DOT Desk Wherever I met him, Jahangir bhai used to warmly receive me and inquire after my writings, reports The Daily Observer. Several times I visited his apartment-cum-studio in Sir Syed Road, Mohammadpur; talked about his paintings of several decades, styles, use of medium and overall contemporary art of the country. The adda lingered into…
Rabia Mehmood, South Asia Regional Researcher at Amnesty International with a focus on Pakistan/ Aljazera Over the past year, there was a noticeable increase in attacks on freedom of expression and human rights in Pakistan. “Sneaky”, “sinister” and “Orwellian” are just some of the words Pakistani journalists and human rights defenders used to describe the…
DOT Desk:Bangladeshi news channel Jamuna Tv has been taken off the air, officials said Sunday as the country votes for a new government amid allegations of a media crackdown. The private Jamuna TV said the action was taken late Saturday. “Cable operators took Jamuna TV off air without giving us any explanation,” Fahim Ahmed, the station’s…
UNB: Rejecting the results of the national election, Jaitya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday demanded reelection under a nonparty caretaker government. He made the demand while speaking at a press conference at his Bailey Road residence after a meeting of Oikyafront leaders. Dr Kamal said the news of ‘vote robbery’ in a similar fashion…
DOT Desk A total of 7,706 tonnes of high-yielding Boro seeds have so far been supplied to the farmers in Sylhet division this season through the Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC), reports The Financial Express. Joint Director of BADC (Seed), Sylhet region, Suprio Pal said there is a high demand of high-yielding Boro seeds among…
James Ball, Writer and journalist based in London/The Atlantic It’s no longer spy versus spy. It’s spy versus tweeter, plane spotter, criminal, activist, bored person on the internet, and who knows who else. On the morning of December 26, Alan Meloy stood on the front porch of his home in northern England and noticed that…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami have adopted lies and violence as voters have rejected them in the election, says the Awami League, reports bdnews24.com. “The BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami alliance realised their defeat is confirmed and are therefore choosing terror and violence. At least five leaders and activists of the Awami League have…
DOT Desk National Board of Revenue has in principle decided to give cash refund of income tax paid in excess amount by taxpayers to build up taxpayers’ confidence in the tax authorities, reports The New Age. Officials said that NBR would initially speed up the process of refund in small amount to cover the large…
UNB: The Election Commission of India on Sunday appreciated the role of Bangladesh Election Commission saying it was “meticulous planning and organization” by the Bangladesh Election Commission. “….a lot of gaiety was visible. Whatever we’ve perceived I think it was very meticulous planning and meticulous organisation by the Bangladesh Election Commission,” Ariz Aftab, Chief Electoral…
DOT Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said this election has become a mockery. The BNP leader made the comments at the Syedpur Airport in Nilphamari when he was returning to Dhaka from Thakurgaon after voting ended yesterday at 4:00pm, reports The Daily Star. Ruling party men and police worked hand in hand during…