Jenny Potter, 36, lives in Palatine and is a creative producer at a nondenominational church in suburban Chicago/Chicago Tribune My parents raised me in a conservative evangelical family in suburban Palatine. When I turned 18 they gave me a list of candidates to vote for — all Republicans — and I dutifully followed their instructions….
Arafat Hasan of DOT : The newly-elected parliament members will be sworn in today at 11am; furthermore, the new cabinet may also take oath on Sunday, as revealed by several ministers, reported The Daily Star. Talking to reporters during a dialogue with Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu revealed that the government…
The Statesman, India: For the first time since the Supreme Court verdict allowing the entry of women of all age groups in Sabarimala temple, two women below 50 walked into the shrine before daybreak. As a result the temple has been shut down for ritual purification. According to reports, the two women, identified as Bindu…
Wionews: The Interpol has once again refused to issue an arrest warrant against Pakistan’s former envoy to the United States Husain Haqqani, who is wanted by the country’s Supreme Court in connection with cases of treason and embezzlement of funds. The Supreme Court had issued warrants to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to produce Haqqani,…
Mohiuddin Ahmed speaks to DOT : There has never been a free and fair election in Bangladesh. BNP has to at first release a statement regarding their loss in the polls. This is a tragedy for those hoping for a BNP victory. I did not expect it to win. Those people sitting in their living…
Elina Khan speaks to DOT : A mother of four children has been gang raped in Noakhali. The victim, 40, told reporters at a local hospital that local Awami League supporters engaged in an altercation with her on the way to cast her ballot at Pankhar Bazar Government Primary School on Sunday morning. Hours later,…
Advocate Kamrun Nahar speaks to DOT : Nine people have been sued over the gang rape of a woman in Noakhali’s Subarnachar upazila on Monday. But the list of the accused did not include the name of a former union parishad member who, according to the victim, allegedly ordered his men to rape her for…
Dr. Badiul Alam Majumder speaks to DOT : A total of 39 political parties participated in the 11th parliamentary election with a total of 1861 contenders against the 300 parliamentary constituencies. Awami League-led 14-party grand alliance won 288 seats and hence, there shall not be any strong opposition party in the next parliament. In emerging…
Muhammad Zamir writes for DOT : Socio-economists, at different times have pointed out to a significant aspect in our national paradigm- the shortage of skilled workers. They have also mentioned that Bangladesh’s garment industry needs to move up the value chain and be recognized as a branded products manufacturer. This would then enable them to…
Paul Krugman, American economist who received the 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in economic geography and in identifying international trade patterns/BDnews24 Let’s be honest with ourselves: The new Democratic majority in the House won’t be able to enact new legislation. I’ll be astonished if there are bipartisan deals on anything important —…