Vibrating pill, ingestible sensor: mini robots tackle gut disorders
Shawdesh Desk: A pill that vibrates to relieve constipation, a sensor that can be tracked in the gut — medical researchers are turning to tiny robots to treat or diagnose ReadMore
Dhaka air 3rd most polluted in the world this morning
Shawdesh desk: Dhaka’s air quality is once again in the ‘unhealthy’ zone. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 180 at 9:08 am today, the capital of Bangladesh ranked ReadMore
Boy who survived Thai cave rescue dies in UK
Shawdesh desk: Duangpetch Promthep, one of the 12 boys who was rescued from a Thai cave in 2018, has died in the UK. He was found unconscious in his dorm ReadMore
Washington deals with root causes of Rohingya crisis: US State Dept
Shawdesh Desk: The United States (US) has been dealing with root causes of Rohingya crisis alongside extending support to Dhaka to tackle over a million of the forcibly displaced minority ReadMore
BB to release new 1,000-Taka notes from tomorrow
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Bank (BB) is going to issue new banknotes of Taka 1,000 denomination signed by its governor, Abdur Rouf Talukder, from tomorrow. It will initially be issued from ReadMore
Govt to procure 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG, 1.10cr litres soybean oil, 8,000 MTs lentil
Shawdesh Desk: The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) approved separate proposals for procuring some 1 cargo or 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG from the spot market, 1.10 crore litres of soybean ReadMore
3 Bangladeshi students killed in Canada road accident
Shawdesh Desk: Three Bangladeshi students were killed and another was injured in a road accident in Canada on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Shahriar Khan, Angela Baroi and ReadMore
Bangladesh has 5th highest number of leprosy cases: WHO
Shawdesh Desk: The situation of persons affected by leprosy in Bangladesh indicates that the country’s outstanding economic growth was not reaching the entire population, a UN expert said on Wednesday. ReadMore
