The number of road accidents has leaped all on a sudden. The matter needs to be understood. But why has the number shot up this way? Accidents have long been taking place in Bangladesh for years. They increased at times, while their number dropped in other occasions. Many accidents could be resisted in the past….
Sofian Khan 2017 was surely not the best year for Bangladesh Cricket, but test wins against the likes of Sri Lanka and Australia were certainly commendable feats. The Tigers had individuals who had surpassed as well, their past 12 month’s performances skipper made Mushfiqur Rahim and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan make their ways into The…
DOT Desk: DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to award jail terms along with fines for those found guilty of food adulteration, reports The Dhaka Tribune. During an anti-adulteration drive on Sunday, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) fined popular restaurants Star Kabab’s Dhanmondi branch Tk5,000, Sultan’s Dine in the Satmasjid Road…
Arab News : The Grand Egyptian Museum has been under construction for well over a decade and is intended to showcase Egypt’s ancient treasures while drawing tourists to help fund its future development. But the project has been subject to repeated delays, with a “soft opening” planned for next year scrapped in favor of a…
UNB Mizanur Rahman Mizan, locally known as a motor mechanic, has turned out to be a very inspiring man as he achieved the national acclaim through inventions of new devices and machines. Mizan, who has actually no institutional education, has invented 10 devices, including automatic fire extinguisher, anti-pollution machine and automatic irrigation machine. He has…
Reuters: Google’s Chief Executive Sundar Pichai denied reports of efforts to politically bias the company’s internet search results, Axios reported on Friday citing a memo. The Wall Street Journal citing internal emails reported on Thursday that the company’s staff discussed ways to alter search functions to counter the Trump administration’s 2017 travel ban. The Journal’s…
MEMO: Israel set out limited goals for Gaza truce talks on Sunday, saying the focus was on a proposal to ease its closure on the Islamist Hamas-controlled territory in return for the Palestinians calming their side of the frontier. The Israeli statement came hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to convene his security…
Sky News: Suspected sonic attacks on US embassy staff in Cuba are believed to have been caused by the sound of crickets, scientists have claimed. A diplomatic row broke out in 2017 after US officials claimed government workers in Havana had been targeted with covert devices. At least 22 US personnel were said to have…
UNB A college student who sustained severe injuries while trying to save a minor boy from a beating by local boys at Nidanpur village in Bianibazar Municipality on Monday, died at a city hospital on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Hossain Ahmed, 18, son of Samir Uddin, a resident of the area and also…
Science News: After some 20 years of theorizing, a scientist is publicly renouncing the “beautiful hypothesis” that male birds’ sexy songs could indicate the quality of their brains. Behavioral ecologist Steve Nowicki of Duke University called birdsong “unreliable” as a clue for choosy females seeking a smart mate, in a paper published in the March…