DOT Desk After his first feature film Udhaao and web series Kali, young director Amit Ashraf announced his new film, Project Ommi, a cyberpunk sci-fi thriller set in the not-too-distant future in the ship graveyards of Bangladesh. This film is the first of its kind in the country, reports The Daily Star. It takes its…
Liz Peek, Former partner of major bracket Wall Street firm Wertheim & Company/Fox News He came, he saw, and he took yet another step towards Making America Great Again. President Trump scored major successes at the G-20 summit that concluded over the weekend in Argentina. Specifically, the community of nations agreed in their official communique…
Dawn, Pakistan Was it really Imran Khan’s year or did Reham beat him to it? Find out here In Coldplay’s words, let’s go back to the start. Pakistan has had a rocky year on social media… yeah, it’s a fair amount to process.There was Imran Khan’s third marriage which broke the internet, the ‘Khud khana…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday questioned Election Commission’s role in ensuring a credible national election. “We’ve got the independence through an election. People still expect many things from the election. But Election Commission must demonstrate its neutrality for holding a free and fair election.” Dr. Kamal was speaking to…
DOT Desk Spiralling input costs for Boro cultivation coupled with a big drop in Aman paddy price have left farmers in dire straits this year, reports The Financial Express. As a result, the Boro cultivation acreage might decline in this Boro season, which could prompt price volatility in coming months, experts said. Boro and Aman…
Syed Abul Maksud speaks to DOT : The nomination-seekers who show less wealth than they have is a moral weakness. Most of the electoral candidates’ income sources are not transparent. It is a self-deception to show less wealth in the affidavits. The candidates would not be scared of mentioning their wealth if their income sources…
Collected from Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s official facebook page The BNP is making one complaint after regarding the Election Commission in an effort to make the upcoming elections controversial. First they were complaining about arrests. Their activists conducted thousands of arson attacks throughout the country during 2013 to 2015. They burned to death hundreds of innocent…
Syed Abul Maksud speaks to DOT: The nomination-seekers who show less wealth than they have is a moral weakness. Most of the electoral candidates’ income sources are not transparent. It is a self-deception to show less wealth in the affidavits. The candidates would not be scared of mentioning their wealth if their income sources were…
S.M. Faisal Kamal writes for DOT: Bangladeshi opposition parties working under the banner of JatiyaOikya Front have proposed an ambitious set of reforms and proposals if voted into power. These proposals are ambitious, even far-fetched, for two primary reasons. The first is that it is not entirely clear whether the proposals have been unanimously backed…
DOT Desk A card has been launched recently for the Bangladeshis to get better facilities in India at renowned hospitals and clinics, accommodation at hotels and guesthouses, reports The Independent . They informed that the Bangladeshis will be able to enjoy different facilities including 10 to 20 per cent discount in medication at some 70…