Indonesia: Death toll from tsunami rises to 222

    Abrar Hussain of DOT: The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 222, with more than 800 people injured, officials said yesterday. “222 people are dead, 843 people are injured and 28 people are missing,” according to a statement by Indonesia’s national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. “This number is…

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      Challenging gender norms: breaking the golden cage

      Pratiti Shirin writes for DOT :  A recent survey carried out by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) revealed that in Dhaka, 70 per cent of divorces are initiated by women. The same report also found out that divorce rates almost doubled while separation tripled in the last decade. Some of the common reasons are…

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        Govt takes new plan to protect ozone layer

        DOT Desk : The government has taken HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (Stage-II) aiming to phase out the ozone depleting substances (ODSs) and help protect the planet’s ozone layer that safeguards the lives on the earth from harmful cosmic radiation. “The Department of Environment (DoE) has already prepared the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan 2018 (Stage-II) with…

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