Hindustan Times: Foresters have begun relocating around 300 crocodiles to allow a seaplane service for visitors to the world’s tallest statue, the newly erected 182-metre (597-feet) Statue of Unity. The reptiles, the largest around three metres, are being lured into metal cages and moved elsewhere in the western state of Gujarat on the back of…
Science Alert It may sound like a scene straight out of a horror movie, but statistically you are not that unlikely to end up on a date with a psychopath. It is estimated that about 1 in 100 people are psychopaths – similar to the number of people who are teachers. And while we may…
DOT Desk: The Depart-ment of Archaeology in Barishal is preparing to take over the Lakhutia Zamindar Bari and temple, one of the oldest archaeological sites in Barishal division, reports The Daily Star. The office has already sent a field investigation report to its head office in Dhaka requesting them to take necessary steps to acquire…
UNB: Global bank HSBC reported Monday that its pre-tax profit in the first half of the year rose 4.6 percent as its strategy focused on growing markets paid off.The London-based bank’s $10.7 billion pre-tax profit in January-June compared with $10.2 billion a year earlier. Quarterly pre-tax profit surged to $5.96 billion from $4.8 billion in…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Local software company ITmedicus has brought a patient-focused app named ‘Patient Aid’. Bringing in 3 years of experience in medical app development it has made the Patient Aid. It gives solutions that allow systematic care and all kind of information that a Patient need. With this app, patient can get information…
UNB Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday told Parliament that over 30,000 smuggling cases are now pending with courts across the country. “A total of 30,787 smuggling cases are now pending, involving Tk 838,89,66,770,” he said replying to a starred question from treasury bench MP M Abdul Latif (Chittagong-11). The minister said various steps have…
Tanzim Arnob Hajj begins on the night of August 30 and ends on the night of September 4 in BDT (3 hours ahead the time in Mecca). The dates were announced on Tuesday by the Saudia Arabia’s Official High Court after first sight of new moon crescent witnessed by the astronomers and others.”There has been…
The Independent, BD YouTube recently awarded audience-admired director Mizanur Rahman Aryan with a Silver Play Button for reaching the 100,000-subscriber mark on his YouTube channel ‘Mizanur Aryan’. Aryan expressed his gratitude to his subscribers for the milestone achievement. He said, “I am really inspired for this achievement from YouTube.’I am very happy. I am profoundly…
Science Alert: Sometimes we don’t know what’s weirder: nature’s strange creations or the ridiculous names we humans give them. That is certainly the case with the Sarcastic Fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi). If you happen to spy one skulking away in whatever shell, rocky crevice or piece of rubbish they can find, they’re typically seen as a…