DOT Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday paid homage to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding president of Bangladesh, on the occasion of his Homecoming Day, reports New Age. She paid the tributes by placing wreaths at the portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the city. The prime…
Desk Report: Thai guava farming has brought smile on the faces of hundreds of unemployed youths in the district. Sources said high profit has been inspiring the farmers to expand the production of the popular fruit. “I have brought over three bighas of land under Thai guava cultivation this season,” said farmer Masud Rana of…
PA: Curious how you ended up with that beer belly?Germany’s brewers are here to help. Starting this year, German brewers say they will begin adding information to their labels, explaining exactly how many calories you’re consuming each time you put back a bottle. Although the European Commission has threatened to require such labelling, the German…
Anadolu Agency: Families of two Israeli soldiers who went missing in the Gaza Strip during the 2014 Israeli war have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife of insulting them, according to Israeli daily Haaretz on Monday. Zehava Shaul, the mother of soldier Oron Shaul, said at a joint press conference with the family…
Tech Explorist Almost 10 days ago, NASA’s new Mars lander had touched down the Mars’ surface. Now the Lander has captured the first ever “sounds” of Martian winds on the Red Planet. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory released audio clips of the alien wind Friday. The low-frequency rumblings were collected by Insight lander during its first…
Prof Dr Anupam Sen, social scientist, Vice Chancellor of Premier University: The assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is an irreparable loss for the nation. The scars left the killing of Bangabandhu will never heal. We will be able to reach our expected development goals within a very short time if we can follow in…
Abrar Hussain: The United States has announced it will adopt an “aggressive posture” against the International Criminal Court (ICC), threatening sanctions against ICC judges if they proceed with an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Americans in Afghanistan. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, made the announcement in a midday speech to…
A young man died after receiving a snakebite at Panchbaria village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Wednesday night. The deceased, Rabiul Islam,30, son of Elias Hossain, a resident of Hashimpur Bazar area of the upazila, is a rickshaw-van puller of Hashimpur Liden Grammar School. Liza Akter, wife of the deceased, said Rabiul was…
Dilip Mandal, Senior journalist/The Print So little is known about educator and social reformer Fatima Sheikh that even her date of birth is debated. Every year, on 3 January, India celebrates (or at least acknowledges) Savitribai Phule’s birth anniversary. She was the first Indian woman to become a teacher and start a school for girls….
Tech Explorist One in every eight deaths in India is attributable to air pollution in India, making it a leading risk factor for death in the country. This makes air pollution a bigger contributor to the disease burden than tobacco, according to a new study released on Thursday. In 2017, over 12 lakh deaths occurred…