AQI 157: Dhaka seventh on list of polluted cities, air worst at Baridhara’s Park Road
The first breath of winter can be felt in the air. When winter arrives, humidity usually drops, pollution levels rise and the air turns unhealthy. On the website of IQAir, the Switzerland-based air quality monitoring organisation, Dhaka ranked seventh on…
DNA of 5 fish and 2 shrimp species newly found in Sundarbans rivers and canals heads to international gene bank
The DNA sequences of five fish species and two shrimp species newly found in the waters of the Sundarbans are set to be included in the database of an international gene bank. This is being seen as a major achievement for the country’s…
New Mexico court fines Meta $25 billion for lying about user data
A court in the US state of New Mexico last Wednesday ordered Meta to pay a fine of $25 billion. Mark Zuckerberg’s company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has never before faced such a large fine. The ruling came on the basis of a…
Two critical PHP flaws: BGD e-GOV CIRT tells organisations to list servers and check versions
Organisations in the country must first draw up a list of where PHP is running on their servers, and then check whether the versions in use are vulnerable — this is the instruction issued by BGD e-GOV CIRT, which is responsible for overseeing the…
2 more die with measles symptoms, 1,207 deaths this year including confirmed measles
A total of 1,207 people have died of measles and measles symptoms in the country this year. Of these, 1,103 died with symptoms, two of them in the past 24 hours. And 104 deaths were from measles confirmed by testing. The Directorate General of Health…
Dengue deaths this year rise to 368: 4 more die in a day, 1,512 hospitalised
The number of dengue deaths this year now stands at 368. The toll reached this figure after four more people died of the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in the past 24 hours; in the same period 1,512 people were newly admitted to hospital. Dengue deaths in…
Full tuition waiver and monthly stipend for master’s in Denmark, apply by 1 February
Applications have opened for the Danish government scholarship for the 2027 academic year. It is for international students; only students from countries outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) can apply. This…
An only daughter’s fight for her parents: ‘Mayar Songsar’ comes to YouTube on 26 October
The mini-series ‘Mayar Songsar’ begins airing on YouTube on 26 October. It will be available on the Cinemawala YouTube channel every Monday and Tuesday from 12 noon. Md Omar Faruk has written the screenplay for and directed the series, which…
Atoshi brings ‘Ongko Na Janar Gaan’, Ekushey Padak winner Arthi Ahmed in the video
Dancer Arthi Ahmed, who received the Ekushey Padak this year, will appear in Atoshi’s new music video. The song is called ‘Ongko Na Janar Gaan’ (The song of not knowing maths). Exactly a year earlier, last October, Atoshi’s solo…
India win chasing 226 in Christchurch, a new record in New Zealand
India have won by setting a record for their biggest T20 run chase on New Zealand soil. Four years ago, in 2022, India played in Christchurch under Shikhar Dhawan; the third ODI of that series was abandoned because of rain. This time the two teams met at…