9Gag: According to The Siberian Times, scientists from Russia’s Northern-Eastern Federal University alongside the South Korean SOOAM Biotech Research Foundation are opening a research lab in the Siberian city of Yakutsk. The $5.9 million lab will be a “world class paleo-genetic scientific hub”. Experts say the centre will aim “to study extinct animals from living…
Reuters: British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party faces a “catastrophic split” if she persists with her so-called Chequers proposals on Brexit and 80 or more of her lawmakers are prepared to vote against the proposals, a former junior minister said. Steve Baker, a former junior Brexit minister who resigned over May’s Brexit proposals, told…
Khalequzzaman speaks to DOT : Apparel workers were supposed to get 5% increment against their wages since 2013 and the sum of money would be adjusted duly, according a 2018 circular. But the decision was withdrawn four days later. Nobody claimed responsibility for this and for which, there was no action taken against anybody. The…
SMH: The 95-year-old man in the red brick house at 33-18 89th Street in Jackson Heights, Queens, was known for keeping his yard spic-and-span, even tidying up rubbish on his neighbours’ stoops. Most days, he was quick with a smile and a “good morning,” in his thick Polish accent. He would sit on the steps…
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UNB: Following last year’s success, rice farmers in Comilla once again are looking forward to another successful harvest of the Aman variety this year, as moderate rainfall during the ongoing monsoon season allowed them to plant their seedlings at the right time. If the weather remains amenable then the expected production target may be exceeded,…
BSS: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Civil Aviation and Tourism yesterday recommended to take legal actions against those hajj agencies who violated conditions set by the Religious Affairs Ministry. The committee also recommended canceling licenses of the hajj agencies for any kind of irregularities related to carrying hajj pilgrims. The recommendations came at a…
Science Alert: You step off the plane, having travelled across the world to the opposite hemisphere. The seasons are all backwards, and when you look up at the full Moon, you realise it’s not even the right way up! Not only is this incredibly weird (mostly because, how did we not realise this before?), but…
Anadolu Agency Apart from having the world’s largest mortality rate of under-fives, a UNICEF nutrition expert said Nigeria now has at least 35 million severely malnourished children. UNICEF nutrition experts say the crisis is most prevalent in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe — the three states in the country’s northeast worst hit by the Boko Haram…
UNB Thousands of refugees are stuck on Greece’s border with Macedonia, overflowing from a packed camp into the surrounding fields, as they wait for Macedonian authorities to let them continue their trek through the Balkans. Police say about 6,500 people are at or near the Idomeni border crossing, with another 500 moved to a hastily…