DOT Desk Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) named the Satrasta-Tejgaon Railgate road after late Mayor Annisul Huq, marking his first death anniversary, reports Daily Star. Unveiling the nameplate of the road, Rubana Huq, wife of Mayor Annisul Huq urged the people concerned to keep the road free from occupation of trucks and covered vans, to…
DOT Desk Fantasy kingdom is the paradise of entertainment where King Ashu and Queen Lia spread happiness with their friends to every visitor. Fantasy Kingdom is the first theme park in Bangladesh. The entire park is themed as a mysterious Lost Kingdom comprising of unusual architectural landmarks that can be seen for miles around, reports…
Shreya Dasgupta/MONGABAY * A team of indigenous parabiologists in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts, documenting their forest’s wildlife, have uncovered a surprisingly wide range of species. * The parabiologists belong to the Mro ethnic group and work with the Creative Conservation Alliance co-founded by Shahriar Caesar Rahman and colleagues. They set up camera traps, monitor hunting…
DOT Desk Traffic department of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) launched a bicycle patrol team, consisting 10 traffic police with an aim to ease traffic congestion in the city, reports Daily Sun. Harunur Rashid Hazaree, deputy commissioner of CMP traffic (North), inaugurated launching of the team in the morning at Tigerpass intersection. “The number of traffic…
DOT Desk Six Bangladeshi students is participating in the 15th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO), scheduled to be held in Botswana from December 2 to 11, reports Daily Star. Munir Hasan, senior vice president of Society for the Popularisation of Science, Bangladesh (SPSB), made the announcement at a press conference in Dhaka yesterday. The six…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as urged the business community to work vigorously to explore the export and other business opportunities in the global market considering the country’s graduation as a developing country from LDC. “As a developing nation we will get immense opportunities in the export market and other areas of…
Michael Goodwin/New York Post As I sat a few feet from President Trump while he ripped special counsel Robert Mueller and warned Democrats he is preparing a devastating counterpunch, the phrase “The Gathering Storm” came to mind. That’s the title of Volume I of Winston Churchill’s masterful history of World War II. It also describes…
Inquirer. Net For what seems like the umpteenth time, Spider-Man is back on the big screen. But this year, when Hollywood is under the microscope on the hot-button issue of diversity, the superhero is half-black and half-Latino. Step aside, Peter Parker. There’s a new Spidey in town. Hello, Miles Morales. Miles as Spidey is not…
The Independent, BD Popular actress Ahona Rahman and young actor Tawsif Mahbub have paired up together in a tele-drama titled ‘Dhaka Metro LOVE’ as the Valentine’s Day drama production spree went on. Based on a Bengali proverb ‘Sastar Tin Obostha’, the story of the tele-drama will move forward, informs the actress herself. DhakaLive has news…
DOT Desk International Volunteer Day (IVD) mandated by the UN General Assembly, is held each year on 5 December. It is viewed as a unique chance for volunteers and organizations to celebrate their efforts, to share their values, and to promote their work among their communities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, government authorities and the…