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PM’s adviser lies
18Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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PM’s adviser lies

 Prime Minister's Political Affairs Adviser HT Imam once again misinformed the media yesterday when he claimed that he took the premier's consent to hold a press conference to “clarify” his recent controversial statement. Just when he was briefing reporters in the morning, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a meeting with her cabinet colleagues said Imam didn't take her consent. Several cabinet members told The Daily Star that Hasina made the comment when some ministers sought her views on Imam's recent remarks at a Chhatra League programme where he assured the activists of help once they overcame the hurdle of written test at BCS exams. His other comments at the programme four days ago also drew sharp reactions from different quarters. In his 50-minute speech, he narrated how the Awam...
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RU professor killing: Protest contunies at RU
17Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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RU professor killing: Protest contunies at RU

The students and teachers of Rajshahi University are continuing their classes and examinations boycott programme  on Monday to protest the killing of Professor AKM Shafiul Islam of Sociology Department. Hundreds of teachers and students wore black badges and formed a human chain for half an hour at the gate of the RU senate building. Rajshahi University Teachers’ Association (RUTA) joint general secretary Moshihur Rahman announced the boycott programme for two more days on Sunday after an emergency meeting. Earlier, unidentified assailants hacked Shafiul Islam, a professor of the sociology department at RU, to death near the Bihas residential area when he was returning to his residence on motorbike.
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The amazing Impossible folding bike
17Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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The amazing Impossible folding bike

The folding bicycle concept There are currently quite a number of manufacturers and startups developing folding bicycles, and it's an idea that makes a lot of sense: a bike that you can fold up and stow away under your desk means you don't have to look for an outside parking rack or worry about your cycle getting stolen while you're busy inside. It also means you can make journeys using multiple modes of transport more easily — car and bike, train and bike, and so on. Few folding bicycles are quite as compact as the Impossible bike though, which has just appeared on Kickstarter and can fit in a standard-sized backpack.
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Stunning metro stations around the world
15Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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Stunning metro stations around the world

Stunning metro stations around the world      Stunning metro stations around the world The newly-opened Fulton Center transit hub in New York is getting rave reviews from subway riders. On November 10th, the station officially opened after a decade of work. Built at a cost of over US $1 billion, the station is already getting rave reviews from the public. Featuring a giant rooftop skylight and digital information screens, the transit hub has been called a ‘modern gem’. Click through to find other stunning metro stations from around the world.
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5-yr-old-boy youngest ever qualified computer specialist
15Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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5-yr-old-boy youngest ever qualified computer specialist

Ayan Qureshi surrounded by computers.Photo taken from The Telegraph website. Ayan Qureshi from Birmingham is Microsoft’s youngest-ever certified computer specialist, reports a UK-based daily. A schoolboy has become the world's youngest qualified computer specialist after passing a Microsoft Windows examination at the age of just five, The Telegraph reports. Ayan Qureshi has only just started primary school, but passed the test at Birmingham City University to become a Microsoft Certified Professional. He has set a new world record for the youngest person ever to pass a Microsoft exam - at the age of five years and 11 months, beating the previous record held by six-year-old Mehroz Yawar from Pakistan. Ayan was first introduced to computers when he was just three, by his father Asim,...
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Are You Experiencing Hair Loss?
15Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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Are You Experiencing Hair Loss?

Breakthrough Keratin Technology Conceals Thinning Hair in Seconds If you suffer from thinning hair, you're not alone. By age 35, two-thirds of British men will experience some degree of appreciable hair loss, and by 50 approximately 85 percent have significantly thinning hair. Even more startling, women actually make up forty percent of British hair loss sufferers. Needless to say, thinning hair can be horrible for a person's self-esteem — making you feel old and unattractive. It can also have a negative impact on your career. A recent Yale study found that men who were perceived as having a thick set of hair were 65 percent more likely to be promoted to senior positions and were seen as "having greater competence" in the work environment than those with thinning hair. Fortunately, the...
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Drive against unfit vehicles
12Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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Drive against unfit vehicles

Drive against unfit vehicles Make it a regular phenomenon On November 10, the BRTA with police assistance cracked down on unfit vehicles plying Dhaka city roads. According to BRTA data, some 350,000 vehicles are operating in the country without fitness certificates, 93,000 in Dhaka city alone. While we wholeheartedly welcome this crackdown against vehicles, including public transports, that have not bothered to take fitness certificates, we remain sceptical as to whether a summary drive will achieve desired results. With many buses staying off the road altogether, all the drive managed to do was add to the woes of some 15 million residents of the capital. The crux of the problem is that the laxity with which police treats the issue of enforcing regulations with regard to vehicles carr...
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Microsoft launches first non-Nokia phone in Bangladesh
11Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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Microsoft launches first non-Nokia phone in Bangladesh

  Microsoft, as expected, on Tuesday finally launched the first Lumia smartphone with its own branding, called the Microsoft Lumia 535, reports NDTV. The new Lumia smartphone from Microsoft will be available in two variants - single SIM (with the same name) and dual-SIM, called the Lumia 535 Dual SIM. The handset will be available starting November at an estimated recommended retail price of EUR 110 (roughly Rs. 8,400) before taxes and subsidies. The Microsoft Lumia 535 will first be available in countries such as China, Hong Kong and Bangladesh, with other countries to follow. Announcing the news via the Lumia Conversations blog, Microsoft said, "Today sees the launch of the new Microsoft Lumia 535, our "5x5x5" smartphone package bringing a 5-inch screen, 5-megapixel front- and...
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Cabinet okays draft of ‘Metro Rail Bill, 2014
10Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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Cabinet okays draft of ‘Metro Rail Bill, 2014

The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the 'Metro Rail Bill,  2014' to give a legal framework to the overall activities of the proposed Metro Rail Project, including its operations, control and regulations. The proposed law kept provision of Tk 1 crore fine and 10 years of imprisonment for operating metro rail without license or illegal handover of license for operating Metro Rail. The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting of the cabinet held at the Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan briefed the reporters after the meeting. He said that the draft law also kept provision of five years of imprisonment or Tk 50,000 fine for creating obstructions in running metro rail.
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Kamaruzzaman won’t seek mercy before review plea disposal
9Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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Kamaruzzaman won’t seek mercy before review plea disposal

 Condemned war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman will not seek presidential mercy until the Supreme Court disposes of his review petition to be filed with the apex court, a defence lawyer said today. “Kamaruzzaman will decide about the presidential mercy after the Supreme Court disposed of his review petition,” Mohammad Shishir Manir, one of the counsels of the death row convict, said at a press conference at Supreme Court Bar Association this afternoon. The Jamaat-e-Islami leader will file the review within 30 days after receiving the certified copy of the Appellate Division judgment that upheld his death penalty for wartime offences, Manir told reporters. On November 3, the Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for Kamaruzzaman, a key organiser of the infamous Al-Badr Bahini responsi...
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