Tech Explorist Scientists recently made an unexpected discovery while observing the formation of a massive young star, called MM 1a. They found the formation of a small star from dust surrounding MM 1a, in a similar way to how planets are born. Stars form within large clouds of gas and dust in interstellar space. When…
DOT Desk The crisis management committee for the readymade garments (RMG) sector on Saturday urged workers to return to their workplaces on December 17 giving them assurance of resolving the anomalies, if there is any, in the new wages structure the government had announced recently, reports The Daily Observer. The appeal was made at an…
DOT Desk Lack of accountability and governance in the state organs can fade Bangladesh’s socio-economic progress in the coming years, experts warned, reports The Financial Express. To overcome this unpleasant reality that badly hurts equality, they called upon all political parties and other constitutional bodies to promote these basic factors within themselves for sustainable economic…
NDTV Stung by his party’s electoral defeat in three major states across the Hindi heartland, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya has attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s ascent in national politics by questioning his lineage in a near-abusive remark. “A child born from a foreign woman can never be patriotic, nor have national interests at heart,” the…
DOT Desk The government has collected mobile phone data of around 7 crore subscribers from four network operators, reports The New Age. The operators gave the data on demand from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, BTRC officials said. The telecom regulator collected the data following demand from prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s power and energy adviser…
Barrister Tureen Afroz writes for DOT It has been a long journey to accomplish an impossible mission! However, the Awami League-led government remained committed to hold the war crime trials against the local and international pressure and unwarranted conspiracy. The trial of war criminals about 40 years after the country’s independence is considered to be…
NTV Love and ‘demand’ are always two important issues in life and ‘demand’ happens when you have true love and vice versa, but it seems that the thinking is too ‘backward’ for young people. A 17-year-old girl in China reported that the young girl was shocked when she ‘love’ with 23 men in a month….
DOT Desk The trade spat between Washington and Beijing is providing a tailwind for garment production hubs like Bangladesh and Vietnam, as more companies move away from China to avoid US tariffs and sanctions, reports The Financial Express. China is the world’s largest exporter of apparel, with shipments of $158.4 billion last year, or more…
BSS Harvest of transplanted (T) Aman paddy, a high yielding crop, is nearing completion in all the seven upazilas of the district this season. Department of Agriculture Extension officials said they set a target to bring 1, 19,649 hectares of land under T-Aman cultivation this year with the production target of 3,14,712 tonnes of rice….
Rahat Islam of DOT India will send observers to monitor the upcoming Bangladesh general elections scheduled to be held on December 30. The Indian Election Commission took the decision after a meeting between India’s Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali t New Delhi on Wednesday. A team…