Sky News: Police have p-p-p-picked up a pair of stolen penguins – with a tip-off preventing their disappearance from turning into a “cold case”. Nottinghamshire Police said the two Humboldt penguins were taken from a zoo in November but they were able to recover the South American birds after “putting our beaks in”. After finding…
BSS: Owner of Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan will pay Taka five lakh each to the families of Rajib Uddin Rajib and Dia Khanam Mim, who were crushed to death by his bus in the capital on July 29, as per a direction of the High Court (HC). Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) informed the court about this…
Abrar Hussain of DOT The entire nation is celebrating Victory Day or Mohan Bijoy Dibosh today, marking 47 years since the Pakistani occupational forces signed the surrender terms concluding nine months of war and bloodshed that led to the emergence of Bangladesh. Several elaborate programs have been planned for the day by different socio-cultural organizations…
BSS A student of Chittagong University (CU) drowned in Halda River in Hathazari upazila of the district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Noman, 25, a second year student of International Relations Department of CU. Noman hailed from Rangunia upazila of the district.On information, divers of the Fire Service and Civil Defense rushed…
NTV While most parts of East Godavari West Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Nellore, Krishna, Guntur, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam in India are receiving incessant rains triggered by the Cyclone Phethai, residents of Amalapuram were in for a surprise. Residents in the area were surprised by seeing fish wiggling in puddles in front of their houses. Videos posted by…
Tech Explorist: A new study by the Rice University scientists suggests that most of the Earth’s essential elements of life such as carbon, nitrogen and other life-essential volatile elements, came from the planetary collision that created the moon more than 4.4 billion years ago. Study co-author Rajdeep Dasgupta said, “From the study of primitive meteorites,…
Sofian Khan For breaking into a mosque and leaving a slice of bacon, a man was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The accused is Michael Wolfe from Titusville in Florida. He was pleaded guilty to the break-in at the Islamic Society of Central Florida Masjid Al-Munin Mosque in January 2016. CCTV footage caught the…
Abrar Hussain of DOT The responsibilities of four technocrat ministers, who had previously submitted their resignations, have been reportedly redistributed among the existing cabinet members, including the prime minister. According to a report by The Daily Star, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken up additional duties of science and technology ministry and the ministry of…
Lt. Gen. (retd.) Mahbubur Rahman speaks to DOT : If the main opposition party Bangladesh National Party (BNP) negotiates with the ruling party for the sake of bailing their chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia from charges, it will be an insult to Ziaur Rahman. Instead of bargaining with the government, BNP should follow strategies of ethics…
DOT Desk: Police rescued an old woman, Mridul Saha, 80, from a house in No. 15 Ward of Feni Municipality, reports The Daily Observer. She is wife of late Haripad Saha and mother of three sons and two daughters. She was living in the house alone. On Tuesday, finding no response from inside the house,…