DOT Desk Poet and engineer Habibullah Siraji joined as the new director general of Bangla Academy, reports The Daily Sun. The Public Relations Department of the academy informed media of taking charge of the post. Siraji replaced Shamsuzzaman Khan, whose tenure ended in May after 10 years. He will serve as the DG of the…
Russia Today The US government partially shut down early Saturday after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement over the House-approved funding bill providing $5.7 billion for a US-Mexico border wall. Both the US Senate and the House adjourned for the night without voting on funding for the project. Vice-President Mike Pence earlier broke a tie…
DOT Desk The price of eggs increased in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday due to a supply shortage of the item, traders said, reports The New Age. The price of the commodity increased by Tk 4 a hali (four pieces) and eggs were selling at Tk 34-35 a hali on Friday….
AFP Covering Yellow Vest protests is a hard job for reporters as they often find themselves amid heavy clashes and clouds of tear gas. Look how RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij is getting ready for the sixth weekend of rallies. “At RT we believe the best way to tell a story is to get to the heart…
DOT Desk Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested three people in the capital on charge of spreading rumours through social media. The arrestees are Wahidunnabi, 47, Arafat Tarunno Tamadi, 37 and Abdullah Jabid, 45, reports The Daily Observer. They were held from Shyamoli on Thursday night. The move comes just few days…
DOT Desk Leelaparab-1 is an exhibition by two young artists whose presence in the contemporary art scene begs the question, ‘What is it that makes today’s art so different from that of its previous generation?’ The idea of sangsrob or intermingling had rarely been taken as seriously as is the case with today’s cross media…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : The United States has expressed disappointment over Bangladesh government’s inability to grant credentials and issue visas within the timeframe to the majority of international election monitors, reports The Daily Star. As a result, the international election monitors from the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) was forced to cancel its…
BSS Field level development activities of silk are progressing successfully with the aim of bringing back its lost glory through revitalizing the sector across the country. Bangladesh Silk Development Board (BSDB) has distributed 39.5 lakh mulberry plants, 35.01 lakh disinfected silk cocoon and 12.16 lakh eggs among the farmers in last 10 fiscal years. More…
DOT Desk Notwithstanding some marked progress in women empowerment, Bangladesh still has a long way to go to ensure broader safety of women and children, reports The Financial Express. Public transport is one of the areas where women and children are quite vulnerable in this country. Women of all ages are subjected to different kinds…
Hossen Sohel of DOT BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the decision whether people will live an independent life will depend on the December 30 national elections, reports The Daily Star. “There is no level-playing field and congenial atmosphere in the country for the December 30 national election. The election will decide…