Mia, 32, son of Md Mantaz Mia of the same village.
Eurek Alert: Researchers from Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with scientists in China, have identified and characterised a new genus of filovirus from a Rousettus bat in China. Their findings were published in the journal Nature Microbiology. Bat-borne viruses around the world pose a threat to human and animal health. Filoviruses, especially Ebola virus…
Xasir Youssaf: The world’s oldest-known bridge, an ancient Sumerian structure in Iraq, is to be used by the British Museum as a training site to teach two groups of female archaeologists the skills to restore the country’s Islamic State-ravaged heritage. After a conflict that saw Isis jihadists destroy large parts of Iraq’s archaeological heritage, including…
M Humayun Kabir: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said Jatiya Oikya Prokriya, the new political alliance, will not last long. He was talking to journalists after inaugurating a hotel in Cox’s Bazar’s Kolatoli area yesterday morning, reports Dhaka Tribune. “Awami League’s development has frustrated BNP. So, they are saying off-track things which we…
UNB, Dhaka Bangladesh Bank`s newly appointed governor Dr. Fazle Kabir has sought help of four international agencies including chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to realize the money that was lost through cyber heist. The other three agencies are the Philippines’ central bank, the Philippines Anti-money…
Desk Report: Symphony inaugurated its newly established manufacturing plant, “Edison Industries Limited” at Zirabo of Ashulia, reports Daily Asian Age. The inauguration ceremony was commenced by Minister Mustafa Jabbar, Ministry of Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology. The top officials of Symphony, including the Chairman of Edison Group, Aminur Rashid, Managing Director, Jakaria Shahid and Director…
ScienceBlog: For every one-degree-Celsius increase in temperature, mountaintop species shift upslope 100 metres, shrinking their inhabited area and resulting in dramatic population declines, new research by University of British Columbia zoologists has found. The study–the first broad review of its kind–analyzed shifts in elevation range in 975 populations of plants, insects and animals. “Most mountaintop…
Spector: Just two weeks without much activity can have a dramatic impact on health from which it is difficult to recover, according to researchers who studied overweight older adults at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Not only did an abrupt, brief period of inactivity hasten the onset of the disease and elevate blood sugar…