DOT Desk The securities regulator has extended the timeframe till December 31, 2020 for keeping provision against unrealised losses in margin accounts of stock dealers’ and stock brokers’ clients. The unrealised losses took place due to revaluation of portfolios of the merchant banks and stock dealers and their clients, reports the Financial Express BD. The…
Eurek Alert Modern meat chickens are a defining feature of the Anthropocene according to new research by Dr Carys Bennett and colleagues from the University of Leicester in conjunction with Nottingham Trent University, the University of Nottingham and North West University, South Africa. The Anthropocene is the proposed new geological epoch that marks when human…
BDnews24: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged students to pursue education which will uplift their standards of life, rather than theoretical knowledge. The premier advised students during her inaugural speech of ‘7th March Building’ under Rokeka Hall, a female dormitory of Dhaka University. Sheikh Hasina said, “Students ought to receive quality education in the similar fashion…
Tanzim Taqrim The first ‘test-tube’ baby was born in 1978. As a scientific innovation, she was the first baby born in vitro fertilization. Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edward were authoritative for this trailblazing procedure. The procedure embraces removing an egg from woman’s ovaries and fertilizing it with sperm in a laboratory. The fertilized egg is…
CNN: Steve Jobs’ widow and his sister are pushing back against a new blistering memoir written by the Apple cofounder’s daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs. Her book “Small Fry” ignited controversy because it portrays Jobs as a cold and sometimes inappropriate parent. But Laurene Powell Jobs and Mona Simpson, Jobs’ sister, say their memory of the late…
UNB: BNP on Thursday alleged that corruption has now taken a devastating turn in the country, but the media are unable to publish reports on the malpractice due to the government’s control. Speaking at a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office, party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi also said Information Minister Hasan…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Music composer Alauddin Ali has been admitted to a hospital for respiratory problems, reports bdnews24.com. The 67-year-old is being treated in the intensive care unit of Mohakhali’s Universal Medical College and Hospital. His family members rushed him to the hospital on Tuesday midnight. “There has been no change in the patient’s…
Eurek Alert: For centuries, gardeners have attempted to breed blue roses with no success. But now, thanks to modern biotechnology, the elusive blue rose may finally be attainable. Researchers have found a way to express pigment-producing enzymes from bacteria in the petals of a white rose, tinting the flowers blue. They report their results in…
Desk Report: The villagers of Alankari Union, including from: Munsirgao, Manukopa, Palgao, and Betsandi, have undertaken new business ventures by cultivating coriander. The herb is being grown on about eight acres of land in different villages, and is bringing prosperity to the region. The profit margin ends up at Tk1.1 lakh. The farmers of Biswanath…
Desk Report: Red lilies at Uttar Satla village under Satla union and Kalbila village under Harta union in Ujirpur upazila in the district create a divine beauty every year attracting a good number of tourists to visit the villages. The village Uttar Satla is popularly known as ‘Shapla Beel’, reports Daily Asian Age. Red water…