Desk Report Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday that the Navy, for the first time, would be getting two submarines to help the navy become more of a “three-dimensional” force, reports BSS. “The much awaited two submarines would be added to the navy fleet this year and it would transform the navy into a…
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…
UNB: Switzerland has said it looks forward to its continued partnership with Bangladesh and hoped that Bangladesh will support the people’s will to move towards democracy in full respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms. “Switzerland trusts that the new government of Bangladesh will uphold the democratic values it was elected upon and that it…
Reuters: Voters in St. Gallen on Sunday approved by a two-thirds majority a ban on facial coverings such as the burqa, becoming the second Swiss canton to do so. Full-face coverings such as niqabs and burqas are a polarizing issue across Europe, with some arguing that they symbolize discrimination against women and should be outlawed….
Sayeed Muhammad One worker was killed and her eight colleagues sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded in a cosmetic factory at Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.The deceased is Shefali Akter, 30, wife of Abdul Manna hailing from Polashtoli area in the upazila. However, the injured could not be identified immediately.Sources said the accident took…
BSS: Ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival for the Muslims, cattle markets in the city and nine upazilas of the district along with its adjacent areas are getting vibrant with numerous buyers and hundreds of sacrificial animals.
Desk Report: Now 98 per cent bikers use crash helmets while double riding in the city as the strict monitoring by law enforcers pays off, reports The Financial Express. The riders are abiding by the traffic rules following a recent student movement and the ongoing month-long police campaign for road safety. Police, traders and commuters…
Tara Sattar Actor Reaz is actively involved in “Green Dhaka”, a group in Dhaka that has taken up a few projects in order to fight the climate change. The temperature is rising. Diseases are also increasing. In such situation, the initiative is going all out to fight in whatever way they can. “Green Dhaka” has…