More golds for Titmus and Ohashi, Britain picks up third swimming gold

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Share the InfoAustralia’s Ariarne Titmus and Japan’s Yui Ohashi won their second gold medals in Tokyo while Britain picked up their third swimming gold with an impressive victory in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay on a thrilling day of action in the pool on Wednesday. After losing to Titmus for a second time in Tokyo with a disappointing fifth-place finish in the 200 freestyle, there was some consolation for Katie Ledecky with the American winning the inaugural 1,500 freestyle gold to capture her sixth Olympic title. World record holder Kristof…

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Distribution of student assignments suspended

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Share the InfoThe Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has suspended the distribution of student assignments to students from class 6 to class 9 and 2022 SSC examinees due to the ‘strictest lockdown’. The weekly ongoing assignment for students was suspended indefinitely in line with the restrictions announced by the Cabinet Division on Jul 13, according to a notice issued by the directorate, reports bdnews24.com. The notice asked all regional deputy directors, district education officers, upazila and thana education officers and principals and headteachers to take the necessary measures. Source:…

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Google to allow users delete last 15 minutes of search history

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Share the InfoGoogle has rolled out a set of new privacy features, including an option that would let users delete their last 15 minutes of search history on mobile. Announcing extra protection for Google’s search history, a company executive said in a blog post that the new privacy features are particularly important for those who share a device and want to make sure others aren’t able to access their search history. Google is now giving users a way to put extra protection around the searches saved in their accounts. When…

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Philippines clears golden rice for commercial use, Bangladesh may approve soon

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Share the InfoThe Philippines has approved the release of vitamin A enriched golden rice, paving the way for it to be cultivated commercially in the country while creating a similar opportunity for Bangladesh. The Department of Agriculture in the Philippines approved the commercial use of rice. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) is reviewing an application for the crop’s biosafety approval. Earlier, in December 2019, the Philippine government approved the Golden Rice to be used as food, feed and processing. The approval enabled PhilRice, the national rice research institute in…

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Many small businesses closed, opportunities lost, but tax collection increases – How?

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Share the InfoIt is apparently perplexing how the government’s income tax revenue has grown at more than 20 per cent when economic activities and jobs have shrunk amid a pandemic of over one and a half years. Rasel Mia, a popular dressmaker for fashion designers based in Metro Shopping Mall in the city’s Dhanmondi area, finds it hard to understand how businesses can overcome uncertainties created out of the pandemic. He used to get huge orders from customers especially before Eid festivals, and Pohela Boishakh. In January 2020, he started…

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