Phil Butler, Policy investigator and analyst, a political scientist and expert on Eastern Europe/NEO Before long the world will act typically numb when President Donald Trump announces a “hit” on a prominent public figure via his Twitter account. The American administrations of the past few decades have already made an art out of the mafia-like…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directed the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs to pay Tk 1.0 billion to the owner of Moon cinema hall by June 30, UNB reports. A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order during hearing a time…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday urged judicial magistrates to act neutrally to gain people’s confidence and ensure a fair election, reports The Daily Star. “You must be free and fair as you are judges. You’ll have to apply your judicious minds,” said KM Nurul Huda while briefing…
Tech Explorist A new study by the University of Washington has suggested that extreme global warming caused Earth’s biggest ever mass extinction. The largest extinction in Earth’s history marked the end of the Permian period, some 252 million years ago. Around 95% of marine species and 70% of life on land was wiped out in…
NTV Concerned about producing a generation of children with hunched backs and other spine problems, India has denounced schools for making students carry heavy school bags and giving young children homework. The government has issued weight guidelines for school bags depending on a child’s age, citing studies that show how the load can affect soft,…
Tom Shillue/Fox News The latest controversy of the Christmas season is not about Grinches or Scrooges, but rather people who are guilty of having too much Christmas Cheer. One man from Charlestown, R.I. calls his elaborate holiday light show a family tradition, but neighbors say the bright lights and synchronized music are driving them crazy.Another…
AFP Researchers have found “different patterns” in brain scans among children who record heavy smart device and video game use, according to initial data from a major ongoing US study. The first wave of information from the $300 million National Institute of Health (NIH) study is showing that those nine and 10-year-old kids spending more…
NDTV A fisherman in the Marshall Islands netted more than he bargained for when he hauled in his catch to find a suspected 48 kilos (106 pounds) of cocaine. The white powder, professionally wrapped and taped in plastic bags, had a street value of about US$4 million, police said Friday. “We’re pretty sure we got…
Uber Facts Homelessness is a serious problem in this country. It’s the kind of thing that could easily happen to anyone. Having spent some time volunteering with this population, I can tell you that their stories have impressed a simple truth onto me: anyone, and I mean anyone is only a few really bad days…
Science Alert When Karl Martin of Derbyshire, England picked up a pair of pots for £4 (US$5) at a car boot sale, all he wanted was a nice jar to put his toothbrush in. And for five years, that’s precisely what he had. Imagine his surprise when that toothbrush jar, decorated with a painted antelope,…