Anadolu Agency : Over 9,000 migrants from mostly Central American countries have arrived in the Mexican border city of Tijuana in hopes of getting into the U.S. One of the migrants waiting for America to open its doors is 39-year-old Maria Lila Meza Castro from Honduras. Castro, mother of five, and her son were at…
Tanjib-ul Alam speaks to DOT : From the beginning, BNP was sure about its leaders’ candidature getting rejected by the Election Comm-ission. The hopefuls had so many drawbacks. Sensing that its leaders may disqualify, the party gave its tickets to 800 aspirants from 300 constituencies. Their activities prove that they were well aware of the…
MEMO : Three major unions in Morocco announced their withdrawal from the social dialogue session with the government due to disagreement over details of the salaries increase. The General Union of Moroccan Workers (close to the oppositionist = said it had “withdrawn from this dialogue, which was held on Monday, along with the union of…
Tuomo Poutiainen speaks to DOT : The cabinet, on 3rd September 2018, approved in principle the draft of the amended Bangladesh Labour law which addresses issues of trade union registration, maternity protection and child labour. The Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Act 2018 has been reviewed following observations provided by the ILO’s Committee of Experts on the…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College have resumed their demonstrations for the second consecutive day demanding the punishment and removal of its principal and accused teachers over the suicide of their fellow student. A group of students, including classmates of the girl, took position in front of the main…
Adam Johnson speaks to DOT : Adam Johnson used to teach at Stamford and he read a book by a North Korean in which an account of imprisonment in a labor camp of a man named Kang Cholehwan deeply touched him. Since 1957 only 27,000 North Koreans could escape- not many of them. They still…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the young voters of the country will play a crucial role in making the upcoming general polls fair and acceptable, reports The Daily Star. He made this statement during a press meet at BNP’s Naya Paltan headquarters yesterday. Rizvi said:…
Badiul Alam Majumdar speaks to DOT : So far, the role of the Election Commission has been questioned ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections slated to be held on December 30. The EC has failed to show neutrality. The people have lost confidence in the EC. The commission is yet to restore the confidence among…
DOT Desk A total of 171 students were abused by teachers at different educational institutions from January to November this year and among them two students take their lives, according to a study of human rights organisation Ain o Shalish Kendra. Executive Director Shipa Hafiza today revealed the findings during a human chain in front…
BSS India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) heaviest and most-advanced high throughput communication satellite GSAT-11 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana during the early hours yesterday. The launch vehicle Ariane 5 VA-246 lifted off from Kourou Launch Base, French Guiana at 02:07 am (IST) carrying India’s GSAT-11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A satellites, as…