5 shot dead as law enforcement reports gunfights
Kabir Humayun: Five people were killed in reported gunfights with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar and Pabna early yesterday. The law enforcement claimed that among the deceased two were robbers, two were drug traders and remaining one was a member of an outlaw party, reports UNB. In Dhaka, two unidentified ‘robbers’ were…
Dhaka city corporations ‘clear’ almost all of 23,500 tonne Eid cattle waste
Bdnews24: Dhaka South Mayor Md Sayeed Khokon and Md Jamal Mostafa of Dhaka North mayoral panel came up with information on Eid cattle waste management and the claims at news briefings a day after the Eid on Thursday. Mayor Khokon had promised like the previous year that the animal waste in his areas would be…
CAR-T cell update: Therapy improves outcomes for patients with B-cell lymphoma
The Eurek Alert In their phase-2 study of tisagenlecleucel (marketed as KYMRIAH®), to be published on-line Dec. 1, 2018 in the New England Journal of Medicine, an international team of researchers evaluated 93 patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). They found that 52 percent of those patients responded favorably to the…
Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal may have plateaued
Tech Explorist A new study has estimated the size of Pakistan’s nuclear stockpile to be lower than present estimates, attributing it to a shortage of uranium. The study estimates that Pakistan could at best have between 112 and 156 nuclear weapons. Of them, about 78 to 104 would be highly enriched uranium (HEU)-based weapons and…
Weight-loss drug could be ‘holy grail’ in fight against obesity
iTV News: A weight-loss pill has been hailed as a potential “holy grail” in the fight against obesity after a major study showed it did not increase the risk of serious heart problems. Researchers say lorcaserin is the first weight-loss drug to be deemed safe for heart health with long-term use, which could see regulators…
Jute composite factory catches fire in Gazipur
UNB A fire broke out in a jute composite factory at Keoya Bazar in Sreepur upazila. Akteruzzaman, assistant director of Gazipur fire service and civil defense, said that the fire broke out in a warehouse of ‘Sahara Composite Factory’ around 6:30am and engulfed the entire factory. On information, eight fire-fighting units of Mawna, Gazipur and…
Teacher killed in Rajshahi road accident
BSS An school teacher was killed on the spot when a truck dashed him in Kamarpara area on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj Highway under Godagari upazila of the district on Saturday morning, police and locals said. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Alam, 48. He was the headmaster of Ranibari Girls High School under Shibgonj upazila of Chapainawabganj…
Indian scientists found rare basalt columns in village in Kolhapur
Tech Explorist: Deccan traps are one of the largest volcanic features on the earth. Polygonal patterns and columnar joints in basaltic rocks are the most fascinating structures for geologists and volcanologists. Now Indian scientists have discovered a rare, well developed polygonal column basalt structure in a village in Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.The newly discovered basalt…
Not just a Muslim issue
Jawed Naqvi, Dawn’s correspondent in Delhi/ Dawn, Pakistan INDIAN actor Naseeruddin Shah was trolled and threatened last week for expressing a reasoned view that religious intolerance and growing mob violence posed a mortal threat to the secular state. Naseer’s is a mixed marriage like several other actors and ordinary folk. Like him, his Hindu wife…