UNB In the ongoing anti-narcotics drives, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 38 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs in the capital in last 24 hours till 6:00 am Friday. Detective Branch of DMP and local police stations carried out the drives separately starting from 6:00 am Thursday. During the drives, the police also…
DOT Desk Many driving schools, set up in the capital without approval from the government, are producing a large number of unskilled drivers. Sources said the driving schools do not follow the rules and regulations on driving, reports the Daily Sun.They said after completing short training, many people drive vehicles on the streets, posing risk…
The Independent, BD YouTube recently awarded audience-admired director Mizanur Rahman Aryan with a Silver Play Button for reaching the 100,000-subscriber mark on his YouTube channel ‘Mizanur Aryan’. Aryan expressed his gratitude to his subscribers for the milestone achievement. He said, “I am really inspired for this achievement from YouTube.’I am very happy. I am profoundly…
DOT Desk The government is likely to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) for the backward linkage of internet service providers to 5.0 per cent with a view to lowering the internet price for the end users, reports The Financial Express. “This decision has been finalised by the Finance Ministry recently and will come into effect…
DOT Desk A total of 587 government colleges, universities and training institutions are going to get high-speed internet connectivity soon, reports The Financial Express BD. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) with the initiative of Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology would start the implementation of the WiFi connectivity project on December 2 over a…
Asian Age The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its earth observation satellite – HysIS and 30 co-passenger satellites onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C43 on Thursday morning, officials said. The satellite was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, off the Bay of Bengal coast, located in the southern Indian state of…
The Independent, BD In Bangladesh, the HIV prevalence among general population remains low (<0.1%) while around 80 adolescents will die of AIDS globally every day by 2030 as per the current trends, said Unicef yesterday. Some 360,000 adolescents are projected to die of AIDS-related diseases between 2018 and 2030, according to the new Unicef report….
AFP Unilever chief Paul Polman is “retiring” from the consumer giant, the firm said Thursday, a month after it was forced to ditch a controversial post-Brexit plan to move its headquarters from London to the Netherlands. The Anglo-Dutch group, maker of iconic brands like Marmite and Dove soap, will be headed from January by Alan…
GY The annual half marathon in Shenzhen attracts about 16,000 runners – there is no suggestion that any of the runners pictured was involved in cheating. Almost 250 runners in a half marathon were caught cheating when traffic cameras captured them taking shortcuts through bushes, BBC reports. Organisers of the race in Shenzhen, China, also…
UNB The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Asia Cup’ 2018, co-hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka, beginning on December 6 in Karachi. Bangladesh emerging team, which was put in Group B alongside hosts Pakistan, Hong Kong and UAE, will play United Arab…