Sayeed Muhammad: At least 14 people lost their lives in lightning strikes across the country yesterday, with the highest four npeople dying in Narayangan alone. Of the rest, two were killed in Moulvibazar, Rajshahi, Pabna and Jamalpur each, while one in Sunamganj and Habigan apiece. In Narayanganj, three people died in Rupgan upazila. The deceased are…
Desk Report: The prices of most of the stocks saw a positive trend in the early hour of trading on Wednesday as investors were showing their buying spree on sector-wise stocks. Following the previous day’s upward movement, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid rising trading activities. Within…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Three members of a family have been killed in a car crash in Mymensingh Sadar Upazila, reports bdnews24.com. Abdul Hamid, 65, his wife Sahara Khatun, 55, and their son Shafikul Islam, 35, were killed on spot when their car crashed into a roadside tree on the Mymensingh-Sherpur Highway around 4am yesterday….
Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest claim over the Digital Security Act, Mustafa Jabbar, the minister for Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology, said the term ‘spying’ is not included in Section 32 of the law. He was addressing as chief guest at a debate program organized by Debate for Democracy (DFD) in FDC of Dhaka yesterday,…
DOT Desk: Online platforms are increasingly becoming the prime destination for creative productions all over the world, reports The Daily Observer. And among all these platforms US-based Netflix can be said to be the most successful one with ease. Debutant Noor Imran Mithu’s directorial venture “Komola Rocket” has become the latest film to be added…
Science Alert: If meat is left out on the counter for too long, we all know we need to throw it out. But what about rice or pasta? Although that carby goodness might seem harmless after sitting on the bench for a bit, you’ll probably think twice about it once you hear about the bacterium…
Wionews: A two-week jungle trek followed by a sheer climb up avalanche-prone slopes to a jagged ridge of icy pinnacles awaits three Myanmar mountaineers planning to take on Hkakabo Razi, a peak so treacherous it has been conquered only once. Believed to be the highest in Southeast Asia, the mountain stands at an estimated 5,881…
DOT Desk Stockbrokers and investors have expressed their disappointment over the country’s capital market that has been suffering a downward trend since the year of market crash (2010-11), eroding the capital of thousands of investors, reports The New Age. Dhaka Stock Exchange Brokers’ Association expressed its dismay to the market regulator, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange…
Hossen Sohel of DOT No one believes that BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront can do anything after they were defeated both in their movement and the election, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader saidyesterday. Quader made the remarks in reply to queries by journalists at the ferry terminal in Louhajang upazila of Munshiganj, reports The Daily…
Wion News: As North Korea celebrates a major anniversary this weekend, the presence or absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping could highlight just how much vitality has been restored to ties between Pyongyang and its most powerful backer after a prolonged chill. A visit by Xi to North Korea for the 70th anniversary of the…