Monirul Alam of DOT : Mercury goes up across the country as the clock strikes 8am from when voters in 299 out of 300 constituencies start casting the ballots for the next eight hours, to bring to power a new government. The election, which is of both tension and enthusiasm among the people, is also…
Sumayyah Sarwat writes for DOT : Communal violence is often used as a political weapon in Bangladesh. Especially, poll time violence against minor religious and ethnic groups is a common scenario during every general and local election. Religious minorities have a long history of being inhumanly targeted by the political parties and their political vengeance….
Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury speaks to DOT : If the government does not present any obstacles in the fulfillment of the people’s desires then there will be no scope for violence surrounding the election. Hopefully, the people will be able to vote as they choose in this election, to elect their chosen representatives. There is no…
Ambassador Muhammad Zamir speaks to DOT : Awami League president Sheikh Hasina said that she and her party want every political party to contest the 11th parliamentary election. PM said that it’s political parties’ right and people will cast vote as they choose. Therefore, every political party should be able conduct their election campaign freely…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, or FCO, has awarded Julian Francis for his outstanding contribution to Bangladesh since its independence, reports bdnews24.com. The FCO has announced 93 awards in recognition of truly exceptional and outstanding service to Britain internationally and overseas, popularly known as the Queen’s New Year’s Honours,…
BBC: Australia’s most wanted jihadist, Neil Prakash, has been stripped of his Australian citizenship. Announcing the move, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton described Prakash as “a very dangerous individual”. Intelligence officials say Melbourne-born Prakash was a recruiter for the Islamic State (IS) group and encouraged terrorist plots in Australia. He is currently being held in…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Three people were killed and 35 others injured after a bus rammed another bus carrying workers near the gate of the Korean EPZ in Chattogram, reports bdnews24.com. The accident occurred near the KAFKO Gate around 7:45am on Saturday, said Chattogram Metropolitan Police Karnaphuli Zone Assistant Commissioner Zahedul Islam. Enraged workers…
Mahjabeen Khaled speaks to DOT : Awami League (AL) in last ten years has materialized the dream of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through building a ‘Sonar Bangla’ under leadership of his talented daughter and our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In today’s election, AL shall win by huge margin and shall be able to continue the…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : With some politicians still facing trouble getting their walls built, Russia announced having finished a border between Ukraine and Crimea that took over a year and cost less than $3 million. Efforts for building the two-meter tall, 60-kilometer long fence separating the peninsula from Ukraine opened in September 2017, reports…
Rahat Islam of DOT : The Pentagon is considering allowing Kurdish fighters to keep their US-supplied weapons after American forces withdraw from northern Syria, breaking a promise it had made to Turkey, according to a news report by RT. US commanders preparing for the troop pullout from Syria have recommended that Kurdish militias be allowed…