Rumi Akter writes for DOT : Since 2016 to till, Brexit issue has been on the verge of discussion in the international system. On 23 June 2016, the first referendum was held to decide whether Britain would be in or out of the European Union (EU). However, 51.9% voted in favour of leaving the EU…
BBC: Non-smoking adults have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to US research. The researchers said childhood passive smoking was “likely to add seven deaths to every 100,000 non-smoking adults dying annually”.The study of 70,900 non-smoking men and women was led by the…
NDTV: Twenty four girls have been rescued from a women’s shelter in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district amid allegations of sexual and physical abuse. Fifteen girls are still missing and the couple who ran the shelter have been arrested. The matter came to light when a 10-year-old girl escaped from the shelter and told the cops…
Written by: Eshan Maitra Ministries, DCs & circuit houses etc has the power to buy lacs taka worth governmental goods. But for trivial repairing issues they have to rely on Public Works Department (PWD). Several ministries & DCs are demanding for individual engineering departments to sort out these administrative complexities. This was brought up at…
Channel News Asia: Five women and three men died in Wednesday’s train accident on a bridge linking Denmark’s two main islands, police said on Thursday (Jan 3), raising the toll from six. Police said they had identified four of the bodies but bad weather and severe damage to the train made an initial investigation difficult….
Ashiq Rahman: Education sector should be given the highest priority in the upcoming budget, said former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique. Education is the backbone of a nation. Our only key to reach the desired peak is to build an educated nation, Dr. Arefin told an interview. Our country has the…
13DOT Desk: An unidentified young man was found dead at Khejurbagh in South Keraniganj area, reports The New Age. Being informed by local people, police recovered the body of a young man, aged about 25 years, clad in a shirt and trousers, in front of a graveyard in the morning, said sub-inspector of Keraniganj police…
UNB: The general inflation rate slightly came down to 5.35 percent in December last from 5.37 percent in the previous month (Nov) thanks to the slight fall in both food and non-food inflations. “The general point-to-point inflation rate slightly eased to 5.35 percentage point in December last,” said Planning Minister MA Mannan on Tuesday releasing…
Arab News: Yemen’s army regained control of strategic positions along the Al-Shouraijah front in Taiz following clashes with the Houthi militia, Saudi state-news agency SPA reported. A high-ranking military source said the army launched heavy attacks on Houthi positions in Al-Shouraijah and Jabal Eshar. “The army’s liberation of the sites will contribute to securing a…
NDTV This turtle has the coolest ride in town – at least until he heals fully. An injured wild Eastern box turtle recently discovered by a Maryland zoo employee has now been fitted with a tiny customised wheelchair made of Legos. According to Maryland Zoo, the turtle was found with a severely fractured shell. “It…