Phys.Org: The Chinese kindergarten children giggled as they worked to solve puzzles assigned by their new teaching assistant: a roundish, short educator with a screen for a face. Just under 60 centimetres (two feet) high, the autonomous robot named Keeko has been a hit in several kindergartens, telling stories and challenging children with logic problems….
Rueters: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte repeated his call on Monday to shut all mines in the country following deadly landslides, hours after his minister halted all small-scale mining in a mountainous gold-rich region. “If I were to try to do my thing I will close all mining in the Philippines,” he said, presiding over a…
Desk Report: With the general banking hours ending yesterday ahead of the 5-day Eid vacation, commercial banks are witnessing huge rush of clients withdrawing cash to meet Eid-ul-Azha expenses, reports The Asian Age Over the last two working days, the banks in the metropolis have been packed with clients, especially for withdrawal of remittances. “Expatriates…
BSS Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu today came down heavily on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for its growing “no confidence” attitude towards the results of the elections in which the party was defeated. “The BNP did not accept the results of the elections in which the party was defeated … it also expressed “no…
Hossen Sohel of DOT UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all stakeholders to ensure an environment free of violence, intimidation and coercion before, during and after the general election in Bangladesh, so as to enable a peaceful, credible and inclusive polls, reports The Daily Sun. “All Bangladeshi citizens, including minorities and women, must feel…
Abrar Hussain: India has delivered the second consignment of relief goods to Bangladesh for assisting in the Rohingya crisis.The 373 ton relief consists of 104 tons of milk powder, 102 tons of dried fish, 61 tons of baby food, 50,000 raincoats and 50,000 pairs of gumboots, reports Bdnews24.Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla handed over the…
Kabir Humayun: Shah Md Azizur Rahman, freedom fighter and former Member of Parliament, passed away at a city hospital yesterday morning. He was 80. The parliamentarian, had been suffering from old-age complications and was on life support at the hospital, breathed his last around 8 am, said Sylhet Awami League organising secretary Shafiul Alam Nadel,…
UNB, Dhaka BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday unveiled her parties Vision-2030 plan to turn the country into higher middle income one if her party returns to power. Addressing the inaugural session of her parties 6th national council at the Institution of Engineer’s, Bangladesh she elaborated the vision-2030 outline for 30 minutes. Khaleda said her…
Desk Report: Tanners of Savar leather estate fear that they may suffer a serious setback in dealing with rawhide this season as the country’s largest tannery hub is still in a sorry state, reports Daily Sun. Although the peak leather season is approaching nearer during Eid-ul-Adha, there are different problems in the management of rawhide…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : aBNP yesterday extended support to independent candidate Salma Islam for Dhaka-1 constituency, The Daily Star. Now, Salma, the reigning lawmaker from this constituency, isfacing Awami League’s heavyweight candidate Salman Rahman with BNP’s blessings on her shoulder. BNP’s move to support Salma came in a bid to fill up the void…