Written by: Eshan Maitra Barind area of Rajshahi, is 40 meters above the sea-level. Hence, the water level in this area is naturally low. On top of it, the summer’s heat also dried up all the lakes & small rivers. People are in acute need of water. Even after digging up to 105 feet deep,…
AP Thousands of Taiwanese people, taking a page from France’s yellow vest movement, have protested on Thursday for the third time in a week to demand lower taxes and the fair handling of tax disputes. Wearing yellow vests, they shouted slogans and blared air horns outside the Ministry of Finance in Taipei, the capital city,…
Abrar Hussain: In a bid to prevent road accidents in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the concerned authorities new directives, including a restriction on drivers plying their vehicles on the highways to five hours at a stretch, reports The Daily Star. The PM gave the order as soon as the news spread…
Times of Israel: The government of the United Arab Emirates used Israeli phone-hacking technology to spy on political and regional rivals as well as members of the media, with the Israeli company itself participating in the cyber attacks, The New York Times reported Friday. The Herzliya-based NSO Group uses its controversial Pegasus spyware program to…
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….
Written by: Eshan Maitra Dhaka Metropolitan Police has conducted Food Adulteration Preventing operation at Chakbazar area. Magistrate Moshiur Rahman led the operations. Original Bombay Sweets Company was charged with 2 lacs taka fine for storing expired foods and making sweets in unhealthy environment. They failed to show fire license and BSTI certification for making sweets….
Gwyn D’Mello /India Times If you’re usually up to date with the latest social media trends and viral phases, you’ve probably seen the #10yearchallenge. It’s where people post two photos of themselves, one current and one a decade old. It’s all good fun, at least until someone gets hurt. Don’t get me wrong, this particular…
Arab News: Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda has undergone a lung transplant following an infection picked up on vacation, Vienna’s general hospital announced Thursday. “The transplant was successfully carried out,” said a brief statement from the hospital.Lauda, 69, had cut short his vacation in Ibiza last week and returned to Vienna after developing…
The Guardian: I’ve got my dream job as a developer, but I can’t stand my colleagues – I find them boring, self-obsessed and workshy. What do I do? Do I have to leave? Don’t complain about your circumstances; change them. You have two options: a new job or a new team (the final one –…