The Difference Sweet potato and yams have nothing alike. A sweet potato is the orange-fleshed potato you see in the supermarkets. The orange kinds are most common today but they can also be of purple color and originally all sweet potatoes had white or yellowish flesh. And a yam is of brown-covered and white on…
Hindustan Times: The DMK on Tuesday said as many as 248 party workers died, ‘shocked’ by the death of party patriarch M Karunanidhi and announced a solatium of Rs two lakh each to their families. After knowing about the hospitalisation and failing health of Karunanidhi and later his death, 248 party workers died, a resolution…
AFP : Six people died in a stampede at a nightclub near Ancona in central Italy after panic erupted in the early hours of Saturday morning, firefighters said. “The cause may have been the dispersal of a stinging substance, the young people fled and trampled over each other. Sadly, six people died and dozens are…
Tahmeed Taha NBR has claimed that Mobile operator Robi Axiata Ltd has evaded Tk 926 crore in value-added tax (VAT) on interconnection charge, VAT on merger fees, spectrum charge and Withholding VAT and VAT at source during the period from January 2012 to December 2016. According to the demand notices sent by the Large-Taxpayers Unit…
BSS The hustle-bustle Rajshahi city was becoming calm with the gradually growing night. Tired and exhausted city dwellers were preparing to take rest while night guards were patrolling the streets. It was around midnight. Then three children aged between seven and 10 were seen busy to collect polythene at Rajshahi railway station. They were roaming…
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…
Reported by: Jafar Ahmed Written by: Eshan Maitra Latest report of Bangladesh Bank mentioned that, 15 banks violated their national instruction in setting interest rates. Though, spread in total Bank Sector was 4.69% in March and reduced down to 4.65% by April. Private Banks still have bank spread over 5%. BB’s report says, public banks’…
Nobonita Chowdhury As much as we might try to avoid the topic, death is inevitable. Yet we try to avoid thinking about it altogether. Most major religions dictate that all men will return to the dirt once they die, regardless of social status. I personally believe that the concept of death has a nice connotation…
UNB ‘Automobile Project show and Conference 2016’ , organised by Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (Aust) Automobile association , was held on Aust campus on February 17. Founder vice chancellor of Aust and former vice chancellor of BUET Prof. Dr. M.H khan spoke on the occasion as the chief guest while former vice chancellor…
John Lloyd, Co-founded the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford/Reuters Now is the time for all good citizens to put their elected politicians on the rack. Torture is what tyrants visited – and, often, still visit – upon real or presumed enemies among their own people. But subjecting their…