HIV Rapidly Spreading Among Rohingyas

    Reported by: SM Gafur, Ukhiya Written by: Eshan Maitra Rohingyas are flooding the borders of Cox’s Bazar for the fear of their lives. Meantime, bringing countless transmittable diseases, warned Health & Family Planning Officer Dr. Misbah Uddin.Among these, Malaria, Cholera & AIDS are most rampant. Already 24 Rohingyas were tested HIV positive. All of them…

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      Nahid blames ‘few rogue teachers’ behind question leak

      Redwan Ahmed Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid alleged that few rogue teachers are involved in leaking question papers of various public examinations. Answering a supplementary question from MP Fajilatun Nesa Bappy from the reserved seats for women, the minister said few teachers make the arrangements beforehand. When they get the question papers in the morning,…

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        Detecting a strange radio signal from a Little Star

          A strange radio signal is received from A Star which is located just 11 Light-years away. No planet was found surrounding a little- explored red star. Researchers told that it was coming from Ross 128. They suspected that these signals were picked up in ‘almost periodic’ burst and needed more investigation to clarify the…

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          Octopuses given mood drug ‘ecstasy’ reveal genetic link to evolution of social behaviors in humans

          ScienceDaily: A summary of the experiments is published Sept. 20 in Current Biology, and if the findings are validated, the researchers say, they may open opportunities for accurately studying the impact of psychiatric drug therapies in many animals distantly related to people. “The brains of octopuses are more similar to those of snails than humans,…

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            PM for national unity, vows to wipe out corruption

            Sayeed Muhammad of DOT :  Laying emphasis on a national unity forgetting all the differences to take the country forward, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said her government will eliminate corruption from the country. “Now, we need a national unity; we’ve to move forward unitedly forgetting our differences. The link of our unity will…

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              BIPNet for protecting indigenous languages

              Hossain Sohel of DOT The Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples’ Network on Climate Change and Biodiversity (BIPNet-CCBD) has called upon the authorities concerned to step forward for the protection and development of all the country’s languages. BIPNet held a press conference in this regard at the National Press Club, in the capital, yesterday, reports the Dhaka Tribune….

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                Cops fire teargas shells, disperse students at Jhigatola

                M Humayun Kabir: Police fired teargas shells at the protesting students at Jhigatola intersection in the city while they were trying to take position there demanding safe roads. At least four protesters were injured when the ruling party’s student front Bangladesh Chhatra league members attacked them in Dhanmondi 1 area, reports The Daily Star. A…

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                  Padma Bridge work gathers pace

                  DOT Desk: Construction work on Padma Bridge has gathered pace as the piling-related problems have been sorted out for quick implementation of the mega project, reports The Daily Sun BD. Officials concerned hope that one kilometre of the 6.15km-long bridge will be visible by next month. The seventh span of the bridge is now ready…

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