Science Alert In ancient cave art around the world, a particular motif shows up time and again: the impressions of the hands of the people who visited long ago, printed or stencilled. And yet, in some caves decorated by the Palaeolithic inhabitants of France and Spain, something curious has been observed: A very high number…
DOT desk Two people were killed and four others injured as a bus rammed a pick-up van at Pakutia under Ghatail upazila in Tangail, reports the Financial Express. The deceased were identified a Rezaul Karim Shyamol, 32, a resident of Ghatail, and Kabir Hossain, 30, hailed from Phulbaria upazila in Mymensingh. The accident took place…
Desk Report: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday warned of taking legal actions if any official of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is found responsible for tarnishing its image, reports The Daily Star. “I want a corruption-free BRTA,” Obaidul Quader said while exchanging views at a meeting with the BRTA officials at its…
Brac.net: While many employers see it as a revolutionary way to drive organisational growth, others tend to be more skeptical about the ultimate outcome. Is it worth taking the time and effort? Does it make sense to burden employees to do things that are not necessarily part of their job description? Google is one such…
Nazmul Islam: My first thought on budget is that the government expenditure on public administration is increasing as more people are being recruited which is inconsistent and opposes public interest. I believe that the private sector requires more development than that of the employment sector. Salary and allowance in the private sector are not as…
The Straits Times Turkish woman Tulay Gercek stands in front of a vending machine at a busy Istanbul metro station but instead of putting coins into a slot, she crams plastic bottles into a hole. Every bottle or can Gercek places in the machine gives extra credit on her Istanbul card – the universal ticket…
Hossen Sohel: The world should help Africa invest in its people as the continent confronts a demographic boom, said billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, whose foundation released its annual yesterday, reports AFP, Reuters. Gates put forward a “simple idea” that investing in the health and education of Africa’s younger generation would help tackle poverty. The Bill…
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…
M Humayun Kabir: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said Jatiya Oikya Prokriya, the new political alliance, will not last long. He was talking to journalists after inaugurating a hotel in Cox’s Bazar’s Kolatoli area yesterday morning, reports Dhaka Tribune. “Awami League’s development has frustrated BNP. So, they are saying off-track things which we…
DOT Desk Credit & Debit card-holders and employees of NCC Bank Limited (NCC Bank) will get up-to 50 per cent discount on room and conference hall tariff at Momo Inn Hotel & Resort (MIHR), Borga round the year, reports The Daily Observer BD. In this connection, a corporate agreement was signed between NCC Bank and…