BDNews24: The government has announced that journalists and other employees of newspapers and news agencies will receive 45 percent dearness allowance, effective retrospectively from Mar 1. The announcement was made about seven and a half months after the formation of the ninth wage board, according to a notice issued by the information ministry on Tuesday….
Anadolu Agency: One-third of UN staffers and contractors said they have been sexually harassed in the past two years, the international body said in a report released late Tuesday evening. Consulting firm Deloitte carried out the online survey in November, which included responses from over 30,000 people, but that is just 17 percent of those…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Taking one of the most popular painkillers out there maybe linked to a decreased ability to empathize with others. A new study suggest taking Tylenol has been shown to lower levels of emotional understanding in people when they are listening to someone else talk about physical and emotional pain. The study was conducted…
Sayeed Muhammad: Pakistani Finance Minister Miftah Ismail lauded a resurgent economy and announced a big hike in military spending for the next fiscal year. The announcement came on Friday during a chaotic budget session marred by lawmakers’ jeers and scuffles ahead of an expected election, reports Reuters. pposition lawmakers objected to the ruling Pakistan Muslim…
Sky News Footage of an artificial intelligence robot that Russian state television used as an example of the country’s technological prowess has been exposed as a man wearing a robot suit. The Rossiya 24 news channel broadcast footage of what it presented as Boris the dancing, singing robot at a technology forum for school pupils….
DOT Desk A total of 75,478 hectares of land have been brought under the cultivation of crops and vegetables in Sylhet division during the current Rabi season, reports the Financial Express. Potato, gourd, sweet gourd, radish, bean, tomato, cucumber, leafy vegetables, pumpkin, cauliflower, cabbage and brinjal are the most popular vegetable items this time. Varieties…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Skype has just decided to make your life a whole lot easier. The famous video chatting app is taking its features to a whole new level with its intelligence or rather artificial intelligence assistance. At a recent conference the Skype Group Program Manager, Lilian Rincon, showed off a prototype app of the new…
M Humayun Kabir Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said rules on Digital Security Act-2018 will clear all confusion regarding the Act. The Awami League General Secretary made the statement ahead of the Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) meeting with the Information Ministry, reports The Daily Star. The Sampadak Parishad will sit in a…
Aniket Shariar, Freelance Contributor : Bangladesh with its neighbouring country India shares a 4,096 kilometer border. Killing along the border takes place nearly hundreds of times each year. Attempting to cross into India from Bangladesh illegally mostly for trade purpose. Killing Bangladeshi national has been a crucial bilateral issue. 936 Bangladeshis were killed between 2001 and…
Desk Report: Bicycle-rental service JoBike, which would allow riders to rent a bike from one’s smartphone, is set to roll out operations within the next three months at public universities with a view to providing economical and environment-friendly mode of transport for students. Initially, the startup plans to run its service at Dhaka University, Rajshahi…