DOT Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today assured that the opposition will be able to come up with criticism against the government in the parliament as it is an important aspect in a democratic process. The opposition will not face any obstacle if it criticises the government, she also said. The premier came up with…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT For the first time in the country’s history, the 11th parliament has elected Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury the Speaker for the third time on the trot. The attending MPs of the newly-formed parliament unanimously elected he as the lone candidate, though a voice voting as Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah,chairing the…
Sultana Kamal speaks to DOT : Discriminatory and abusive content against women is made in the Home Economics textbook of class six and nine-ten of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board for the academic session 2019. It says about how fair and dark complexioned girls should be dressed up, what slim and fat girls should…
Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury writes for DOT : Universal basic income (UBI) is program, where all citizens (or permanent residents) of a country, or any other region, regardless of their income, resources or employment status, may receive a regular sum of money from a source such as the government. Universal Basic Income is also called…
Channelnewsasia: James Ingram, a Grammy winner known for his soulful R&B hits, has died, his friends and colleagues said on Tuesday (Jan 30). He was 66 years old. “I have lost my dearest friend and creative partner James Ingram to the Celestial Choir,” performer Debbie Allen tweeted. “He will always be cherished, loved and remembered…
Euro News: Philippine authorities called for calm on Wednesday after a grenade attack on a mosque in a mainly Christian southern province killed two people, just three days after a devastating church bombing shook the restive Mindanao region. A grenade was thrown into a mosque during the night in Zamboanga, killing two people and wounding…
The Guardian, UK: Actor Gwyneth Paltrow has been accused in a lawsuit of breaking a man’s ribs and leaving him with a concussion when she smashed into him while skiing at a Utah ski resort in 2016. Terry Sanderson, 72, claimed during a news conference in Salt Lake City that he heard a “hysterical scream”…
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman speaks to DOT : According to the report produced by Nirapad Sarak Chai, at least 3,699 people were killed and 7,425 people were injured in 3,103 road accidents in the year 2018. Besides, following international instances, they counted 20 percent of the injuries as death and put the total number at…
Channelnewsasia:The American who is suspected of leaking the personal information of 14,200 people from Singapore’s HIV registry has been traced to a small county in Kentucky, US, where he has been charged with trying to trespass into his mother’s house.Mikhy K Farrera-Brochez, 34, was arrested at his mother’s house in Clark County in December last…
Arab News: Saudi soldier Musa Awaji has arrived back in the Kingdom after he was released by his Houthi captors in Yemen. Col. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Coalition to Support legitimacy in Yemen, said Awaji flew in to King Salman Air Base in Riyadh at 9:45 p.m. on January 29. The Houthis agreed to…