UNB Thousands of people from Bangladesh and India met their relatives from either side at border points in Ranishankail and Haripur upazilas of the district on Friday.The five-km border fence between boundary pillar Nos. 345 and 346 turned into a human sea for several hours. with the gathering of Bangla-speaking people from both the Bengals….
DOT Desk Wheat production is likely to decline further this season as farmers are switching to other crops following the attack of a fungal disease on the fields, reports The Financial Express. Persistent low prices of the cereal in the domestic market were also discouraging them from wheat farming, said farmers and experts. The declining…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : The Election Commission has rejected all the three appeals of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia filed against the cancellation of her nominations for Feni-1, Bogura-6 and Bogura-7 constituencies. With the development, the doors of her running the polls race closed. The commission delivered its order despite another Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder granted…
Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hossain speaks to DOT : The Election Commission (EC) has cancelled 786 nominations until December 2 during its scrutiny process before clearing candidates to contest for the general elections. Aspiring candidates whose nominations have been cancelled by the returning officers then filed appeal at the EC challenging the rejection to run…
Barrister Muhammad Nawshad Zamir writes for DOT : All the three nominations filed on behalf of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda for contesting in the 11th parliamentary election from Feni-1, Bogura-6 and Bogura-7 constituencies were cancelled after the scrutiny by returning officer (RO) relying upon Article 12(1)(d) of the Representation of the People Order…
Prof Dr Atiur Rahman : The 11th parliamentary election is almost upon us. Till now there is no negative sign that the country’s economy will suffer due to activities surrounding the elections. The money circulation has increased in the rural areas and there is nothing to worry about it. The economy will gain momentum. It will…
AFP : Six people died in a stampede at a nightclub near Ancona in central Italy after panic erupted in the early hours of Saturday morning, firefighters said. “The cause may have been the dispersal of a stinging substance, the young people fled and trampled over each other. Sadly, six people died and dozens are…
M. Hafizuddin Khan speaks to DOT : Corruption is a serious crime that can undermine social and economic development in all societies. No country, region or community is immune and Bangladesh is no exception. According to all major ranking institutions, Bangladesh routinely finds itself among the most corrupt countries in the world. Since today is…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed writes for DOT : Article 119 of the Bangladesh Constitution empowers the Election Commission to hold parliamentary elections. The Constitution gives the Commission ‘reservoir of power’ to ensure such elections (Afzal Hossain vs. Chief Election Commissioner, 45 DLR). Article 119 also empowers the Commission, according to the Appellate Division of the…
Daily Our Time is presenting below two case studies of sexual abuse of two boys, one aged 10 years and the other is of 9 years old. Both of them are from rural areas. In both the incidents, the perpetrator is same and the incidents describe how the victims have been abused by a so…