Syed Badrul Ahsan writes for DOT : Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy died a lonely man fifty five years ago in Beirut. It was sudden death which put an end to what had been a colourful life, with its many shades of meaning, led by a Muslim politician in the Indian subcontinent. Perhaps it was a cardiac…
Prof. Nazrul Islam, Former Chairman, UGC: To make people obey traffic laws, efforts should be underway throughout the whole year, not just one week. The effort should be constant. The current situation of road transport is due to years of indiscipline, corruption and anarchy. These problems cannot be solved in a mere week or even…
DOT Desk: The approach is cost-effective when applied to small, slow-flowing rivers. When riverbank erosion—one of Bangladesh’s major natural disasters—displaces thousands of families each year, state-sponsored bamboo and bio-engineering intervention, to mitigate riverbank erosion, provides significant prospects to reduce the destruction, reports the Dhaka Tribune. Erosion and channel-shifting during the monsoon—more specifically, during the rising…
Minnie Potter Armin Miewes was a German man who always wanted to devour human meat. He looked for his victim online-and a willing victim at that. He looked for years and years online on chat rooms, his e-mail contacts and other variety of ways. He finally found a victim willing to be his meal- Berned…
BSS: LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam yesterday said the new ministers led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would work restlessly to make Bangladesh as a developed country by 2041. “The new ministers under the dynamic leadership of the Premier will work with upmost sincerity for building a developed Bangladesh by 2041…So, people of…
Indo Asian News: Scientists have found that a gene associated with autoimmune hair loss disorder may also help improve cancer immunotherapy – treatment that uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer. The findings showed that a gene named IKZF1 recruits T cells in alopecia areata – a condition in which immune cells attack…
Tara Sattar The theme of the exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Anna Wintour Costume Center this year was fashion and technology. This meant that people like Andrew Bolton, the museum’s new head curator, along with Jonathan Ive of Apple — who served as a sponsor — spoke in lofty tones about the dichotomies…
Tanzim Taqrim Abdul El- Sayed is running to be governor of Michigan. He’s the son of Egyptian immigrants and is an accomplished doctor. He’s only 32 years old and never considered running for office. The 2016 election helped change that while media has focused on El- Sayed’s faith; he wants his platform to be about…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Last year, a study conducted at the University of Cambridge involving the production of viable sperms and eggs went viral (pun intended!). The scientists of the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge headed by Dr. Azim Surani, reported that they had successfully created primitive forms of artificial sperm and eggs by culturing embryonic stem cells…
The Guardian: Men who consume a lot of added sugar in drinks, cakes and confectionery run an increased risk of depression, according to a new study. Researchers from University College London (UCL) looked at sugar in the diet and common mental health problems in a very large cohort of 5,000 men and 2,000 women recruited…