BDnews24: Students of BRAC University have boycotted classes and exams, demanding unconditional release of their fellows arrested during the campaign for safer roads. Final examinations of all semesters in the university and classes were expected to begin at 10am on Wednesday. “Our brothers were remanded and demands of our younger brothers and sisters were not…
Science Alert: That’s because scientists have used the groundcherry as an experimental test case to illustrate just how quickly CRISPR genome editing can speed up the domestication of wild, unruly plants. For a relatively obscure crop like the groundcherry (Physalis pruinosa) – aka ‘husk cherries’ and native to Central and South America – it would…
Md. Abdur Roufe World Tourism Day-2017 is celebrated in Khagrachari by holding the theme “Sustainable Tourism-a tool for development”. Khagrachari Hill District Council and Tourism Motel, organized by Khagrachari Hill District Council chairman Kangjari Chowdhury, organized a colorful rallies at Khagrachari Government High School ground on Wednesday (September 27th) at 10:00 am on the occasion…
M Humayun Kabir: Bangladesh U-16 Women’s team have launched their AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers by handing Bahrain a humiliating 10-0 defeat. Anuching Mogini, Maria Manda and Shamsunnahar (junior) earned a brace each at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka’s Kamalapur yesterday, reports bdnews24.com. Sajeda Khatun, Shamsunnahar (senior), Anai Mogini and Tahura Khatun…
Edward Hoke, Actor and writer/Thrive Global, California Social media isn’t making us happy. We need to change things up. The story of Solon of Athens and King Croesus is a story about happiness. I won’t bore you with the details, but essentially Croesus wanted to prove to Solon that he was the happiest man alive,…
Prime Minister Theresa May’s government faced a no confidence vote on Wednesday after the crushing defeat of her Brexit divorce deal by parliament left Britain’s exit from the European Union in disarray just 10 weeks before it is due to leave. Lawmakers voted 432-202 against her deal, the worst defeat in modern British history, triggering…
Written by: Eshan Maitra Two fancy escalators added footover bridges, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Banani are out of order for about a month. Locks are hanging in front of the steps. Also, the escalators are in worst technical condition possible from consecutive repairing now and then. 12-15 thousands use these bridges per…
DOT Desk: At least two people were killed and 15 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Choumuhoni-Feni road at Jamidarhat Boropul of Begumganj in Noakhali on Wednesday night. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, reports the New Age BD. Firoz Alam Molla, officer-in-charge of Begumganj Police…
The environment of two city corporation elections is so far so good. BNP’s has long standing anger against Present Police (SP) super of Gazipur, Harun. Jainal Abedin Faruque was the Whip of BNP and an unpleasant incident happened with him in front of the Parliament, a matter that we did not forget. As part of…