Kabir Humayun: The government has signed agreements with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for US$500 million loan to develop a state-of-the-art 800-megawatt (MW) power plant in Khulna. Muhammad Alkama Siddiqui, additional secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) under Finance Ministry and Manmohan Parkash, country director of the ADB, signed the deals yesterday on behalf…
UNB A student of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Shaheed Pinku Hostel of the medical college on Saturday noon. The deceased, Hasan Habib Milton, son of Humayun Kabir of Sabuj Noyapara village in Chilmari upazila, was a student of 27th no batch of the RMCH. Hasan hanged himself with…
CNN A senior scientist has given what has been described as a “highly offensive” presentation about the role of women in physics, the BBC has learned. At a workshop organised by Cern, Prof Alessandro Strumia of Pisa University said that “physics was invented and built by men, it’s not by invitation”. He said male scientists…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated that the government firmly believes in freedom of press. She urged the journalists to play a constructive and responsible role that will be helpful for the development of the country, reports The Daily Star. “The government firmly believes in freedom of press, but attention needs to…
Express.UK WhatsApp fans look set to see a big change coming to the Facebook-owned Android and iOS chat app. WhatsApp is the world’s most popular chat app, with over 1.5billion users each month. The messaging app is owned by Facebook, and was purchased by the social networking giant back in 2014 for $1.5 billion. Unlike…
DOT Desk: Fire broke out at a warehousing facility in Chattogram city’s Pahartoli area this afternoon, reports The Daily Star. The fire broke out at Victoria Jute Mill, a decades old facility which is currently in use as a warehouse for various companies, around 4:30pm, reports our local staff correspondent. The fire quickly spread out to…
Nusrat Jahan Progga Don’t you often have panic attacks and have trouble falling asleep? Well, maybe instead of clearing out your medicine cabinet, you can take a look at the placement on your dinner table. Because surprise surprise- some of the food you eat everyday can be the culprit behind your migraines and numerous anxiety…
BBC: Police in Seoul have raided the offices of a South Korean company which claimed to have found a sunken Russian warship with billions of dollars of gold on board. Shinil Group attracted global attention when it claimed last month to have discovered the Dmitri Donskoii, a 5,800-ton warship that had sunk during the 1905…
DOT Desk: The city footpaths have as usual yielded to the whims of hawkers after a lull in some days when the street vendors cleared off due to the eviction drive by Dhaka South City Corporation, reports The Daily Sun. The city people that prefer walking on the footpaths to riding on a bus through…
AFP : A new exodus of boats carrying Rohingya fleeing from Myanmar has begun, with at least six boats carrying hundreds of refugees intercepted at sea or washing ashore over the past month. The recent flurry of voyages making the treacherous crossing of the Andaman sea to seek refuge in Thailand and Malaysia is close…