Sabah Mannan US President Donald Trump called for the Uzbek national, Sayfullo Saipov to be sentenced to death after Tuesday’s deadly New York City truck attack which was said to be inspired by violent Isis videos, according to prosecutors. Shortly after the terrorism charge was announced at a press conference, Saipov was taken to the…
Kabir Humayun: The government has filed a writ petition with the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court order that asked the authorities concerned to send detained photographer Shahidul Alam to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for treatment. After a short hearing, Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the SC Justice Hasan…
Xinhua: Platelets found within blood are the human body’s first line of defence against malaria, a study announced on Wednesday. The study, published by the Menzies School of Health Research (MSHR) in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), revealed that platelets attack and kill malaria parasites in the bloodstream. Researchers from MSHR were assisted by collaborators from…
You probably know who Simon Sinek is, but you probably do not know that he is very shy and is afraid of crowds. He prefers to hide during parties, or better even better- not showing up. However, he has 22 million views on YouTube and is the third most-watched TED CURATOR of all time. I…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain is slated to tour Mymensingh to campaign for electoral candidates of ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ today, reports Dhaka Tribune. Gono Forum leader Jaglul Haider Afrik told reporters that the decision was taken at a meeting of the coordination committee of the alliance on Thursday night….
Tahmeed Taha: The Nigerian army had rescued more than 1,000 Boko Haram captives in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, it said on Monday. Military spokesman Texas Chukwu said in a statement that the hostages were mainly women and children. There were also some young men among the hostages, who had been forced to become Boko Haram…
UNB, Dhaka The Bridges Division on Wednesday signed an agreement with a British firm to appoint consultants for the management support consultancy service of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project. Padma Bridge project director Shafiqul Islam and Vardaman Jones, director of High Point Rendel, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides at the Setu…
Mirror, UK A 25-year-old woman has been buried underneath a massive iPhone headstone – leaving mourners stunned. The unusual 5ft tombstone was put up over Rita Shameeva’s burial plot in a Russian cemetery earlier this year. The gravestone features a picture of Rita leaning against railings and surrounded by trees in a park. It…
DOT Desk ‘Bridge to Bangladesh’ is set to organize a conference of Non Resident Bangladeshi (NRB) engineers, which is the first of its kind in the history of Bangladesh, in Dhaka in upcoming February, reports The Financial Express BD. The announcement came from a press conference, convened by Engineer Azadul Haque, chairman of Bridge to…
Sofian Khan An app based ride-hailing organization from Indonesia “Go-Jek” has invested $2 million on Bangladesh centric ride hailing organization “Pathao” – reports Deal Street Asia. This deal was a result to Go-Jek’s planning to invest in a Bangladeshi startup for several weeks.Go-Jek has brought a small share of Pathao as the Bangladeshi startup refused…