Kabir Humayun: Quota reformists yesterday brought out a rally on Dhaka University campus demanding publication of the gazette on quota reform as soon as possible. The reformists brought out the rally from the DU Central Library around 10:30am and went through different areas of the campus before ending the rally at Raju sculpture, reports The…
UNB The Cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of the ‘Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council Bill, 2016’ with a provision to form a council for the registration of professionals having degrees on nursing, midwifery and related professions. The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet held at…
BSS, Dhaka Minister for Religious Affairs Principal Matiur Rahman yesterday said stringent actions would be taken if any hajj agency cheats any pilgrim or tries to involve in corruption over the holy hajj. He issued the warning at a discussion marking the training of officials and employees on pre-registration of intending hajj pilgrims at Ashkona…
Myisha Nawar Dracula needs no introduction, but we’ll give him one anyway: Bram Stoker’s vampire, a Transylvanian count who turns into a bat, sleeps in coffins, and drinks the blood of the living, is the quintessential horror villain. And in true undead style, he holds up well—he’s as creepy today as he was when Stoker…
Eurek Alert University of Queensland researchers have discovered a key mechanism in the brain that may underlie our ability to rapidly focus attention. Our brains are continuously bombarded with information from the senses, yet our level of vigilance to such input varies, allowing us to selectively focus on one conversation and not another. Professor Stephen…
Eshan Maitra This started as a competition when the Gates Foundation first announced a big prize money for designing the most sustainable and cheap toilet. Cranfield University’s Nano Membrane Toilet won Bill and Melinda Gates’s favor with their design in September 2012. The winning team received US $710,000 to make that into reality. The Nano…
Hindustan Times, India: Chilling images published in the Spanish media on Monday show men in a terror cell preparing explosives ahead of last year’s jihadist attacks in Barcelona and a nearby seaside resort that killed 16 people. In one picture, a plotter smiles and points to the sky while wearing an explosives belt around his…
Anne-Marie Slaughter , Francesca Binda/ Project Syndicate Efforts to improve female representation in politics have often focused on quotas and reserved shares. What is really needed is a nuanced approach that tackles the underlying, interconnected barriers that women face in getting nominated for elected office and conducting successful campaigns. A record number of American…
Reported by: Riku Amir Written by: Eshan Maitra Long awaited final-verdict’s certificate copy was submitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Still 8 days have passed, 140 doctors yet to be reappointed. These doctors complained, the hospital authorities are violating the high court order. Doctors appealed against the banning of their appointment. Later, 5 membered…
Sofian Khan: After his visit to the northern Rakhine state of Myanmar, the head of the International Committee of Red Cross, Peter Maurer, said that Myanmar is yet not ready yet for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas who have fled a military crackdown. Before this, the country in its statement said that they…