Science Alert: Three of the gravest dangers facing human beings on the planet right now are not separate, disconnected hazards, but manifestations of a single common threat never previously discerned, scientists claim. An international team of more than 40 experts has identified what it calls “The Global Syndemic”: three interconnected health pandemics effectively orchestrated by…
Dr. Iftekharuzzaman speaks to DOT The Chairman of Anti Corruption Commision, Iqbal Mahmud said that ‘TIB report is unacceptable if causes of rising graft are not addressed’ in resopnse to the The Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 unveiled by TIB yesterday. In response to the abovementioned comment made by the ACC Chairman, the Executive Director of…
Michael Schuman/ The Atlantic The Trump administration views China’s economy as “unfair.” It will probably stay that way. As trade talks between the United States and China resume this week, there is optimism that the world’s two largest economies can reach a deal to end their destabilizing dispute: With the Chinese economy slowing and President…
DOT Desk: National Board of Revenue has sought a set of data including accounting system and fare setting method from mobile apps-based ride sharing companies to remove complexities in collecting value-added tax on the service. In a letter issued on January 20, VAT wing of NBR asked Uber Bangladesh Ltd and Patho Ltd, the two…
Tech Explorist: Engineers at the University of Toronto have developed a device that could be the backbone of the future of the internet. The device could be a key element for all photonic quantum repeaters, a critical step in long-distance quantum communication. Today’s Internet was not specifically designed for security, and it shows: hacking, break-ins,…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Four people died after a brick-laden truck fell into a water-filled ditch in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, yesterday morning, reports The Daily Star. Divers from Fire Service and Civil Defence recovered the bodies of the deceased, identified as Shaheen, 32, Mujahid, 20, Arif, 18, and Abdul Kader, 45. All…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Iqbal Mahmud commented on Transparency International’s latest report on graft, saying that is unacceptable unless the causes of rising corruption in Bangladesh is not addressed, according to a Daily Star report on Tuesday. “I’m yet to receive the report,” said Mahmud, adding, “But it will not be acceptable…
New Atlas: NASA is starting a more aggressive campaign to reawaken the Opportunity Mars rover, which has been silent since June 10, 2018. Over the next few weeks, the space agency will send a series of radio commands aimed at getting the robotic explorer to reactivate or bypass systems that may have been shut down…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The government has vigorously protested Myanmar’s absolute false allegations of Bangladesh’s part in a terrorist attack on a police post in Maungdaw Township near the boundary pillar No 41 in the early hours of January 24. The Foreign Affairs Ministry yesterday afternoon summoned Myanmar Ambassador in Dhaka Lwin Oo to hand…
UNB: Elephants, sometimes adorned with jewels and gaudy, decorative garments, are not an uncommon sight on the streets in many parts of Asia. They can be seen ridden by their mahouts (riders or keepers) in public places where they artfully commandeer cash from passersby or unsuspecting tourists sipping a brew outside a cafe. Bangladesh’s capital…