Wionews: Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to. An Associated Press investigation found that many Google services on Android devices and iPhones store your location data even if you’ve used a privacy setting that says it will prevent Google from…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday ensured of punishing those responsible for the accident that took the lives of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College. “This is completely unforgivable because the driver was driving the bus defying all the [traffic] rules, resulting in the loss of two lives…many students…
Syed Badrul Ahsan writes for DOT : ATM Shamsul Huda will be remembered for the high standards he set at the nation’s Election Commission in the five years he presided over it. When you reflect on the confidence with which he and his team went about setting the commission back on track after all the…
Hindustan Times: Mindfulness — a meditative practice that focusses on paying attention to the present moment — can increase person’s tolerance to pain, a study has found. Researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine in the US analysed data obtained from a study published in 2015 that compared mindfulness meditation to placebo analgesia. They sought…
Reuters: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there was no meeting planned with U.S. officials including his counterpart Mike Pompeo at the United Nations General Assembly, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported on Saturday. Asked about the likelihood of a meeting with U.S. officials, including Pompeo, on the sidelines of the United Nations General…
The Wired: Can’t be wrong—at least, not about the nearly 2,000 species of insects that make for good eatin’ around the world. But nobody has to pitch you on the benefits of insectivory, right? Easier on the environment, full of weird nutrients, and whoa, check out that feed conversion ratio: It takes half as much…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The World Bank said the move, coinciding with a UN climate summit meeting of some 200 nations in Poland, represented a “significantly ramped up ambition” to tackle climate change, “sending an important signal to the wider global community to do the same”, reports Daily Maverick. Developed countries are committed to lifting…
Raj Abrar: The United States yesterday emphasized the importance of holding “free, fair and participatory election” in Bangladesh that “truly reflects the will of Bangladeshi people”. “Bangladesh and the US are indeed friends. This friendship is based on shared values and willing to talk to each other openly and honestly,” USAID Administrator Mark Green told a…
Champions League Final is the most sensational match for football fans. Last night football lovers enjoyed a beautiful match at National Stadium. Till the last minute of the match there was full delectation excitation. Zidan proved that he is one of the successful Coaches in the football history. Real Madrid and Juventus…
Reuters: Minority Muslims in the southern Philippines cast votes on Monday in a long-awaited referendum on autonomy, the culmination of a peace process to end decades of separatist conflict in a region plagued by poverty, banditry and Islamist extremism. Some 2.8 million people in the volatile Mindanao region are being asked if they back a…