Eurek Alert Plant scientists at the University of East Anglia have succeeded in unravelling the complete genome sequence of the common primrose — the plant whose reproductive biology captivated the Victorian naturalist Charles Darwin. The research team has identified, for the first time, the landscape of genes which operate within the primrose’s two different flowering…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The High Court has granted bail to Barrister Mainul Hosein for six months in a case filed over defaming journalist Masuda Bhatti at a television talk show in October last. The High Court bench comprising Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed the order yesterday, reports UNB. There is…
DOT desk Residents in Old Dhaka, Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Jatrabari, Rampura, Banasree, Agargaon, Khilgaon and Khilkhet, are among those most affected, reports the Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka city dwellers continue to suffer as shortage of gas supplies across the city deepen due fall in temperature as the winter season draws near. Residents in Old Dhaka, Mirpur, Mohammadpur,…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The apex court has extended the tenure of Accord, a European agency for factory inspection and remediation, until January 21 of next year. The Supreme Court court also fixed the date for further hearing on a leave-to-appeal petition filed by the agency, reports The Daily Star. The agency is called Accord…
Eurek Alert A “gold rush” of seabed mining could lead to unprecedented damage to fragile deep-sea ecosystems, researchers have warned. With major decisions on the future of seabed mining expected in 2019-20, scientists and policy experts from the University of Exeter and Greenpeace have recommended a range of measures to prevent environmental damage. They say…
DOT Desk The government’s audit claim to the second largest mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited remained unchanged at Tk 867 crore as the telecom regulator binned the mobile phone operator’s explanation regarding a recent audit, reports The New Age. The Bangladesh Telecommunicating Regulatory Commission at a recent commission meeting rejected the explanation by Robi…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has today expressed disagreement with Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar about the level-playing field ahead of the national election slated for December 30. “Mahbub Talukdar did not speak the truth. The overall electoral situation is good,” Huda told journalist after a view exchange meeting in Rangamati…
DOT Desk Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued a fresh rescheduled policy on short-term agriculture loans on Monday aiming to boost production through facilitating farmers across the country, reports The Financial Express. Under the policy, the banks are allowed to reschedule such agriculture loans under ‘banker-client’ relationship through relaxation of down payment. In some cases, such loans…
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…
DOT Desk Artist Monirul Islam was conferred with the “Royal Spanish Order of Merit” for his outstanding contribution to art on December 16. The award was handed to the artist at the Dhaka residence of the Spanish Ambassador to Bangladesh at Gulshan in the city, reports The Daily Observer. The Spanish Ambassador in Dhaka Alvaro…