Desk Report: A new study conducted by a researcher at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has revealed that milk consumption has a large impact on linear growth in the crucial first 1,000 days of an infant’s life, potentially reducing stunting by as much as 10.4 point among children in Bangladesh, reports Asian Age….
Tech Explorist: Third-generation solar cells effectively convert sunlight into usable power and cost less vitality to make than conventional silicon cells. Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs), specifically, have gathered the consideration of science and industry because of their minimal effort and high proficiency. Despite the fact that their execution is promising in lab tests, the devices…
Alberto Salvo, Associate professor at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore/ Today Online News reports of a study I authored, published in Nature Communications last month, have put the spotlight on how different segments of society may be affected by climate change. What can we infer from…
Sofian Khan The Election Commission (EC) has ordained to complete the Smart National Identity (NID) card distribution process across the country by December of 2018. The digital cards are now being distributed among 37 districts and the distribution process in in the remaining 27 districts will start in February.‘We think we’ll be able to complete…
EUrek Alert: Sudden, unpredictable drops in personal income during young adulthood are associated with an increased risk of developing heart disease and/or dying from any cause, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation. In the United States, the recent rise in income inequality suggests that a larger proportion of the population…
Sujon Koiri: Zoha returned home after 7 days of his disappearance but isn’t talking to anyone. He is being treated at his home. Zoha’s uncle Mahbubul Alam said, “We are happy that we found him back. He is very weak so he’s being treated at home.” Nothing was known about his whereabouts till 7…
Banglanews24: A district court has sent an engineer of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) to jail in a bribery case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Judge of Khulna Divisional Special Judge’s Court passed the order on Wednesday (August 8) rejecting LGED engineer GM Salimullah’s bail petition. ACC public prosecutor Khandakar Majibur Rahman told…
By Sheersho Zaman From a very early age, we are taught something very important. That is, to “not judge a book by its cover.” We are taught to never judge something or someone by an outward appearance, or simply to not be shallow. However, regardless of how much we are taught this or how young…
Priyanta islam Monoshita is a versatile start-up person. She plunged into the startup scenario in Bangladesh at a very young age. She’s always been at the creative side of the equation with a little nag for operations. Currently, she’s working as a content strategist at WebAble, a digital creative agency. She talked with Daily Our…
Dr. M A Hasan writes for DOT The misty days of `71 winter were full of great surprise and excitement for me. I was a young lieutenant in Bangladesh Army. I was asked to work as adjutant of 2nd East Bengal regiment which I rejected saying, “I have left my parent profession of medicine to…