Protik Chakraborty, works at the Centre for Research and Information (CRI)/BDnews24 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 10 years in power (2008-18) has seen phenomenal economic growth and human development that has turned Bangladesh, once derisively described as ‘a basket case’ by Henry Kissinger, into one of Asia’s fastest growing economies. As her ruling Awami League faces…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The army has cautioned the people to remain aware of an ongoing plot to spread rumour and propaganda against the disciplined force on social media before the general elections, slated for Sunday. In a statement, the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), also asked the citizens not to share contents propagated by…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Around 52.71 percent or 961 of the total candidates contesting the upcoming national elections are businessmen, according to Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan), reports The Daily Star. Among the candidates from business background, 180 are from Awami League Grand Alliance and 184 from the Jatiya Oikyafront, according to Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan)….
Science Alert In an incredible world first, astrophysicists detected multiple planets in another galaxy earlier this year, ranging from masses as small as the Moon to ones as great as Jupiter. Given how difficult it is to find exoplanets even within our Milky Way galaxy, this is no mean feat. Researchers at the University of…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Two people have been shot dead yesterday in Khagrachhari’s Panchhari after the office of a UPDF-backed independent candidate was reportedly attacked. The incident occurred in the Pujgang Nicher Bazar area around 12:15pm, BDNews reported quoting Panchhari OC Nurul Alam. The dead have been identified as 32-year-old tea vendor Chikya Chakma, a…
NTV The District of Columbia has fired the latest legal salvo against Facebook with a lawsuit seeking to punish the social networking company for allowing data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly access data from as many as 87 million users . The complaint filed Wednesday by Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine alleges that Facebook…
NDTV Ten years ago, Nilanshi Patel from Gujarat decided, after a bad haircut, to not cut her hair again. Today, the 16-year-old has earned a Guinness World Record for the longest hair on a teenager – thanks to her locks that measure 5-foot and 7-inches! “I got my hair cut, a really bad haircut. So,…
Independent, UK SpaceX has launched a next-generation GPS satellite for the US Air Force after almost a week of delays for its Falcon 9 rocket. The launch was originally scheduled for 18 December in Cape Canaveral, Florida, but weather conditions and technical issues forced the launch to be postponed four times. It is the first…
Raj Ahmed of DOT The main candidates for the Sylhet-1 seat are reportedly contesting the election for the first time, but are also using leverage from their family members to win. AKA Momen, the Awami League candidate for the seat, is the brother of Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, reports BDNews. Muhith is the…
Science Alert Get water in your lungs, and you’re in for a very bad time. But when water enters a new type of “lung” created by researchers at Stanford University, the result is hydrogen fuel – a clean source of energy that could one day power everything from our cars to our smartphones. Though this…