Science Alert According to a straightforward interpretation of general relativity, the Big Bang wasn’t the start of ‘everything’. Taking Einstein’s famous equations at face value and making as few assumptions as possible, a team of researchers has rewound the clock on our Universe to find it wouldn’t lead to a stopping point at all, but…
Arafat Hasan of DOT : Pope Francis assailed the “insatiable greed” of modern consumerism at the Vatican as pilgrims crowded into the church at the traditional site of Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem on Tuesday while Christmas celebrations began worldwide. Thousands attended mass on Monday night at the Vatican’s Saint Peter’s Basilica, where Pope Francis, head…
Science Alert You’ve heard of hot Jupiters. You’ve heard of mini-Neptunes. You’ve heard of super-Earths. But have you heard of Eyeball Planets? Yep – planetary scientists think there might be a type of exoplanet out there that looks disturbingly like a giant eyeball. Just sitting there. Staring. But it’s actually not as weird as it…
Muhammad Ali Bukhari from Toronto : The Toronto based BMRA, Bangladesh Minorities Rights Alliance in Canada has demanded safety and security from properties to lives for the minorities, in particular, Hindus during the upcoming election in Bangladesh in a press conference held at Durgabari on Dohme Road on December 23 evening in presence of its…
Rahima Ali Mukta writes for DOT : “If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?”- T.S. Eliot Relationship-building efforts extend beyond your students. In my last write up I have discussed building relationship with students, today I am going to talk about Parent-Teacher relationship. There’s no question that…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Three people have suffered burn injuries after a petrol bomb attack on an Awami League campaign in Sitakunda’s Madam Bibirhat, reports bdnews24.com. Four people were admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital after the attack occurred around 12:30pm yesterday. Chattogram-4 seat (Sitakunda) Awami League candidate Didarul Alam said he and his…
Prof Dr Mizanur Rahman speaks to DOT : Bangladesh’s relations with foreign countries or international relations are mostly trade relations. The European or Americans will purchase products from our country if we can sell at a lower price. The presence of democracy or how much it is developed in our country does not matter when…
BSS : Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia yesterday said they will ensure security to the voters in coordination with other law enforcement agencies as they can cast their votes safely in the national election slated for December 30. “We will ensure all possible security to the voters as they can cast their…
Dr Mijanur Rahman speaks to DOT : The relation of most of the foreign countries with Bangladesh is mainly trade-related now. If we can charge less, Europeans or Americans will definitely import products from us. Trade does not bank on whether democracy is in place in Bangladesh. If we can export quality products at lower…
Reuters : Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday presented a $47 billion state budget, about a third of it consisting of subsidies for low income groups, saying U.S. sanctions would affect people’s lives and economic growth but not bring the government to its knees. U.S. President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of a…