UNB President Barack Obama is launching a version of “take your child to work day” that’s focused on America’s science laboratories instead of its corporate workspaces. It’s part of Obama’s effort to encourage young people, especially girls and minorities, to pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. More than 50 national…
Banglanews24: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved another loan financing of $110 million for a project in order to develop the urban healthcare sector in Bangladesh. “ADB is giving loan approval to Bangladesh government-led project-2012 of primary health care services to urban people. This ensures quality primary healthcare for poor people,” said ADB Social Sector…
DOT Desk: Rifat Mehedi of banglanews24.com and Mohammad Rony Khan of jagonews.com have been declared as president and general secretary respectively of Gono Bishwabidyalay Journalists’ Association for one year. The university exam controller Mir Murtaza Ali announced the new executive committee at IQAC conference room on Sunday, said a GBJA press release. The university acting vice-chancellor…
AFP: Britain apologized Monday for the “shameful way” it evicted residents of the disputed Chagos islands in the Indian Ocean but insisted Mauritius was wrong to bring the increasingly bitter dispute to the UN’s top court. Hearings opened Monday before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, where judges are listening to arguments over…
DOT Desk The outstanding crop loans of the agriculture sector have come under Credit Information Bureau (CIB) reporting system of the central bank from now, reports The Financial Express. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all banks to report the outstanding crop loans ranging from Tk 1.0 and any amount to the CIB, according to…
Raj Abrar: Awami League candidate Habibun Nahar has been elected MP from Bagerhat-3 constituency as there were no other contenders for the by-election. Returning officer Md Nuruzzaman Talukder declared her MP yesterday morning, reports UNB. She had submitted her nomination paper on May 24 as the lone candidate. Earlier on May 21, Awami League picked…
Sky News: A controversial giant plastic collector was launched into the Pacific Ocean yesterday in an attempt to tackle one of the greatest blights on the planet. The high-profile launch of The Ocean Cleanup, the brainchild of a 24-year-old Dutch inventor, is the biggest test yet of its boast that it can help solve the…
Four members of a family died from electrocution at Ramdighi village in Dharmapasha upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Ranjit Sarker,45, his father Jagajit Sarker,70, wife Rita Sarker,35, and daughter Sonali Sarker,10. Tabakar Talukder, chairman of Chamardani union, said Ranjit got electrified after a branch of a tree along with a live…
M Humayun Kabir: The US military took decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan. The decision came over Islamabad’s perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties, reports Reuters. The Trump administration says Islamabad is granting safe haven to insurgents who are waging a 17-year-old war…