DOT Desk The International Migrants Day would be celebrated in Bangladesh today in the backdrop of drastic fall in overseas job opportunities for Bangladeshi workers and the cost of migration soaring for them, reports The New Age. The government took no reintegration programme for the female workers who continue to return home from the Kingdom…
DOT Desk Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday floated her party manifesto for the upcoming December 30 elections pledging to keep the country on the track of prosperity. “I’m giving you word. Taking lessons from the past we will devote ourselves to build a nice future for all and ensure inclusive development,” she…
UNB Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal has said the young generation should come up with forward-looking ideas and initiatives towards achieving long-cherished goal of Ambassador Belal made the remarks at a discussion held in The Hague on Sunday marking the 48th Victory Day. The Embassy of Bangladesh in The Hague celebrated the…
Raj Ahmed of DOT The High Court rejected three petitions to restore Khaleda Zia’s nominations for three parliamentary races in the upcoming parliamentary elections, which effectively blocks the opposition chairperson from competing. The bench of Justice JBM Hassan issued the decision yesterday, to the outcome of Khaleda’s team expressing a lack of confidence in the…
DOT Desk The campaign ‘Bhalobasar Bangladesh’ has been trending on the social media for years, reports The Daily Observer. The participants had submitted over 9500 one-minute videos and three of the country’s top film-makers have made films based on three of them. The films were screened at the ‘Bhalobasar Bangladesh Film Fest 2018’ and also…
DOT Desk December 13 marked the seventh death anniversary of educationist, translator and author Kabir Chowdhury. He was also one of the pioneering figures of the movement against fundamentalism in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Observer. Chowdhury was born in 1923 in Brahmanbaria. His family hailed from Noakhali. With a master’s in English literature – graduating…
DOT Desk Paddy output is likely to rise 4 percent year-on-year to 5.36 crore tonnes during the current calendar year, because of higher plantings by growers and favourable weather, said the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently, reports The Daily Star. The overall production of the staple food would be higher than the five-year annual…
DOT Desk Google released its international search data for 2018 on Wednesday, December 12, reports the Dhaka Tribune. The royal wedding was one of the major interests for people around the world on 2018 and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and a retired American actor who became a member of the British royal family upon…
Sky News David Berry Jr, from Missouri, will have to watch the film at least once a month during his year-long jail sentence, according to local newspaper, the Springfield News-Leader. Conservation agents have called the case one of the largest related to deer poaching in the state’s history. Prosecutors said the animals were killed for…
DOT Desk Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has approved a project of construction of dual gauge double line between Joydebpur and Ishwardy sections of Bangladesh Railway, reports The Daily Sun. The project was approved on December 5. The total cost of the project including construction of dual gauge railway line and consultancy fee is…