Along a lush river delta in what is now northeastern Spain, a herd of dinosaurs munched on ferns and conifers similar to modern-day cypresses 125 million years ago.These creatures stood out from the others in this Cretaceous Period landscape by…
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Not over 20 SIMs against each national id: Tarana
Staff reporter The government has took decision to allow a person to resister maximum 20 mobile phone SIM cards against his/her national identity card, said state minister for posts and telecommunications Tarana Halim. The government set the limit of using…
‘Moja losss’ admin Refayet secures bail
Court Correspondent The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday granted bail to Refayet Ahmed, 28, in a case filed on the charge of spreading anti-state and anti-government propaganda.
Govt withdraws ban on social networking sites
Dhaka – The government on Monday lifted the temporary restriction on all mobile messaging and calling apps as well as social networking sites, including Viber, WhatsApp, Skype, Twitter and Imo. “We’ve withdrawn temporary restriction on all social networking sites as…
Temporary restriction on all mobile social apps has removed
Staff Reporter The government this afternoon lifted the temporary restriction on all mobile messaging and calling apps as well as social networking sites including viber, whatsapp, skype, twitter, imo for the convenience of people.
Twitter, Skype, imo banned after unblocking Facebook
The government has blocked Twitter, Skype and imo in Bangladesh barely three days into unblocking Facebook. The latest clampdown on micro-blogging site Twitter, Microsoft Corp’s online telephone and video service Skype, and communication app imo came on Sunday night amid…
BPO summit ends with hope of huge opportunities
The two day long BPO summit ended yesterday with the hope of creating employment opportunities for 2,00,000 people in the next six years.
Why Neanderthals’ faces different than us
The Neanderthals, who appeared about 200,000 years ago, are quite distinct from modern humans in the manner in which their faces grow, finds a new study.The results add to an old but important debate concerning the separation of these two…
NASA shares more close up photos of Pluto
The US space agency has released a series of sharp Pluto snapshots, billing them as the best close-ups of the dwarf planet we may see for decades.On July 14, NASA’s New Horizons became the first spacecraft to pass by Pluto,…
Scientists found the key to painless life
Scientists at University College London (UCL) have found the recipe for painlessness in a study that used genetically modified mice to show a channel responsible for allowing pain signals to pass along nerve cell membranes is vital to feel agony.In…
facebook to reopen soon, says minister
Dhaka, – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said the government will soon take a decision over lifting the ban on the social networking site facebook. The minister said this while talking to reporters after a meeting with a two-member…
NASA launches US cargo ship on Sunday
High winds in Florida have pushed to Sunday Orbital ATK’s launch of its unmanned Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station, the latest in a series of delays due to weather.The next launch bid will begin at 4:44 pm…
Japanese scientist stripped of doctorate
A Japanese university has revoked a doctoral degree awarded to a young researcher embroiled in a scandal that has rocked the scientific establishment.Haruko Obokata, 32, drew intense media scrutiny after failing to reproduce the results of what was once billed…
Alternative servers for facebook is violation of law: Tarana
STAFF REPORTER State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim yesterday said those who are using social media like facebook through alternative servers are violation of law.
Social networks will be opened after getting law enforcers’ green signal
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said the temporary ban on social networking site Facebook and online messaging and calling services WhatsApp and Viber will be withdrawn after getting the green signal from law-enforcing agencies.
When users can access Facebook?
The government should specifically say when it will lift the bar on Facebook, Professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal has said. He was speaking to journalists in the IPvision SUST 5th CSE Carnival 2015 at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST)…
Astronomers see planet still growing
Astronomers have taken the first images of a planet still in formation, a discovery expected to shed light on how giant planets manage to beef up early in their lives, research published on Wednesday showed.Astronomers used a telescope in Arizona…
Social networking platforms FB, Messenger, Viber and WhatsApp blocked
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (BTRC) has suspended the operation of social networking platform Facebook, Messenger, Viber and WhatsApp in Bangladesh for security reason.
Flowers to bloom in space!
After having a sumptuous feast of “Outredgeous” red romaine lettuce grown in space, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are set to witness flowers blooming on the orbiting laboratory after the New Year. NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren has activated…
Most distant object in solar system found
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious dwarf planet that is three times farther away than Pluto and believed to be the most distant object in our solar system.The discovery of the dwarf planet known as V774104 was announced Tuesday at a…
Viber, WhatsApp messaging aps face closure in Bangladesh
Bangladesh government will indefinitely shut down instant messaging applications such as Viber and WhatsApp as a part of a crackdown on terrorists who uses them as a tool to communicate, Prime Miniser Sheikh Hasina told Parliament on Wednesday.
Online newspaper must register with PID by Dec 15
The government has initiated a registration process for online newspapers, aiming to ensure various government facilities for those and also check yellow journalism.
Some social apps may temporarily be restricted
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hinted at temporary regulation of the internet in the coming days, in particular some communication apps like Viber, to allow police and detectives to trace the militants and their activities.
Solar winds stripped life on Mars: NASA
In a first, NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission has revealed the process that may have played a key role in turning the Martian climate from an early, warm and wet environment supporting life to a cold, arid…
NASA seeks future astronauts
In preparation for a manned mission to Mars and returning the human spaceflight launches to the US soil, the space agency will soon begin accepting applications for the next class of future astronauts.NASA will accept applications from December 14 through…
Fossil sheds light on ape evolution
The well-preserved partial skull and skeleton of a gibbon-like creature that lived 11.6 million years ago in Spain is shedding new light on the evolutionary history of modern apesScientists on Thursday announced the discovery in Catalonia of fossil remains of…
Electric eels innovative in subduing hapless prey
When it comes to unleashing their trademark zaps, electric eels employ an impressive and sophisticated set of tactics.A study unveiled on Wednesday detailed how these dangerous denizens of the muddy waterways of South America’s Amazon and Orinoco basins can double…
Absence of big mammals foils ecosystem fertilisation
You can call it the fertilisation cessation, and scientists say it has had a disruptive effect on ecosystems around the world.A study unveiled on Monday showed that the extinction or precipitous population declines of large land and sea mammals starting…
Gene that triggers sepsis identified
Opening the door for the development of new treatment of the lethal disease sepsis, scientists have identified a gene that triggers the inflammatory condition.Sepsis is a severe whole-body infection that occurs as a complication to an existing infection, and if…
‘Black Death’ germ has troubled humankind longer than suspected
The plague germ that caused the “Black Death” in the 14th century and other ferocious pandemics has stalked humankind far longer than previously known.A study unveiled on Thursday of DNA from Bronze Age people in Europe and Asia showed the…