Preparations afoot for Book Fair

    DOT Desk: Preparation for the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela 2019 is underway in full swing on Suhrawardy Udyan ground and Bangla Academy premises to welcome the book lovers at the month-long book fair from February 1, reports The Daily Sun. Bangla Academy has taken various initiatives to draw more book lovers to the book fair….

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      New Drug-Resistant Bacteria Killing Compound Discovered

      Rudro Evolution is something that takes thousands, even millions before it actually become noticeable. Though that may be case of us, of big living beings. But these evolutions occur at much more rapid rate among the microbes, such as bacteria, viruses etc. Yep, those tiny little things that causes infections and diseases. Over the time…

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        Uganda’s pop star MP arrives in US for treatment

        BBC: Ugandan pop star and MP Bobi Wine has arrived in the US for medical treatment following accusations he was tortured and beaten while in military custody. The former rapper was initially prevented from leaving the country but was cleared to fly out on Friday.He, and 32 opposition politicians, were charged with treason last week…

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          Eating 5-day-old pasta or rice can actually kill you

          Science Alert: If meat is left out on the counter for too long, we all know we need to throw it out. But what about rice or pasta? Although that carby goodness might seem harmless after sitting on the bench for a bit, you’ll probably think twice about it once you hear about the bacterium…

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            New BRTC buses old before long

            DOT Desk: Buses of state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation are getting unserviceable long before expiry of their economic life for procurement of low quality vehicles and corruption in their maintenance, reports The New Age. Officials and road transport experts have found that brand new buses become poor and rickety within a few years of their…

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              Turkish PM pays tribute to martyrs of Bangladesh’s war

              Sofian Khan Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday has visited the National Mausoleum and paid respect to the martyrs by placing wreaths. Also he signed visitors’ book and planted a sapling there.Mosharraf Hossain, the Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer and AKM Mozammel Huq, the Liberation War Affairs Minister was also present that time.The Turkish…

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                Money draining thru’ foreign networks

                DOT Desk Even after setting up the National Payment Switch of Bangladesh (NPSB), the country is losing a large sum of money to international payment networks including Visa, Mastercard and American Express, reports The Independent. An expert related to the financial sector said: “A ‘defined’ national payment scheme for debit and credit cards and relevant…

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                  MA Mannan for keeping Bangladesh Embassies open for 24 hours

                  DOT Desk: Putting emphasis on keeping Bangladesh Embassies open for 24 hours, Planning Minister MA Mannan on Saturday (Jan 19) said the embassies officials should be labor-friendly ones. He was addressing a debate competition titled ‘UCB Public Parliament’ arranged by Debate for Democracy at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), reports Banglanews24. “I know that Bangladeshi…

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