Hossen Sohel of DOT Internet service providers, or ISPs, have announced that 58 websites, including news portals, are to be shut down, but the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has denied it, reports bdnews24.com. International internet gateways and ISPs say they received the instruction on Sunday evening and began taking the sites down. Most of…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Election Commission (EC) yesterday started allocating election symbols among the final candidates of all parties for allowing them to contest the 11th parliamentary election, reports BSS. “EC starts allocating polls symbols today while the candidates and their supporters can conduct campaign from tomorrow at their respective constituencies after allocation of symbols,”…
Louise Chappell, Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute; Professor of Law, UNSW & Elaine Pearson, Adjunct Lecturer in Law, UNSW/ The Conversation, Australia On December 10, the world marks 70 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Regrettably, instead of the anniversary signalling the enduring impact of human rights, some…
Kevin Blankinship, Professor of Arabic at Brigham Young University/The Atlantic Even when it goes wrong, body art in another tongue can be a good thing. An Object Lesson. My yoga instructor’s eyes lit up as he bared his forearm. “Look!” In the dim candlelight of the yoga studio, I squinted at the place he’d indicated….
Tech Explorist Have you ever been shown a photo of an adorable baby, a brand new puppy or really cute kitten and your first reaction is to want to squeeze it? You may have noticed that you even had a physical reaction such as clenched fists. Knowing its normal, this emotion is known as cute…
Science Alert Wasps are dangerous little insects. They’re aggressive as heck, and being stung can be on a spectrum from incredibly painful to fatal. But that venom isn’t just dangerous to humans. It can also wipe out bacteria – and scientists have just figured out how to retain the bacteria-killing part while removing the pesky…
Tech Exlopist About 25 percent of Americans experience acute insomnia each year. Insomnia involves both a sleep disturbance and daytime symptoms. The effects of insomnia can impact nearly every aspect of your life. Studies show that insomnia negatively affects work performance, impairs decision-making and can damage relationships. In most cases, people with insomnia report a worse…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The High Court has ordered the Election Commission to allow BNP leaders Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku to contest the 11th general polls. The High Court bench of Justices Sheikh Hassan Arif and Razik Al Jalil gave the orders yesterday, reports Dhaka Tribune. The court directed the…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the President of Awami League, will formally inaugurate the election campaign of the ruling party from Tungipara on December 12, reports UNB. Jahangir Kabir Nanak, joint general secretary of the party, came up with the information at a press briefing at the party’s chief’s Dhanmondi political…
NDTV A cab driver in Bangkok, Thailand, has been rewarded for his honesty after he returned a bag full of cash that an American tourist forgot in his taxi. According to Daily Mail, Jerry Allen Hart caught the cab to Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on Tuesday morning. However, while getting off the cab, he forgot…