DOT Desk After obtaining a diploma in automobile engineering from Cumilla Polytechnic Institute in 1998, Ismail Karim Chowdhury managed a job at the age of 20 at a service station of Navana, the sole distributor of Toyota’s brand new cars in Bangladesh. He spent five and a half years there before switching to Rancon Motors,…
Tech Explorist Astronomers using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have employed a revolutionary method to detect dark matter in galaxy clusters. The method allows astronomers to “see” the distribution of dark matter more accurately than any other method used to date and it could possibly be used to explore the ultimate nature of…
DOT Desk On the 100th birth anniversary of poet Talim Hossain, a poetry recitation programme is being held today at 5 pm at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum, reports the Daily Star. The welcome speech will be delivered by Shahriar Chowdhury. Dr Anisuzzaman will be chief guest of the event, presided over by…
UNB Police in a drive arrested four local leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, including its he upazila unit general secretary, while holding a clandestine meeting at Diadanga School and College in Bhurungamari upazila early Friday. The arrestees are Ruhul Islam Hamidi, general secretary of Bhurungamari upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami, president Ayub Ali, and secretary Ramjan Ali of Tilai…
Jessica Scott-Reid, freelancer writer and animal advocate/ CBC News Having a pet has been linked to decreased use of drugs and alcohol, and a decrease in risky behaviour For Buddy the Doberman, two blankets were not enough to keep him warm on a particularly cold night in Montreal last month. His guardian, Christian, is homeless,…
Russia Today Greece’s top military brass have fired off a set of unusually stern warnings to Turkey, threatening to crush its troops if they dare to land on any disputed islet in the Aegean Sea – but Ankara didn’t mince its words either. Reacting to violations of Greek airspace by Turkish jets over the Aegean,…
DOT Desk Fish prices increased further last week raising woes of the consumers. Prices of ginger and garlic, however, showed a slight decline while that of most other commodities remained stable in the last seven days ending Thursday, reports the Financial Express BD. River fishes, including hilsa, pabda, shrimp, ruhi, katla and shoul increased by…
BSS Agriculturists of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) are expecting a bumper production of winter vegetables in Rangpur agriculture region this season. “As cultivation of vegetables still continues, its early varieties have appeared in markets in plenty making the farmers happy with lucrative price,” said Horticulture Specialist of the DAE at its regional office…
Sarah Vowell/The New York Times If the president is impeached, what if, just as an experiment, the electorate gives acting like judges a whirl? But I mean the old-fashioned kind, without keggers with Squee. Twenty years ago this week, the House of Representatives forwarded articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton to the Senate. Whether…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT: A press briefing is going to be held today to address the uncertainty, climate of fear, and increasing violence that prevails in the approach to the upcoming 11th national elections. Several acclaimed personalities will address reporters at 11 am at the Sagar Runi conference room in Dhaka Reporter’s Unity in the capital….