Dr. M A Hasan writes for DOT The most barbarous and shameful chapter of the genocide in Bangladesh took place toward the end of the war. The main designer of the killing of intellectuals was Major General Rao Farman Ali and a few top brass of Pakistan army, including General Rahim, Brigd. Bashir, Brigd. Aslam,…
Barrsiter Shafique Ahmed speaks to DOT The High Court (HC) on Wednesday questioned the legality of the Election Commission’s decision to appoint deputy commissioners and divisional commissioners as returning officers for the upcoming general election slated for December 30. The court also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government and the EC…
Prabhat Shunglu, Senior journalist and author/WION News The Prime Minister’s exhortation to political parties at the start of the winter session of Parliament to debate issues, bore an extraordinarily friendly tinge. “Let’s debate sharply if you want. Let’s rise above party politics to discuss public issues and have a ‘samwad’, ( dialogue ) he said….
Tech Exlplorist While testing a new subsystem on the SPHERE planet-hunting instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers were able to capture dramatic details of the turbulent stellar relationship in the binary star R Aquarii with unprecedented clarity — even compared to observations from Hubble. This spectacular image — the second instalment in ESO’s R…
Science Alert To ease the sting of a paper cut, most of us will instinctively pop the afflicted finger in the mouth and suck for a moment or two. We rub barked shins, cool blistered skin, and shake a crushed hand. And it might represent a completely different kind of pain. A pathway of nerves…
NDTV A monk meditating in a forest in the Indian state of Maharashtra has died in a leopard attack, officials say. Rahul Walke had been “meditating under a tree” in the Tadoba forest, which is a protected tiger reserve, said officials. Walke had been attached to aBuddhist temple which is inside the forest, but he…
The US Embassy here including the Consular Section, the American Center, Archer K. Blood American Center Library, and the Education USA Student Advising Center, will be closed on Sunday on the occasion of Victory Day of Bangladesh. Emergency services for American citizens will be available. Please call 5566-2000 and ask for the duty officer, said…
Insurance claims from last month’s California wildfires already are at $9 billion and expected to increase, the state’s insurance commissioner announced. About $7 billion in claims are from the Camp Fire that destroyed the Northern California city of Paradise and killed at least 86 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in at least a…
Dinesh Pant, Pursuing a MA in Sociology at the South Asian University, New Delhi/Kathmandupost A few days ago, two former post-graduate students of Tribhuvan University central campus shared their experiences of sexual harassment by their professor in a public channel. According to them, the perpetrator is a ‘renowned, veteran intellectual who advocates for social justice…
UNB BNP has sought Election Commission’s decision on using its jailed chairperson Khaleda Zia’s portrait in posters of the candidates of its 10 allies, who are contesting the 11th parliamentary elections with the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbol. BNP sent a letter, signed by Chairman of its National Election Conducting Committee Nazrul Islam Khan, to Chief…