Al Arabiya: The Iraqi government imposed a curfew in the town of al-Dujail in Salaheddine governorate north of the capital Baghdad, deploying security forces after clashes erupted between armed tribal militants and forces of Asa’ib Ahl al- Haq, an Iraqi Shiite militia. Salaheddine governor Ahmed al-Jabouri said that the Shiite militia enforced with a large…
UNB, Dhaka Underscoring the need for further enriching Bangla, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called for building massive awareness to avoid distortion of the mother language. “We want people to know different languages, but in doing so there shouldn’t be any distortion of our language, and everyone should remain aware and cautious in this…
BSS The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 10,395 tonnes of pulses on 8,540 hectares of land in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region during the current Rabi season. “Sowing of pulse seed continues in full swing in the region to increase production for meeting nutrition of the population…
Tech Explorist: A team of Indian scientists has developed a new technique that promises to help produce bioactive dental filling materials which will take much lesser time for the formation of new bone tissues. Bioactive dental filling materials are gaining popularity as they last longer, restore minerals in teeth and slow down secondary tooth decay…
DOT Desk The government has taken initiatives to revise the textbook curriculums from pre-primary to secondary levels after seven years to ensure that the students remain in tune with the changing perspectives and necessities of the current world, reports New Age. Revision of curriculum for pre-primary and primary levels has already been started this year while the…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Bangladesh has moved three ranks up in the updated Henley Passport Index, securing 97th, reported The Daily Star. With visa-free access to 41 countries, Bangladesh is currently holding the 97th position jointly with Lebanon, Libya and South Sudan, according to the index released yesterday. According to the report, the Japanese passport,…
Desk Report: The incremental loss of open, grazing land to new homes and burgeoning shrimp farms in parts of Bagerhat is proving a hazard to the area’s cattle breeders, who could once rely on an abundance of local pasture to feed their livestock, reports Daily Star. “I have three cows,” says Tandra Shikder from Mohishcharani…
Desk Report It is a twist of fate that two different Asia Cups have been witness to two stages in Bangladesh’s evolution. Along with evolution, of course, comes growth amid turmoil and Bangladesh have had much of both in the 2012 tournament and the ongoing one in the UAE where they will contest for the…
Desk report: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has proposed Tk 9,228 or US$110 as the minimum monthly wage for an entry-level worker of the country’s readymade garment sector, the financial express. The CPD also proposed abolishing the seventh grade and promote workers to grade six attributing the rise in skills and technology. “…the proposed minimum…