DOT Desk A Krishak League leader was hacked to death in Sadar upazila of Netrakona on Thursday evening over previous enmity. Deceased AKM Masud Farooque,52, was a member of district Khrishak League and ward 4 unit general secretary. he was a former leader of district Jubo League, reports Bangladesh Observer. Local sources said Farooque, a…
Tech Explorist How a critical cellular process is regulated? What that could mean for the future study of genetics? In 1950, Scientists identified DNA replication, but how this process was regulated- remains unclear. Now after more than half a century of research on molecular genetics, Florida State University scientists finally understand the mechanism. In a…
UNB: The Executive Committee of the National Economic (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved ‘Improvement of Livelihood of Marginal Communities Programme’ at an estimated cost of Tk 826.12 crore, aiming to provide housing facility to some 20,000 ultra-poor families in 11 city corporations and 25 municipalities. The approval came from the weekly Ecnec meeting held at the…
Nobonita Chowdhury Love Doritos? Love deep-fried nuggety things? Why not try a combination of both? The recipe only requires 10 minutes of active time and before long say hello to your very own Doritos fused chicken bites! These are also pretty great for taking to school or work. Here’s the recipe which makes enough for…
Hamid Dabashi, Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University/ Aljazeera Muslims across the world persecuted, abused and murdered by Muslim and non-Muslim regimes. What is happening to Muslims around the globe? In China they are put into concentration camps, in Myanmar they are slaughtered en masse, in India they have…
Abrar Hussain Md Abdul Hamid has been re-elected to serve as the 21st president of Bangladesh.The Election Commission’s declaration came yesterday since no other candidates contested the polls.With the Awami League having an absolute majority in parliament, it was almost certain that Hamid will serve as the head of state for a second term. On Apr…
DOT Desk The cast recently shot in Tejgaon Government High School, Holy Rosary Church and Uttara, Dhaka, reports The Daily Star. The two leads will be seen playing the role of university students. The story revolves around Corraya’s character, whose rich businessman father became bankrupt. “I am glad to work on a Christmas special telefilm,”…
Taylor Lorenz, Staff writer at The Atlantic, where she covers technology/Channel NewsAsia #dropboxlinks has gone viral after hundreds of users posted memes about the tag’s concerning material. A hashtag war has been brewing on Instagram between users who appear to be trading child pornography and the memers intent on stopping them. A network of users…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Juktofront, an opposition alliance under the leadership of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh, unveiled its manifesto yesterday pledging reforms to the administration. The Daily Star reported that Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, president of Bikalpa Dhara, announced the election manifesto at a hotel in the capital, with less than a week to go for…