Reuters: Britain’s national intelligence agency unveiled plans on Thursday (Jan 17) to train about 600 teenage girls in cyber skills this year, in a bid to get more women into the male-dominated field. The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) said it would chose girls aged 12 and 13 to take part in four-day courses in coding,…
Science Alert: Almost half of all Canadians regularly take at least one nutritional supplement such as vitamins, minerals, fibre supplements, antacids and fish oils. Many of these individuals are healthy and hoping to improve general well-being or prevent chronic disease. Scientific evidence, however, suggests that some high-dose nutritional supplements – such as beta carotene, vitamin…
Hossen Sohel of DOT State Minister for Shipping Ministry Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday said the government is committed to the overall development of the shipping sector, reports UNB. “We are also committed to providing all the facilities for the welfare of the sailors,” said the state minister. The newly appointed minister came up pledges at…
Reuters: The death toll from the explosion of a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves in central Mexico has risen to 66, the governor of the state of Hidalgo said on Saturday. At a news conference with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Hidalgo Governor Omar Fayad said 76 people had also been injured in Friday…
UNB: Around 1000 models of 100 sorts of appliances and accessories are available at the premier pavilion of the countries electronics giant ‘Walton’ in the ongoing month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)- 2019. Many of them like locally made compressors, smart phones, elevator or lift, plastic and chemical components, smart air conditioners with voice or…
Tara Sattar The news comes after the much discussed duo celebrated their one year anniversary in a tropical vacation this March, yes, Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris have ended their romance, reports hollywoodlife.com. Swift, 26 and Harris, 32 have been reported to have officially ended their 15 month long relation and have parted ways. This…
BSS India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) heaviest and most-advanced high throughput communication satellite GSAT-11 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana during the early hours yesterday. The launch vehicle Ariane 5 VA-246 lifted off from Kourou Launch Base, French Guiana at 02:07 am (IST) carrying India’s GSAT-11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A satellites, as…
Tech Explorist: Although bones are very hard organs, they also have a dense network of blood vessels inside them where the bone marrow is located as well as on the outside that is covered by the periosteum. This is why bone fractures often cause serious bleeding. A young scientist- Dr. Anika Grüneboom at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen…
Sabah Mannan Police have arrested two women accused of fraud and embezzlement from Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area. According to Deepto News, police have taken Farzana Bobby, the main culprit to a 2 day remand. Natasha was another arrestee. Through Facebook, the culprits victimized married men and students by blackmailing them with photos they clicked after meeting…
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT : I remember the Dhaka of the 60s when it was almost a likeable city, lazy, rainy and with many trees. Cars were few, rickshaws dominated and the middle class also grew around that placid culture. It was a city where the really rich were Pakistanis and so if you…