Agora to invest $10m to double outlets

    DOT Desk Agora, the first retail chain in Bangladesh, is going to invest $10 million in the next two years to double the number of its outlets to cater to the growing demand of city dwellers, said its top executive, reports The Daily Star. Farhad Ahmad, chief executive officer of Rahimafrooz Superstores Ltd. said the…

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      ‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’ set for TV premiere December 15

      DOT Desk ‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’, a docu-drama based on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina – the daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is all set for its world television (TV) premiere on December 15, reports The Independent. Three prominent channels of the country, Channel i, Maasranga TV and GTV will telecast the docu-drama at 3pm…

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        National flag to be hoisted at govt, private buildings on Dec 16

        BSS The national flag will be hoisted atop all government, semi-government, autonomous, private buildings as well as diplomatic missions abroad as part of the Victory Day celebration programme on December 16. According to the Bangladesh Constitution, the national flag shall consist of a circle, coloured red throughout its area, resting on a green background, said…

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          Bangladeshi student wins UN drawing competition

          UNB A Bangladeshi student has won the first prize in the “Kids for Human Rights” international drawing competition. Sixth-grader Saied Muhammad Zareef Saleh secured the top prize in the “How I can defend or promote human rights” category. The 12-year-old is a student at Scholastica School in Dhaka’s Uttara. Eight other young creative artists from…

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            The Arrogance of Ignorance

            Tim Steel writes for DOT We learn, many of us, at school, first to cope with the bullies and the braggers, and then, if we have any empathy, to learn that these unpleasant behavioural characteristics are, invariably, those of the more deeply insecure. And so, we find, it is, also, with groups of people…even entire…

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