Study needed before moving to energy storage system: Experts

Energy experts on Saturday said Bangladesh should go for a comprehensive study first before making any move to build an energy storage system. ''We need to conduct a thorough study on where and what capacity of an energy storage system we need to build. This involves a huge cost,'' said Prof

Experts Suggest Complete Lockdown for 14 Days

Though a nationwide lockdown has been enforced in Bangladesh for one week with a high hope to limit the spread of deadly Coronavirus, health experts think that this ‘unscientific and halfhearted’ lockdown is unlikely to yield any positive result. They said the widespread movement of people, demonstrations and public gatherings at

Few experts unconvinced about holding Tokyo Games

The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. Organizers say they are mitigating the risks, but some medical experts aren't convinced. “It is best to not hold the Olympics given the considerable risks,” Dr. Norio Sugaya, an infectious diseases

New variant may be behind Covid surge in Bangladesh: Experts

Amid a sudden upsurge in coronavirus cases, health experts fear that a highly transmissible variant of the deadly virus might have appeared in Bangladesh through mutations. They think a comprehensive study and genome squeezing is necessary to examine whether the mutations have led to the new variant contributing to the upsurge