KU develops salinity-tolerant fruits for coastal areas

    DOT Desk: Researchers at Khulna University are claiming to have developed salinity-tolerant varieties of fruits, raising the prospects for fruit production in the country’s coastal areas, reports The Daily Star. The experiment has reached its final stage and farmers will be able to cultivate these new varieties within the next three years, said the researchers….

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      Bamboozlers are everywhere

      Kurtis Tompkins, SPN, Owner at Jobready2dey/ Linked In Afternoon Thought Whatever you do, if you are in a position of influence and you use it to deceive people, that is foul, heartless, and just plain wrong. If you hold a position like this, you are aware that someone will take what you are saying as…

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        Software to keep Railways Ministry corruption-free

        Hossen Sohel of DOT Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan has said a corruption-free and paperless Railways Ministry will be created using information technology and software, reports Dhaka Tribune. “By installing software and using information technology, we will be able to reduce passengers’ costs and wait time,” the minister said. “At the same time, we…

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          Hasan terms TIB report flawed, politically motivated

          Sabah Mannan of DOT Rejecting Transparency International’s corruption index, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud termed the report as flawed and politically motivated. The minister remarked that the TIB assessed the reports through some persons, businessmen and committees where around 80 percent were BNP’s statements. Hasan who is also the publicity and publication secretary of Awami…

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            Racism in a networked world

            Ana-Maria Bliuc, Andrew Jakubowicz & Kevin Dunn/ The Conversation, Australia How groups and individuals spread racist hate online Living in a networked world has many advantages. We get our news online almost as soon as it happens, we stay in touch with friends via social media, and we advance our careers through online professional networks.But…

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              Schoolboy ‘commits suicide’ in Magura

              UNB: A schoolboy reportedly committed suicide by taking poison at Jashmantapur village in Mohammadpur upazila. The deceased was identified as Nur Mohammad, 10, son of Shafiul Islam and a student of class IV of a local school. Police said Nur demanded Tk 200 to his mother in the afternoon. As his mother refused to provide…

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                Dhaka Int’l Qirat Conference on February 8

                DOT Desk: Dhaka Inter-national Qirat Conference will be held on 8 February 2019 in the national mosque of Bangladesh. International Quran Recitation Association (IQRA) will organise the programme, reports The Daily Sun. This year, Iran’s Qari Hameed Shakrenjead, Qari Yashar Chauhadar from Turkey, Qari Numan Pimbaiyabaya from Philippines, Sheikh Abdurrahman Saadian from South Africa and…

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