Abrar Hussain of DOT : A Taiwanese presidential spokesman has said that the country “will not bow” to Chinese pressure, as the self-ruled island held live-fire military drills aimed at showing its ability to defend itself from Beijing’s threats. The developments came after China, which considers Taiwan as a renegade province, has been pressing companies…
Desk Report: The government has set a target to produce 500,000 motorcycles by 2021 and 1.0 million by 2027 in the draft of ‘Motorcycle Industry Development Policy-2018’, reports the financial express. The cabinet approved the draft policy during its meeting on Monday at the secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Cabinet Secretary…
Taiara Farhana Tareque The exhibition titled Slant: Tilted Perspectives took place on Saturday, 12th March 2016, at LEELA. The exhibition was themed around Women’s Day and its main focus was to shift perspectives of and about madrasahs. The exhibition was organized by Leaping Boundaries and co-hosted by Leela: where minds come to play. There were…
Arafat Hasan of DOT With just 3 days remaining till the election, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has announced to step out of the race for the Dhaka-17 constituency. Instead, he will be extending support to the ruling Awami League candidate, ex-film star Akbar Hossain Pathan, more popularly known as Farooque, reported The Daily Star,…
Abrar Hussain: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has assured that the next parliamentary election will be held in time amid festive mood, alleging that those who failed to depoliticize the country during 1/11 are the ones who are saying that elections would not be held. Quader, also the General Secretary of ruling Awami…
Desk Report The government is going to bring changes in primary school teacher recruitment policy, fixing the graduation as minimum academic qualification for females. At present, female candidates with Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and males with bachelor’s degree can apply for the post of assistant teacher in government primary schools. As per the new policy,…
NUSRAT JAHAN Gakuen Alice, or more popularly known as Alice Academy, is probably one of the most underrated mangas out there. Like most Bangladeshis, you have probably watched the anime in ANIMAX but missed out on the amazing manga full of adventures and major feels. I too started out with the anime. I watched it…
CNN A new paper details how genetically modified pig hearts transplanted into baboons could support life and function for up to 195 days. The finding, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, takes scientists a small step closer to the possibility of using donor animal organs for human patients in need of a heart transplant….
The Sky News: The First Baby of New Zealand has had quite a career already as she made her UN debut and had her nappy changed in front of the Japanese delegation in New York. With a mock security pass, three-month-old Neve Te Aroha has already made a name for herself. New Zealand Prime Minister…