Arwa Mahdawi, Guardian columnist and brand strategist based in New York/Gulf News Deleting your account isn’t a bad New Year resolution — the company has violated trust Prepare yourself for an overwhelming sense of deja vu: Another Facebook privacy “scandal” is upon us. A New York Times investigation has found that Facebook gave Netflix, Spotify…
UNB Claiming that the Jatiya Oikyafront chief has failed to demonstrate his leadership, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Dr Kamal Hossain should quit taking the responsibility of the failure, not Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda. “The poison of Dr Kamal’s mouth is more dangerous than formalin. Not the CEC…
Monirul Alam of DOT A reasonable rise in demand for cash ahead of four-day closure of banks on multiple occasions of 11th parliamentary polls, weekend leaves and annual bank holiday has pushed up the call money rate this week temporarily. Witnessing account say both the business and individual clients have rushed to respective bank branches…
Eurek Alert A new University of Michigan study of interbreeding between two species of howler monkeys in Mexico is yielding insights into the forces that drive the evolution of new species. How do new species emerge in nature? One common but overly simplified version of the story goes like this: A population of animals or…
DOT Desk The west zone of Bangladesh Railway (BR) has implemented more than 10 development projects involving around Tk 7,783.84 crore to infuse dynamism into railway transportation along with boosting quality of services, reports The Financial Express. “We have implemented diversified infrastructural uplift works like construction of new railway line, station remodeling and launching…
Noor Majid Just after 3 more days on December 30th our national elections will take place. This election is expected to deliver many promises on democratic governance, economic liberty and national development promised by the two opposing political rivals, BNP and Awami League. The electoral procedures, campaign strategy of the candidates and many other aspects…
DOT Desk The Editors Council, a platform of newspapers editors in Bangladesh, on Wednesday sent a letter to the chief election commissioner asking him to take necessary steps on transportation of journalists and newspapers during the general election, reports New Age. The council in the letter citing its meeting on the day requested the commission…
Elizabeth Drew, Washington-based journalist & author/Project Syndicate With no compromise in sight to end the federal government shutdown, and no one left in President DonaldTrump’s cabinet who can restrain him, Americans and their allies are staring into the abyss that has been looming since the 2016 election. For those who hadn’t yet figured it out,…
BSS The Awami League-led Mohajote will get 248 seats while the Jatiya Oikyafront (JOF) will bag 49 seats in the upcoming 11th parliamentary election billed for December 30, said a survey of the Research and Development Center (RDC). The RDC analysis of this ensuing national polls estimates that the other and independent candidates will…
Trade Arabia Dubai will host the 6th Internet of Things Conference 2019 focusing on the business aspects of the digital transformation sweeping across industries, changing business models and opening up new services and markets for both traditional players and disruptive new entrants. The event will take place on February 20 and 21, reported state-run Wam….