DOT Desk Grassroots bottle gourd farmers in Gopalganj Sadar are delighted over the present market prices of the vegetable this season, reports The Financial Express. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Gopalganj, a total of 491 hectares of land in the district have been brought under ‘Ghenai’ variety bottle gourd cultivation. Of the…
The Hill: The decision by gun rights activist Cody Wilson to publish “how-to” online manuals for the construction of 3D-printed firearms, itself the result of a Trump Administration decision to reverse Obama-era gun regulations, has sparked a debate about the likely social consequences of making such weapons available to the general public. 3D-printed firearms are…
Desk Report: Two Bangladesh-born members at the British parliament, Rushnara Ali and Rupa Huq have called upon the government to release famed photographer Shahidul Alam, reports TheDaily Star. Ali, member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow, UK, called upon the government to recognise Shahidul’s right to free speech and fair treatment. In a statement,…
Abrar Hussain: The Bangladesh Hockey team have accomplished finishing 6th in the 12-team 18th Asian Games Men’s Hockey by defeating Thailand by a score of 3-1 in their 4th Pool B match at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Hockey field in Jakarta on Sunday. After the 3rd win in their four matches, Bangladesh not only…
DOT Desk The prices of both chicken and egg increased further last week which traders attributed to a rising demand of the commodities ahead of the national election and New Year, reports The Financial Express. The prices of some varieties of rice also went up at wholesale levels in the last two days, ending on…
Desk Report: The first drug to prevent migraine has been approved by European health officials. According to a report in The Guardian, the drug Erenumab will now be examined by English and Scottish health agencies to determine if it is viable to be used by officials of National Health Service. Manufacturers of Erenumab, Novartis, however,…
Desk Report Awami League government has failed to ensure safe drinking water for the country’s entire population even seven years after the timeline they had pledged, with salinity and arsenic still remaining major challenges. The party in its election manifesto before the parliamentary polls in 2008 had promised to ensure safe drinking water for all…
The Guardian: It’s the romantic epic of male sacrificial woundedness and it’s been regenerating like Doctor Who. We had it in 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, in 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason and originally way back in 1937 with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. It’s even been regenerating obliquely in movies…
BSS Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the Jatiya Oikyafront is proceeding with a plan to step away from the polls in fear of defeat. “The biggest defeat of the Oikyafront is that they are unable to announce the name of the next prime minister before the…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed writes for DOT : The year 2019 has begun and Bangladesh has already experienced a happy beginning with Sheikh Hasina winning a landslide victory in the December 30 election. Sheik Hasina has done everything relentlessly for her beloved countrymen. She has had a good tenure. In the midst myriads limitations, she…