Reported by: Nashrat Arshiyana Chowdhury Written by: Eshan Maitra Gas users will be paying 900 taka for single and 950 taka for double stoves, effectively from June. The prices had been increased in two steps from February at the decision of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC). Court dictated the BERC’s decision to be in effect,…
Desk Report: The 26th of September 2017 marked the fourth consecutive year the United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Established in 2013 through the adoption of UN General Assembly resolution 68/32, the day calls for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as well…
Abrar Hussain: President M Abdul Hamid yesterday applauded the contribution of artists and cultural activists to all achievements of the nation as he inaugurated the month-long Asian art exhibition at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital. “The art-culture too has a huge contribution to our nation building . . . The cultural activists always…
Eurekalert: Research published today reveals a potential mechanism for migraine causation which could explain why women get more migraines than men. The study, in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, suggests that sex hormones affect cells around the trigeminal nerve and connected blood vessels in the head, with estrogens — at their highest levels in women of…
The Guardian, UK: Spice Girls T-shirts sold to raise money for Comic Relief’s “gender justice” campaign were made at a factory in Bangladesh where women earn the equivalent of 35p an hour during shifts in which they claim to be verbally abused and harassed, a Guardian investigation has found. The charity tops, bearing the message…
Sayeed Muhammad: At two people were hospitalized after allegedly being hit by a car purportedly near a Muslim community center in northwest London overnight in an incident. However, the police say the attack was not related to terrorism, . There were reports people in the car had made Islamophobic comments before it left the scene…
Desk Report: Food scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have given okara – the residue from the production of soy milk and tofu and is usually discarded – a new lease of life by turning it into a refreshing drink that contains live probiotics, dietary fiber, free isoflavones and amino acids. By encapsulating…
Marilyn Thipthorpe There seems to be no exact science behind why we like or dislike someone, some says its something about their face, some about their behavior and yet some about their personalities. This has been debunked, there actually are certain instinctive points people follow when they are attracted to someone else. * If you…
DOT Desk: The authorities of Jahangirnagar University will observe its 48th founding anniversary on January 12, reports The New Age. To mark the day, university authorities have taken up elaborate programmes on the campus, said the university’s public relations office on Wednesday. Jahangirnagar University vice-chancellor Professor Farzana Islam will inaugurate the day’s events in the…