Peter Brannen, Science writer based in Boston/ The Atlantic The worst extinction in Earth’s history offers chilling predictions for the planet’s future—and for humanity’s efforts to keep climate doom at bay. Identifying a killer can be difficult when it seems like every murder weapon imaginable has been used in the crime, and when the victim…
DOT Desk Students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College have called off their hunger strike two hours after they started the strike demanding release of their teacher Hasna Hena, who was arrested in a case filed on charge of “provoking a ninth-grader to commit suicide”, reports The Daily Star. They announced to end their hunger…
NDTV The family of an Afghan boy who gained brief Internet fame after being photographed in a shirt improvised from a plastic bag in the colours of his hero, Argentine soccer idol Lionel Messi, has been forced to flee his home after a Taliban attack. Murtaza Ahmadi, now aged 7, grabbed world headlines two years…
hazards: NSSB UNB Alien invasive or introduced species around the globe has been creating health and environmental as well as Eco-ethological hazards, according to Nature Study Society of Bangladesh. About sixty participants from different schools, colleges and universities attended the program, said a press release.
AP A dog that survived the catastrophic wildfire in Northern California apparently protected the ruins of his home for almost a month until his owner returned. Madison was there waiting when Andrea Gaylord was allowed back to check on her burned property in Paradise this week. Gaylord fled when the Nov. 8 fire broke out…
DOT Desk You might think this is a piece of watercolor painting, but it is actually a photograph of a ferry in the water and the flowing current and algae surrounding it makes it resembles a real life painting. The stunning photo shows workers on the ferries transporting goods as they travel down the river,…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, the chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), has announced that the organization will look into tax evasion allegations made against Dr Kamal Hossain, a top leader of the Jatiya Oikya Front. “The NBR will look into the allegation in such a way that it has…
Al Jazeera The United States and Britain have accused Russia of fabricating a story about chemical weapons used by Syrian rebels. In separate statements issued on Friday, London and Washington also warned Moscow against undermining a shaky truce in the war-torn country. Russia’s defence ministry said rebels fired weapons containing chlorine on November 24 on…
Zahra Zsuzsanna Stardust PhD Candidate, Arts,Media & Law, UNSW/The Conversation, Australia The social networking and microblogging site Tumblr announced on Monday that from December 17 it will no longer host adult content on its platform. The Washington Post reported that the policy “removes one of the last major refuges for pornography on social media”. But…
Abrar Hussain of DOT ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader, Jatiya Party’s former Secretary General, filed a writ petition with the High Court yesterday, seeking the acceptance of his nomination papers. Advocate AF Hasan Arif filed the petition on Sunday morning, reported UNB. According to the report, the petition hearing was likely to be held by the…