Reuters: Turkey will not lose the economic war it is engaged in, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday, after the lira tumbled to a record low against the U.S. dollar over economic worries and concerns over a row with the United States. “We will not lose the economic war,” Erdogan was quoted…
Nusrat Jahan Comet 67P is quite the little bundle of joy as it keeps coming at us with complex organic molecules and miniature space weather systems. Now, for the first time in astronomical history, molecular oxygen has been discovered in the comet’s feeble atmosphere. The oxygen is believed to be a remnant from the birth…
Reuters: An Ethiopian commercial ship docked in an Eritrean port for the first time in two decades on Wednesday, state-affiliated media said, in a concrete sign of a stunning rapprochement between the neighbors and former foes. The Mekelle entered the Red Sea port of Massawa and was due to carry 11,000 tonnes of Eritrean zinc…
AP: The plight of Gaza’s medics lies at the heart of a debate over Israel’s use of force in the protests. European and U.N. officials, along with international rights groups, accuse Israel of using excessive force, citing the large numbers of civilian casualties, including medical workers. The U.N. and World Health Organization have both said…
Desk Report The idea behind these kinds of events is simple. Music is what brought all these people together. Music shall also transmit the noble message for which the concert was called. ‘Concert for Autism Awareness’ is a new concept for a country such as Bangladesh. If there are sceptics about the success of such…
Abrar Hussain Dhaka University (DU) authorities discharged Prof Anwarullah Chowdhury from his post yesterday. The decision which has been informed sending a letter from university registrar office will be effective from today. Prof Anwarullah Chowdhury, a former vice-chancellor of DU, had to step down 16 years ago in the face of a student protests, reports…
If you eat: One egg, you need to run 20 minutes or walk at least 3.4 km A can of cold drink, need to run 26 minute or walk at least 4.3 km One slice of pizza you need to run 53 min or walk 8.8 km One burger 65.5 minute run and need to…
The Guardian, UK: Actor Gwyneth Paltrow has been accused in a lawsuit of breaking a man’s ribs and leaving him with a concussion when she smashed into him while skiing at a Utah ski resort in 2016. Terry Sanderson, 72, claimed during a news conference in Salt Lake City that he heard a “hysterical scream”…
DOT Desk The government has taken initiatives to revise the textbook curriculums from pre-primary to secondary levels after seven years to ensure that the students remain in tune with the changing perspectives and necessities of the current world, reports New Age. Revision of curriculum for pre-primary and primary levels has already been started this year while the…
DOT Desk Two local journalists were injured in an attack carried out on an online news portal office in the Jhenaidah town, reports The New Age. The injured are Abdur Rahman Milton, district correspondent of DBC television, and Jahir Hossain, district correspondent of local newspaper Desherbani. Milu Miah Biswas, additional superintendent of Jhenaidah police, said…