NY Times: Typhoon Mangkhut struck the Philippines early Saturday, after tens of thousands of people evacuated their homes to escape the 550-mile-wide storm as it roared across the Pacific. More than 12 hours after landfall, at least three deaths were reported, but there were no signs of the kind of devastation wreaked by Typhoon Haiyan…
M Humayun Kabir The ruling Awami League started a week-long campaign across the country from yesterday to make people conscious about possible activities to create anarchy and incite violence. AL lawmakers and leaders were directed to make the campaign a grand success, reports The Daily Star. The decision was taken at an AL secretary-level meeting…
Eurek Alert: Researchers from Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with scientists in China, have identified and characterised a new genus of filovirus from a Rousettus bat in China. Their findings were published in the journal Nature Microbiology. Bat-borne viruses around the world pose a threat to human and animal health. Filoviruses, especially Ebola virus…
Md. Taqi Yasir Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa first implemented the conception of the Christian Catholic and the Holy Cross Convention through her works of peaceful missions. She had been the first pioneer to the bequest of charity and worked throughout her life for the welfare activities of the people all around the…
Hossen Sohel: Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will jointly kick off the ground-breaking ceremony of a cross-border oil pipeline and two key rail connectivity projects this week, reports The Daily Star. The prime ministers are expected to launch the projects via video conferencing from Dhaka and New Delhi on Tuesday,…
At the Diamond League in Monaco, eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt attended sub-10 second of the year for the first time. He clocked 9.95 in the final race to beat an American named Isiah Young (9.98) and South African named Akani Simbine (10.02). Before retiring, at the world Championships in London in August he…
UNB: More than 10,000 new private passenger cars were pressed into service in Dhaka in the first seven months of the current year. Statistics available with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) showed that number of newly registered private car stood at 10,160 in Dhaka during January-July period of this year. On an average, 47 new…
UNB, Dhaka The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department will arrange a two-day long Hackathon competition titled ‘National Hackathon 2016’ aiming to innovate solutions to the challenges to achieve the 10 selected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The best young technologists of the country will participate in the competition to be held on April 6 They…
Eurek Alert Staphylococcus epidermidis is an ubiquitous colonizer of healthy human skin, but it is also a notorious source of serious nosocomial infections with indwelling devices and surgical procedures such as hip replacements. It has not been known whether all members of the S. epidermidis population colonizing the skin asymptomatically are capable of causing such…
Mansion global: The agent of Casa Flotante, or “The Floating House,” describes it as a blend of “tropical luxury” and sustainable design. The home’s architect, Benjamin Garcia Saxe, is known for designing environmentally conscious homes that integrate seamlessly into their environments, without sacrificing comfort and beautiful design. The Floating House, which was built in 2013…