UNB/ AFP Two teenage girls have been charged in France with allegedly plotting to assault a Paris concert hall some four months after the nation’s deadliest terror attacks, legal sources said on Saturday. The girls, 15 and 17 years old, exchanged messages on Facebook in which they claimed they wanted to launch an attack similar…
DOT Desk Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) arranged a flower parade in the city on Friday, 2nd day of the three-day International Flower Exhibition and Conference, reports The Daily Sun. The parade started form the south plaza of Manik Mia Avenue and ended on the premises of Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC). DCCI…
Desk Report: As part of its fresh journey, The Farmers Bank Limited is set to carry out its banking operations under a new name from January 2019, the officials said, reports Financial Express. The bank’s vice-chairman Hasan Imam was the chief guest in the programme while CEO Mr Khasru chaired the event. As part of…
DOT Desk: Stocks failed to stay positive trend at midday on Wednesday as some investors started to book profit after eight days’ gain, reports The Financial Express. Following the previous eight sessions’ 245 points gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid rising trading activities. Within first 15…
UNB: The biodiversity boundary has been extended in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. Experts expect the move to help boost all types of forest resources, including wildlife, fisheries, and trees. The government imposes a ban on the collection of all types of wild resources from areas designated as ‘sanctuaries’ in the forest. The…
Sky News: In a swish research centre on the edge of a Swiss lake, the world’s biggest cigarette company is re-inventing itself. Philip Morris International – which makes Marlboro and several other leading brands – has vowed to phase out cigarettes and move into smoke-free products instead. And the complex of laboratories is a signal…
Hossen Sohel Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said his ministry has taken a decision to rename the Padma Bridge as ‘Sheikh Hasina Padma Bridge’, reports BSS “We have taken the decision on renaming the bridge as ‘Sheikh Hasina Padma Bridge’ on the basis of opinions and suggestions received from the government and…
Desk Report: Debaters of reputed Dhaka-based English medium school Sunnydale have taken the top two positions in the “high school” section of the Asian British Parliamentary (ABP) Debate Championships in Hanoi, Vietnam. “Sunnydale 2” team won the tournament, while “Sunnydale 1” became runners-up. Debojyoti Biswas of “Sunnydale 1” was named the best speaker (school) of…
There are ways to know if someone is lying to you. The author of ‘Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101’, Venessa Van Edwards has revealed some techniques in this regard. Baseline: When you want to identify if a person is lying or not, you have to have a baseline about them. You have to…
P Prabakaran/UNICEF Last year, Nhaveen, a 17-year-old boy, was beaten by a gang of boys in an empty field. They thought he was too effeminate and wanted him to “man up.” After, Nhaveen fell into a coma and never woke up. Bullying is an issue that is close to my heart. I grew up just…