Hossen Sohel of DOT : Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says election code was not violated during the nomination filing process across the country, reports The Daily Star and bdnews24.com. “Nomination filing was complete in an orderly fashion. No one violated the polls code,” he said at a programme in Agargaon yesterday. “They were…
Arpeeta Shams Mizan writes for DOT : With the national election just around the corner, the voting and political participation is on everybody’s mind. Amidst the entire political hullabaloo, let’s talk about women’s political participation in Bangladesh, Here; I will look at some issues taken for granted by the society. Women and politics are not…
Sumaiya Sarwat writes for DOT : TheRohingya refugee crisis took the most severe form by the end of the last year following the military crackdown operations in Rakhine State conducted by the Myanmar military forces that started from August, 2017. Thousands of Rohingyas flew from Myanmar to avoid the persecution and took refuge in Bangladesh….
Abu Sayeed Khan : There is a doubt whether the next general election, which will be participatory, will be free from violence. There have been reports of clashes among different political parties and also within their factions as yet. Considering the overall situation, it can be said that there is a possibility of violence taking…
DOT Desk : The High Court (HC) yesterday stayed the conviction and sentence of a former chairman of Jhikorgachha upazila in Jashore, clearing the way for her contesting the upcoming national election, reports The Daily Star. The bench of Justice Md Rais Uddin passed the order after hearing a petition filed by Sabira Sultana, a…
Dr. Foqan Uddin Ahmed writes for DOT : The central bank came into being 300 years back. Since its inception, it plays a significant role in the rise and fall of economy. The central banks act as the guardian of all other banks and financial institutions. The central bank also fixes up the interest rate,…
Manjurul Ahsan Khan speaks to DOT : No political party has the support of the public. BNP claims to have the support of the public sphere, but considering the vandalism they caused in the previous election, there’s a cloud of doubt over their claim. However, the people might lean toward BNP due to becoming disillusioned…
Air Commodore (rtd) Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury speaks to DOT : I am opposed to any sort of religious politics. We should come out of various religious politics. We are witnessing how societies are heading to conflict , not only in Bangladesh but also in Pakistan and India, due to Hindutva. Now it is time to…
Abrar Hussain of DOT : The first death anniversary of Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Annisul Huq will be observed today. Meanwhile, the Federation of the Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) held a memorial discussion at its auditorium at 3 pm yesterday, reported BSS. Annisul, who had been undergoing treatment at a hospital…
DOT Desk Farmers are deflated by the drop in paddy prices, which will leave them with hardly any profit from the current bumper aman harvests. Aman is the second biggest crop out of the three rice crops produced by growers in a year, accounting roughly for 38 percent of the total production, reports the Daily…