Science Alert: Scientists searching for signs of seasonal storms on Titan have finally found the smoking gun. A slick shimmer spotted on the north pole of the Saturnian moon is the first evidence of rainfall in the hemisphere – the start of summer in the north. It’s the evidence astronomers have been waiting years to…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : aBNP yesterday extended support to independent candidate Salma Islam for Dhaka-1 constituency, The Daily Star. Now, Salma, the reigning lawmaker from this constituency, isfacing Awami League’s heavyweight candidate Salman Rahman with BNP’s blessings on her shoulder. BNP’s move to support Salma came in a bid to fill up the void…
BSS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Kathmandu on Thursday on a two-day official visit to Nepal to attend the 4th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). The summit will commence on Thursday afternoon at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza in the Nepalese capital with the participation…
Kabir Humayun: The families of eight victims of the US-Bangla airplane crash in Nepal are finally going to receive compensation from the insurer on August 6. The maximum amount to be given to a victim is 53,500 US dollars, which was determined in line with the Warsaw Convention, said officials concerned.”Compensation for eight victims of…
Tarannum Sattar Maria Sharapova started her tennis career back in 2000. Soon afterwards, she became the world no. 1 on August 22, 2005. There has been no looking back for her since. Until recently, Maria Sharapova tested positive for taking a disturbing amount of meldonium before the Australian Open 2016. Following, the 28 year-old Russian…
Daily Sabah In Germany, more than two million animals were used in animal experiments last year, and nearly 740,000 animals were killed for scientific purposes, as reported by the German newspaper Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung. The most commonly used animals are mice: 1.37 million, followed by 255,000 rats and 240,000 fish. In addition, reportedly, 3,300 dogs…
DOT Desk The campaign ‘Bhalobasar Bangladesh’ has been trending on the social media for years, reports The Daily Observer. The participants had submitted over 9500 one-minute videos and three of the country’s top film-makers have made films based on three of them. The films were screened at the ‘Bhalobasar Bangladesh Film Fest 2018’ and also…
Dr. Abdur Razzaque speaks to DOT Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) alleged rampant violation of electoral code in the country ahead of the election. It conveyed grave concerns over Election Commission’s inaction over the violation, attacks, intimidation and harassment on opposition activists in a statement. TIB said EC might lose its trust if it moves to…