DOT Desk The current effort to bring down lending and deposit rates has started putting pressure on non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs), sector insiders said. To comply with the directive, the non-banks have been forced to slash both lending and deposit rates, although most banks have not implemented it yet, they said, reports The Financial Express…
Tanzim Taqrim Around 730,000 children have been injected with a vaccine that could worsen the deadly disease it’s supposed to prevent. New data has caused serious concern about a dengue vaccine in the Philippines.Filipino NGO, Volunteers against Crime and Corruption says that it received information that three children have died since being injected with it….
Reported by: Shakil Ahmad Written by: Eshan Maitra Dhaka North City Corporation had not taken any new projects in the absence, of their Mayor due to his health condition. But, the administration is planning to accelerate the on-hand projects & take on some new-projects as well. They are working day & night to bring back…
Reuters: Supporters of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny protested across Russia against planned increases to the nationwide pension age on Sunday (Sept 9), a challenge to the authorities who are holding a raft of regional elections on the same day. The changes, going through parliament, have shaved around 15 percentage points off President Vladimir Putin’s…
CNN: Seven years ago at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic battled past Rafael Nadal in a historic, marathon final. On Sunday it was the same end result but more like a 20-meter sprint thanks to Djokovic’s brilliance. The Serb crushed a shell-shocked Nadal in front of a stunned Rod Laver Arena 6-3 6-2 6-3 to…
Azfar Aziz, Advisory Editor, Daily Finland : We start our life with exploring the outside world accessible to the senses. It is a dialogue with the world. It is also necessary to discover one’s social calling, uniqueness, mission, and destiny and embracing the passion of this discovery. At its height, people go on pilgrimage to find…
Reader’s Digest: A better night’s sleep? Happier mood? A strange rash? Spending time in the sun has upsides and downsides you’ve never heard of. Red, blotchy skin: Years of unprotected sun exposure can lead to permanently red, blotchy skin, says Jason Reichenberg, MD, associate professor at the University of Texas-Austin’s Dell Medical School and chief…
Desk Report: Chatbots are being taught to assist people in dealing with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. The bots do not treat or diagnose – but human therapists have some reservations about the tech. A chatbot (sometimes referred to as a chatterbot) is a computer program that attempts to simulate the conversation…
Tara Sattar Mark Zuckerberg once said to the audience in Stanford in his public speech that “ no scientist who has not made a contribution to science before 30, will never do.” Albert Einstein and Mark Zuckerberg are often kept on the same plate because they both have had the same kind of experience in…
Abrar Hussain of DOT The High Court cleared the way for Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarker to run for the Kurigram-4 seat in the general election, according to his lawyer. Previously, the returning officer from Kurigram had rejected Sarker’s application to contest the election. The Election Commission had also scrapped the review Sarker had…