Nature: t was the closest that physicist Pablo Jarillo-Herrero had ever come to being a rock star. When he stood up in March to give a talk in Los Angeles, California, he saw scientists packed into every nook of the meeting room. The organizers of the American Physical Society conference had to stream the session…
UNB Local election observers have been advised to work impartially and shun media during the December 30 polls. Speakers at the ‘Election observers training workshop’ also asked them to remain alert against vote rigging. Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, chief guest at Saturday’s programme at the Jatiya Press Club, asked the observers to…
Tanzim Taqrim Hyderabad is gearing up for the 8th edition of Global Entrepreneurship Summit next week and the state authorities are losing their sleep over Ivanka Trump’s maiden visit to the city. With 1500 foreign representatives expected to attend the summit, Telangana state authorities have gone on a cleansing agitation from clearing the streets off…
Anadolu Agency: At least 677 migrants were held on Saturday across Turkey, according to security sources. In the northwestern Edirne province, a total of 313 migrants were held during gendarmerie patrols in several districts. Separately, in the northwestern Kirklareli province, security forces held 78 people attempting to illegally cross into Europe. In a separate operation,…
Sayeed Muhammad: At least 24 people, including civilians and a journalist, have died being victim to a deadly gun attack in an Iranian military parade in the south-western city of Ahvaz. The incident also left more than 50 people injured, BBC reports quoting Iranian state media say, adding, the gunmen opened fire from a park…
DOT Desk The Information Ministry is all set to launch a media centre at Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in Dhaka city to provide election related information from December 29-31, reports The Daily Star. State Minister for Information Tarana Halim came up with the announcement at her secretariat office yesterday. The media centre will remain open for…
Nobonita Chowdhury Taking the air quality of your home into consideration is important, whether it be allergy season or otherwise. Chemicals like benzene, formaldehyde, and ammonia can easily spread from everyday household items and contaminate the air around you. So it is always best to be prepared, especially if you have asthma or are prone…
UNB: The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to return the passport of Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury for six months. An HC bench of Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz and Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty passed the order after hearing a petition. Advocate Fazlur Rahman stood for Ariful while deputy attorney general Maniruzzaman Kabir…
BDNews24: Ride-hailing services have brought relief to the Dhaka dwellers from sufferings due to the arbitrariness of autorickshaw drivers, but different types of complaints, including sexual harassment, have continued to pile up on the rideshare firms. The allegations against the service providers include rides on contract beyond the mobile phone apps, refusal to go to…
Shahnujjaman Titu In her speech at the Bakshibazar Parade Field yesterday, Khaleda Zia said that, she has forgiven Sheikh Hasina for all of her hostile actions toward the members of Zia family. But, now she doesn’t want to play tit for tat anymore, like in the past. Meantime, she challenged the courage of current government…