Arab News: Almost all Indian currency notes scrapped two years ago have been returned to the banking system, the country’s central bank says, raising questions about the point of the controversial attempt to tackle illegal money. India’s economy suffered a sharp downturn after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stunned the country in November 2016 by withdrawing…
Eshan Maitra Though gunpowder was invented in ancient times inChina. But many centuries after it was actually put into use for making guns or firearms of sorts. Mainly massive firearm productions stated by the European, when the secrets fell into their hands in 1300s’. There were conflicts within that small continent as far the history…
Eurek Alert: Alzheimer’s disease is difficult to diagnose as well as treat, but researchers now have a promising new screening tool using the window to the brain: the eye. A study of 3,877 randomly selected patients found a significant link between three degenerative eye diseases – age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma – and…
Hasan Arif Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is trying to bump the electricity pricing by proving some virtual shortages. While, it should actually be decreased, claimed fuel resources advisor of Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) Prof. Shamsul Alam. At the ‘Proposal for Decreasing Electricity Price’ event by CAB, arranged at the Bidyut Bhaban, on yesterday….
Lamiya Sira, Blogger based in Abu Dhabi/Gulf News Reader questions whether lavish wedding parties are necessary The year 2018 seemed to be the year of marriages, for both celebrities and royalty. Social media was flooded with the pictures of these weddings, including the royal wedding in the UK and those of famous Bollywood celebrities. Each…
EshanMaitra A group of expert researchers at University of Southampton, UK has discovered the long lasting effect of our birth season and how it is imprinted into DNA from the time of birth. It includes height, lifespanand reproductive performance. Also the risks of some diseases including heart conditions and schizophrenia. Again, it develops overtime according…
The Guardian, UK A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the “criminal use of drones” which has caused widespread disruption to flights at Gatwick airport, police have said. In a statement released in the early hours of Saturday, Sussex police said the arrests were made in Gatwick area just after 10pm…
Hossen Sohel: A major airport that was cut off when a huge typhoon smashed through its sole access road was being evacuated yesterday, as Japan grappled with devastation caused by its most powerful storm in a quarter of a century, reports AFP. Boats were ferrying stranded passengers from Kansai International Airport — one of the…
M Humayun Kabir: Air pollution shortens an average Bangladeshi’s life by 1.87 years, say scientists. They also suggest that better air quality could lead to a significant extension of human lifespan around the world, reports UNB. This is the first time data on air pollution and lifespan has been studied together in order to examine…
Tim Steel writes for DOT : As Bangl-adesh enters the, sadly, rather usual state of what will probably be another, controversial General Election, I reflect upon my experience of such trauma, both in my home country, the UK, and in others, where I have visited, or been resident, in the course of what, so often,…