Bangladesh bags several medals at int’l robot contest

    Sayeed Muhammad of DOT This year nears an end with yet another achievement as the Bangladesh team won one gold medal, two highly-commended medals and one technical medal in the 20th International Robot Olympiad (IRO). The competition was held in the Philippines from December 15-19, in which Bangladesh participated for the first time, reports The…

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      Firearms, gunpowder recovered in C’nawabganj

      DOT Desk Members of Border Guard Bangladesh recovered firearms and gunpowder from Masudpur border in Shibganj upazila on Tuesday night, reports UNB.Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB conducted a drive in Tarapur field around 10:15 pm and challenged three people while they were trying to intrude Bangladesh from Indian border.   , said…

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        Imagine Radio takes off

        DOT Desk What differentiated Imagine Radio from all other music streaming applications when it launched recently was the earnestness and clarity that the CEO, Shahriar Shahid, promised to bring to the music listening experience, reports The Daily Star. With the endorsement of the biggest names from the music industry, including Feedback, Nemesis, Indalo, Elita, Chirkutt,…

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          More than 100 killed in Congo clashes days before vote

          Reuters More than 100 people have died in clashes between rival ethnic groups in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo this week, local activists said on Wednesday. The fighting in Mai-Ndombe province is some of the worst to hit the normally peaceful area in years and comes days  before Sunday’s long-delayed presidential, legislative and provincial elections,…

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            Gazans to resume Umrah trips after 5 year suspension

            Middle East Monitor Palestinians living in Gaza will be allowed to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, lesser pilgrimage, five years after they were stopped from doing so, Ma’an reported yesterday. The news site said sources had informed it that the Egyptian authorities would allow 1,000 pilgrims from Gaza to travel in January. The…

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              Maryland judge to weigh Obamacare case

              Reuters Days after a judge in Texas declared that the Obamacare healthcare law is unconstitutional, Maryland’s Democratic attorney general on Wednesday will pursue his request that another judge rule the opposite way. The lawsuit brought by 8More on Page 7, Col (From Page 8) Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh also seeks to challenge President Donald…

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                The Fate of Huawei Foreshadows the Fate of China

                Michael Schuman/The Atlantic One of Beijing’s top goals is transforming China into a technology powerhouse, so what happens to Huawei matters beyond China’s own borders. As Ken Hu, the “rotating” chairman at Huawei Technologies, made the case during a briefing in southern China that his company’s telecom equipment was trustworthy and above board, he did…

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                  ‘Circus Circus’ to be staged on Dec 22

                  DOT Desk Theatre troupe Prachyanat will stage their much-acclaimed production ‘Circus Circus’, written and directed by Azad Abul Kalam, on December 22 at 7pm at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital’s Segun Bagicha Area, reports The Independent. This was the first full-length play by the group and was quickly…

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