Reuters: A Singapore court ordered the return to Malaysia of about S$15.3 million ($11.1 million), just a small portion of total seized in the city state as part of a probe into transactions linked to scandal-hit state fund 1MDB, lawyers for the fund and the Malaysian government said on Monday. Singapore is among at least…
UNB: More than 10,000 new private passenger cars were pressed into service in Dhaka in the first seven months of the current year. Statistics available with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) showed that number of newly registered private car stood at 10,160 in Dhaka during January-July period of this year. On an average, 47 new…
Sofian Khan: Three wh-eelers, commonly knows as CNG’s auto-rickshaws are to be newly introduced by ride-hailing auto-rickshaw apps, reports BDnews24. After the introduction of Uber and Pathao in the country, drivers of three wheelers seem to struggle to cope up with the domination. Share a Motorcycle or SAM first introduced auto-rickshaw option for the commuters…
Hossen Sohel: China said yesterday it was impossible to hold trade talks with the United States while Washington is imposing tariffs that are like “holding a knife to someone’s throat”, reports AFP. Speaking a day after Washington activated tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, vice commerce minister Wang Shouwen said China is open to…
Desk Report Mobile phone users will have to collect new subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to enjoy the much-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service, to be available from October 1, reports The Financial Express. The assigned MNP operator Infozillion Teletech BD said as per the directive of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the users have…
Eurek Alert: Cancerous tumors trick myeloid cells, an important part of the immune system, into perceiving them as a damaged part of the body; the tumors actually put myeloid cells to work helping them grow and metastasize (spread). A research team co-led by scientists at Rush University Medical Center have discovered a potential therapy that…
Reported by: Porag Maji Written by: Tanzim Taqrim Arnob There is no solution on hating Rohingya issue. This problem should be solved with love and care.And this has to be done by Myanmar’s Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi. Nobel price winner Dr. Mohammad Yunus says in an interview held by BBC. In a video…
NHS: Taking vitamin D supplements could reduce the risk of deadly lung attacks in some chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, finds a recent study. Conducted by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, the study has been published in the journal Thorax. The findings add to a growing list of health benefits for the…
Prof Anu Muhammad, Member Secretary, National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources: The government did not behave well with the students who took to the streets demanding safe roads. There is no doubt that the government is now suffering from an image crisis for playing an autocratic role. At first, the government bowed down…
Desk Report: Half of people in England sent a home-testing kit for bowel cancer in 2015 did not use it, according to research in the European Journal of Cancer. Fewer men than women returned the kits, which are designed to detect the disease before symptoms appear.The current screening kit requires small stool samples to be…