Kurigram Correspondent Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh has provided treatment and medicine at free of cost among over a hundred poor people at Kurigram bus stand area, marking this year’s Victory Day. Dr Nasir Uddin, president of Bangladesh Medical Association’s Kurigram chapter, was present at the programme yesterday as the chief guest, chaired by Hamdard’s District…
Abrar Hussain of DOT : Jatyia Oikyafront has pledged forming a ‘Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ to investigate and resolve the enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and false cases filed in the last 10 years. In its manifesto, the opposition alliance described the blueprint of its Commission, saying it will involve eminent academics, social workers and lawyers and…
Rumi Akter writes for DOT : If asked about the holocaust, there can be a maximum number of people answering that they know about it. But how many of us know about the holodomor? Pretty sure, the number will be less than the number of people who know about the holocaust. The Holocaust, in other…
Russia Today : French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has acknowledged that the government made mistakes while handing the massive Yellow Vest protests that have gripped the country for the past five weeks. “We made mistakes. We did not listen enough to the French people. I remain convinced that they want this country to be transformed,”…
Arab News : Germany has agreed to one-time payments for survivors, primarily Jews, who were evacuated from Nazi Germany as children, many of whom never saw their parents again, the organization that negotiates compensation with the German government said Monday. The New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany said the government had agreed…
BD Rahmatullah speaks to DOT : The Awami League is afraid of its possible defeat, due to which it is not helping create a level-playing field. The ruling party will continue applying the method until the day of election, to retain power. Against the rising mass upsurge for BNP, the ruling Awami League is experiencing…
Sky News : Colin Kroll, the co-founder of the HQ Trivia app and Vine, has been found dead in his New York apartment. Mr Kroll, 35, was discovered by police who were called to his lower Manhattan home by the tech entrepreneur’s girlfriend soon after midnight on Sunday. She had been unable to raise him…
Arab News : Representatives from the Afghan Taliban will meet US officials in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, the movement’s main spokesman said as diplomatic moves toward agreeing to the basis for talks to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan continue. Zabihullah Mujahid said representatives from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the UAE would also…
Dr. Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan speaks to DOT : Elections in our country have always been plagued with minor problems, it’s nothing new. Nevertheless, the security forces and election commission must take rein of the situation, by strict force if necessary. The situation will deteriorate if the EC and law enforcement fail to do this. For…
Reza AB Choudhury writes for DOT : On 23 June 2016 Britain took a historic step in its future. Whether to stay or leave the European Union (EU), a trading bloc of significant clout. It is a marriage of over 45 years. In this time, both parties’ lives have been shaped socially, politically, and economically….