Mohammad Abu Bakar Siddique A national road safety action plan was approved yesterday with a goal to halve accidents by 2020. The plan was approved in the 25th meeting of the National Road Safety Council in a hotel in the capital, presided over by Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader. The minister’s senior information…
UNB: BNP told the Election Commission that its polling agents had been obstructed in 221 constituencies during the election. “Our polling agents are being intimidated and obstructed while entering voting stations. In some cases, they are being driven out from the polling stations or being arrested,” BNP Joint Secretary General Moazzem Hossain Alal, who led…
BSS: A proper application of herbicides adopting recommended weed management methods could substantially increase food production along with saving huge crops worth over Taka 7,000 crore annually.
Nation.co: Former 400m hurdles World Champion Nicholas Bett has died in a road accident in Nandi County. Mr Bett died on the spot after the car he was driving veered off the road and landed in a ditch near Lessos along Eldoret-Kapsabet road on Wednesday morning. Nandi Police Commander Patrick Wambani confirmed the death, saying…
M Humayun Kabir: Bangladesh can attract the huge global tourists by offering its beautiful places to them as an extended destination of their visits, say industry insiders. “We’ve huge potentials to attract the tourists who are visiting India and Myanmar making Bangladesh an extended destination for them,” Taufiq Rahman, director of Tour Operators Association of…
Anadolu Agency : The Indian Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Jan. 4, 2019 the case of decades-old Babri Mosque dispute between Muslims and Hindus.The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) said some Hindu nationalist parties “want to polarize the country on communal lines” by using the issue. “SDPI welcomes the Supreme Court move…
Taimur Alam Khandaker, columnist and lawyer of appellate division : An exceptional and unelected government formed on January 5 in 2014 made the Prime Minister Sheikha Hasina controversial and tainted democracy. Despite knowing the fact, the Prime Minister is advancing towards a unilateral poll. The PM is the Chief Executive Officer of the state as per…
Science Alert: What makes a species monogamous? New research has uncovered evidence of a universal genetic code that underlies monogamy in vertebrates. For hundreds of millions of years, animals have been ‘doing it’. But not all of these wild hook-ups represented the same thing – even to animals that look incredibly similar. Some species, like…
Mezik Potetu No one can really get anything done without a push, and often times movie quotes are the best inspiration to get the job done and get your life back on track. Just incase the motivation bank of your brain feels a little today, head on over and read this list of some of…