The Guardian, UK: British universities have made little progress in promoting black and other minority ethnic staff to senior positions, according to analysis of equality data. Statistics collated by Advance HE, formerly known as the Equality Challenge Unit charity, show that last year only a small fraction of professors in UK universities were from black…
DOT Desk Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon yesterday said cricket matches between India and Pakistan should be held more often because their games are still viewed widely and such games could help expand cricket in the sub-continent, reports The Independent. Papon, who assumed the charge of Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) rotating presidency,…
Rupayan City Uttara a sister concern of Rupayan Group has become the proud sponsor of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchisee Rangpur Riders. Rupayan City Uttara is the first mega gated community in the country who takes the pride to become one of the proud sponsorers of BPL 2017.A sponsorship agreement was signed between Rupayan Group…
Arafat Hasan: The world’s largest burn and plastic surgery institute, named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is set to be inaugurated late next month here, said Chief Coordinator of the Institute Dr Samanta Lal Sen yesterday. The institute will help treat more burn patients and make more plastic surgeons to meet the country’s requirements, he…
AFP: A rocket carrying a satellite on a mission to deliver the world’s first artificial meteor shower blasted into space on Friday (Jan 18), Japanese scientists said. A start-up based in Tokyo developed the micro-satellite for the celestial show over Hiroshima early next year as the initial experiment for what it calls a “shooting stars…
Samiul Bashar Samin OzzyOsbourne and his son Jack will star in a new, non-scripted reality television series, Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour, set to premiere July 27th on the History Channel, The Wrap reports.’ During 10-episodes, the rocker and son — both self-described history nerds — visit sites such as Stonehenge, Roswell, Mount Rushmore, the…
Desk Report: Currency counterfeiters, dopers and muggers have become active in the capital and other parts of the country ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, reports Dailly Sun. Detectives have found the activeness of the criminal gangs after arresting some of their members from different places in the last few days. Currency fakers and dopers are…
Hindustan Times The Congress’s win in three heartland states ruled by the BJP is a victory against the ruling party’s negative politics, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday, her comeback to the many attacks hurled at her during election campaigning by top BJP leaders. “I am happy with 3-0 score line… It is a…
Malaysian entrepreneur Datuk Matthew Tee Kai Woon has been sworn-in as the 44th President of the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors’ Associations (IFAWPCA). At 42, Tee who is the Group Executive Director of Bina Puri Holdings Berhad has earned the record of being the youngest to helm the regional organisation. He is…