JS sitting resumes
BSS The sitting of the Jatiya Sangsad resumed at 5 pm today with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. The day’s proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran.
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Cold wave likely to keep adverse effect on crops
DOT Desk: Continuous cold wave coupled with dense fog that sweeps across the country is likely to keep an adverse effect on seasonal crops, including Boro seedlings, reports the Daily Star. Because of heavy cold and dense fog, crops are getting attacked by insects resulting in fungal diseases, cold injury and late blight et cetera….
New York trade fair ends with pledge to promote B’desh brands worldwide
Desk Report: A three-day trade fair has successfully ended at Jackson Heights in New York City on Sunday with a pledge to introduce Bangladesh brands across the world, reports The Financial Express. Titled ‘Rupayan NRB Global Convention & Bangladesh Trade Fair 2018’, the fair, organised by Muktadhara New York Inc, started on Friday. The fair…
Notorious Suicide Spots
Minnie Potter 1. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, U.S.A. So many people have committed suicide by jumping off the bridge that the authorities have stopped keeping records to discourage more deaths. As a method of suicide leaping from the Golden Gate Bridge is pretty effective. For the 5% who survive the 75mph (120km/h) impact from…
Using your phone while doing other things makes your life more miserable, study finds
Independent.UK: Resear- chers in Canada found mobile phone use makes everyday activities like eating and socialising less enjoyable. People who check their phones while eating or spending time with their friends are less likely to enjoy themselves, a study has found. Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada found that mobile phone use…
Iran and Saudi Arabia crisis: Polarization of Middle East Politics?
Md. Shafaat Ullah International Politics scholars assumed if the third world war commence ever it will take place in Middle East due to its strategic and geopolitical importance. Saudi Arabia and Iran are historically two hostile countries with different ideology Sunni as well as Shia, though the state mechanism is guided by same religion Islam….
Rod prices up by almost a fifth in one year
UNB The price of rods, the main input material in construction, has gone up by around 20 percent in a year in the local market, raising costs in the construction and real estate industry. Rods or rebar is the steel bar or mesh of steel wires used as a tension device in reinforced concrete and…
Cyclist, 90, stripped of world record after failing drugs test
The Guardian: A veteran American cyclist has accepted a public warning issued by the US Anti-Doping Agency after being stripped of a world record he set earlier this year for failing a drugs test. Carl Grove set a new record when winning the 90-94 age group sprint title at the US Masters Track National Championships…
NPLs edge up in farm sector
DOT Desk: Classified loans in the agriculture sector increased slightly in the five months to November, notwithstanding close monitoring by the central bank, official said, reports The Financial Express. The amount of non-performing loans (NPLs) lent out to farmers rose by more than 2.0 per cent or Tk 1.08 billion to Tk 51.70 billion during…
World Bank approves first loans to Somalia in 30 years
Reuters: The World Bank has approved $80 million in loans to Somalia to fund public finance reforms, marking the first disbursement to the government of the conflict-ridden country in 30 years, the bank said. The Washington-based lender, which suspended ties with the country when war broke out in 1991, resumed support for Somalia in 2003,…