The Guardian, UK: The number of children put on to local authority care plans because their parents have been accused of emotional abuse has soared over the past decade, research has found, amid warnings that some families are being broken up without justification. Analysis of national care statistics shows that the use of “emotional abuse”…
Dr. M A Hasan writes for DOT The misty days of `71 winter were full of great surprise and excitement for me. I was a young lieutenant in Bangladesh Army. I was asked to work as adjutant of 2nd East Bengal regiment which I rejected saying, “I have left my parent profession of medicine to…
Hossen Sohel : The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi jumped to 384 yesterday, authorities said, with many of those killed swept away by giant waves as they played on the beach, reports Reuters. Strong aftershocks continued to rock the coastal city yesterday morning after waves up to…
AP: Top U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials will unveil new plans to combat Mexican drug cartels Wednesday in Chicago alongside members of the Mexican government and federal police, DEA officials told The Associated Press. The announcement at a joint news conference will be a public display of bilateral cooperation amid ongoing tensions over President Donald…
Tech Explorist: Shrouded in rumors and legends, the pyramids at Giza, Egypt are the last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Though the pyramids are one of the most recognizable symbols of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, these immense, complex tombs were only built during distinct portions of the ancient Egyptian civilization. Now,…
Tech Explorist: A new study by the psychologists at the University of Canterbury (UC) demonstrates that minerals and vitamins may lessen cigarette consumption and advance effective stopping. This examination is the first known randomized controlled preliminary exploring the effect of a mineral-vitamin formula for smoking cessation and a decrease in cigarette use. The study supports…
Sayeed Muhammad: The Awami League and BNP candidates in the Sylhet City Corporation mayoral race have expressed their satisfaction with the environment of the re-election to two centres yesterday, where the polls were suspended. BNP-backed aspirant Ariful Haque Chowdhury visited the Ward-24 Gazi Burhan Uddin Garam Dewan Government Primary School polling centre at 12noon, reports…
The Financial Express: Bangladesh will import around 6.5 million tonnes of wheat in the next marketing year, the USDA’s local branch in the country estimated, according to a report published on www.agricensus.com Wednesday. A 10 per cent increase from the branch’s estimate last year, the USDA expects around 260,000tonnes of wheat to be sourced from…
BDnews24: At least 30 students of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University in Dinajpur have fallen sick after eating dinner at the Zia Hall canteen. Among those, 18 students were taken to the Dinajpur General Hospital with stomach pain and nausea. Students said they ate chicken Khichuri for dinner. Soon after, they fell sick….
Riku Amir Dhaka Metropolitan Police had recently launched a campaign to collect the personal information of Dhaka city dwellers to create a citizen database. As a part of that campaign, Banani Police Station has taken an initiative to collect the information of slum-dwellers. Besides taking their personal information, the officers have taken this chance to…