Kabir Humayun: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed Sunday for delivering order on a petition filed by the state seeking stay on the High Court order granting six months bail to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in an arson case filed under the Special Powers Act in Comilla. A four-member Appellate Division bench,…
DOT Desk: State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said the government has a target to have at least one thousand cyber security experts in the country by 2021. “The digital infrastructure has been developed in the last decade, now it is time to ensure the digital security, he said….
Raj Abrar: BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed claimed yesterday that their party will ‘force’ the government to hold a dialogue with political parties over the next general election. “He (Obaidul Quader) said there’s no need to hold any dialogue. You’ll certainly feel the need for talks. The government will be forced to engage in talks and…
Eshan Maitra Vapire, Der Vampir or Dracula. This night-terror needs no special introduction. But how much do we know about its origin? From folklore to cultural facts, from literature to drama it has existed within our society from a long time. That the trace goes far back to the beginning of human civilization, the prehistoric…
Attitude problem towards the industry and lack of visionary leadership hold it behind Kamrun Nahar, Staff Reporter, The Financial Express: It was mid-March last. I started for a five-day tour in Bandarban and Cox’s Bazar with my son and a cousin of his age after their SSC exam. We got on a bus from Kalabagan…
Kabir Humayun: The Netherlands government will provide Euro 11 million for capacity building in Bangladesh for scholarships and other capacity building assistances during the next five years (2018-2022). Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education, confirmed it to Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal, said the Embassy yesterday, reports UNB. The existing…
UNB A young man died after falling from the rooftop of a building at Duppara village in Benapole port area on Saturday morning. Quoting family members, police sad Rezoan, 18, son of Korban Ali of the village, slipped and fell from the building rooftop while placing straw to erect a shed there in the morning….
Tech Explorist: There is evidence that some children imitate Ninja kicks, and that occasionally someone will “copycat” a crime they’ve seen or read about in the media. Most of the parents often worry that violent movies trigger violence in their kids, but according to new research, PG-13-rated movies won’t turn your kids into criminals. Lead…
Science Alert: Climate change is pulling back the curtain and exposing an Arctic landscape not seen by the Sun in 40,000 years or more. Baffin Island is a rocky, frozen wonderland, located in the Arctic circle between Greenland and the northern coast of Canada. With its deep fjords and ancient glaciers, it’s the perfect place…