Natasha Bertrand, Staff writer at The Atlantic & Russell Berman, Staff writer at The Atlantic/The Atlantic The sentencing ended a saga that began with a dramatic FBI raid and led Cohen to implicate the president in criminal misconduct. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday,…
Space News: NASA is making a new, and perhaps final, attempt to restore contact with the Mars rover Opportunity, which has not communicated with the Earth for more than six months. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced Jan. 25 that it was transmitting a new set of commands to address what it acknowledged are “low-likelihood” events…
Desk Report: An immigration court in Malaysia has sentenced a Bangladeshi national to six years and eight months’ jail for 16 charges under the Immigration Act, reports Financial Express. Judge Zahilah Md Yusof also meted out a fine of RM30,000, in default six months’ jail, and two strokes of the cane to Md Mohiuddin Mamun,…
UNB Two people including a woman were killed and eight others injured as a bus hit two CNG run auto-rickshaws on Comilla-Chandpur highway in Borudar Chenghata Keshanpara area of the district town on Sunday night. The deceased could not be identified immediately. Sub-inspector Lutfur Rahman, in-charge of Lalmai Highway police outpost, said a bus of…
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT December 1971 memories are blurred but I realize all too well that they are part of many of us, whether in or out. On the day of liberation, many families feasted but by January some were facing difficulties fetching a full table. Perhaps it was also a bit more resentful…
UNB A young man sustained injuries being struck by a stray bullet in the city’s Elephant Road area on Thursday night. The victim was identified as Moinuddin, 18, son of Harun Bhandari, a resident of medical staff quarter in the area. He sustained injuries in his left elbow, he said. However, it couldn’t be ascertained…
Tech Explorist Various studies have suggested the number of stars formed by galaxies each year. Now, in a new study by the Imperial College London, scientists estimated that some galaxies – called extreme starburst galaxies – can produce up to six times as many stars as was thought to be the limit. For this study,…
UNB A young man was stabbed to death by rival over previous enmity at Panchkitta village of Muradnagar upazila on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam, 24, son of Abdul Malek, a resident of the village. Quoting locals, Mohammad Nurul Alam, sub-inspector of Muradnagar Police Station, said there had been an enmity…
Reuters Islamic State launched an attack on Friday on positions held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in southeastern Syria and the U.S.-led coalition mounted air strikes in the area, an SDF official said. Islamic State used car bombs and dozens of militants in the attack near Abu Khaser village in the Hajin area…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT All garment factories in the country will be kept shut for an indefinite period if the protesting workers do not return to their workplaces by today, threatened Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday. Under Article 13/1 of the Labour Act, the BGMEA will take such action, said its President…