Digital Bangladesh was not built for rumours, says Hasina

    M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she had not built a Digital Bangladesh for spreading rumours on social media. She came up with the remarks during the foundation laying ceremony for the new underpass to be built near Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College on Dhaka’s Airport Road, reports bdnews24.com. Addressing the students…

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      The Science behind your saliva

      Samiul Bashar Samin Have you ever wondered why you felt your mouth water every time the waiter passed you by with that deliciously fragrant spaghetti in his hand while you were at your table starving and ready to kill for food? Hadi Fares the winner of the ACS Chemistry contest explains the science behind your…

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        Rohingya crisis puts economic pressure on BD: ICCB

        BSS: The International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) opined that the influx of Rohingya refugees created pressure on economy and overall security of Bangladesh. “The Rohingya crisis has created a multi-dimensional problem for Bangladesh. “For hosting Rohingyas the economy and environment of Bangladesh have been affected adversely,” the chamber observed in the editorial of its current…

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          Final tally shows over 10,000 Rohingyas killed

          Reuters: Aid agency Médecins Sans Frontières, working in Cox’s Bazar at the southern tip of Bangladesh, estimated in the first month of violence, beginning at the end of August 2017, that at least 6,700 Rohingya were killed. But the survey, in what is now the largest refugee camp in the world, was limited to the…

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            Disastrous fire, its vulnerability and management – A review

            Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed Fire is an element of human civilization. Fire is being used today for transportation, electricity generation and many more. The present civilized world can not continue without fire. But the fire is causing the loss of lots of lives every year. This damage is done because of ignorance and carelessness. The…

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              Spain taxi strike over Uber ends after six-day standstill

              Reuters: Spanish taxi drivers ended a six-day strike late on Wednesday after the government said it will limit licenses for online ride-hailing companies such as Uber, the latest setback for the service  following global protests by taxi drivers. For almost a week, thousands of taxi drivers across the country blocked major city streets with their…

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                Morocco’s blue city goes green

                Tanzim Taqrim Morocco’s famous blue city is going green. Chefchaouen is a popular tourist spot and city officials have started to make city more environmentally friendly. Mayor of Chefchaouen Mohamed Sefani said, “I can say that Chefchaouen has a desire to become an ecological city. We are still in a transition phase.”He also said that…

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                  Fun of Glue, that is Even Attracted by Magnets!

                  EshanMaitra For many, it was really fun playing with glue as a kid. Sticking stuffs everywhere and also the feel of gooey slimes. Dave Hax took that even to the next level by magnetizing them! Also, his solution of slime will not stick onto everything. Like everything you could ever imagine of playing fun glue!…

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                    Romanian, German archaeologists find 3,400-year-old fortress

                    AP: Romanian and German archaeologists have discovered a prehistoric fortress dating back as far as 3,400 years in western Romania. Archaeologist Florin Gogaltan told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the find represented “one of the biggest prehistoric fortresses in Europe in the Bronze Age.” Gogaltan, a researcher at the Archaeology Institute in Cluj northwestern…

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