DOT Desk A class X student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree after being failed to secure first position in the final examination at Ista village in Jashore’s Jhikargachha upazila, reports The Financial Express. The victim was identified as Rimon Reza Emon, 15, a student of Matikumra High School and son of…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The Swadhin Bangla Football team has yet again called for recognition from the government as freedom fighters as they helped raise international awareness and monetary support playing football matches in India during 1971 Liberation War. The call was made Thursday at a reception programme for the team in Dhaka, reports The…
Raja Sen/Hindustan Times Streaming services have an exciting range of movies and series. This makes the role of curation critical. There is such a thing as too much choice. The seamless convenience of something like Netflix means you can sign in from nearly anywhere in the world, and have access to large and little movies…
Science Alert Replication is nature’s greatest magic trick. Watch closely, and before your very eyes you’ll see a single cell blur into two virtually identical copies. Presto. After more than half a century of research on molecular genetics, it would be easy to assume we’ve had this biological sleight-of-hand all figured out – but it’s…
BSS Water, water and water everywhere when you look around. But, about 60,000 people have been living in a small and isolated island – Char Jahir Uddin – in the Bay of Bengal with high risk of extreme climate events. It is really a difficult task to go to the hard-to-reach area since an engine-run…
DOT Desk Two films of celebrated actor Jaya Ahsan, ‘Debi’ and ‘Ek Je Chilo Raja’, are scheduled to be screened at the Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) 2019, reports The Daily Star. With the theme ‘Better Film, Better Audience, Better Society’, the 17th edition of Dhaka International Film Festival, organised by Rainbow Film Society, will…
DOT Desk The capital market ended 2018, a gloomy year for it, as the core index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) suffered a 14 per cent loss amid lack of investors’ confidence, reports The Financial Express. People familiar with the capital market said lack of investors’ confidence, fear about political turmoil, low participation of…
DOT Desk Within a decade and three years, Bangladesh is set to enter the league of top 25 largest economies of the world, according to an international projection unveiled, reports The Financial Express. It projects that the country will be the 24th economy in 2032, climbing from 41st in 2019. It also shows that Bangladesh…
NDTV Instagram has apologised for an update that changed the app’s vertical feed to a horizontal one. A few hours ago, Instagram users across the world were shocked to see the photo-sharing app had rolled out an interface update. The horizontal scrolling update allowed users to browse photographs by swiping left or right, instead the…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday called upon members of law enforcement agencies to ensure overall security so that people can cast their votes in a free, fair and festive atmosphere on the day of December 30 national election, reports The Daily Star. The CEC came up with the…