Reza AB Choudhury writes for DOT : In a historic heaviest parliamentary defeat of the democratic era, the House of Commons has delivered a devastating verdict on Theresa May’s Brexit Withdrawal deal. It voted against it by 432 to 202. The sheer scale of the defeat by a majority of 230 was greater than any…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed writes for DOT : Disaster management is concerned with preparing for impact and reducing the risk of disasters. It involves both emergency operations in a disaster as well as the rebuilding society in the aftermath (Tan, 2009). However, analyzing the concept of disaster, it is discovered that managing disaster is concerned…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Emphasizing the necessity for unity among Muslim countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Muslim countries should solve their problems, if any, through dialogue. The prime minister made the statement when the newly-appointed Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Nafar met with her at her office yesterday, reports UNB. “The Muslim Ummah should…
Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury writes for DOT : Of course you can. If, you are as directed by Article Two, Section 1 of the United States Constitution , a presidential candidate must be a natural born citizen of the United States, a resident for 14 years, and 35 years of age or older. These requirements…
BBC: A woman has climbed a mountain in India, where only men were allowed until now for religious reasons. Dhanya Sanal’s ascent to the summit of Agasthyakoodam in southern Kerala state came after a court ruling in November. Local tribespeople oppose women climbing it because of its statue of a Hindu sage associated with celibacy….
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT : The European Union is an economic and political partnership which involves 28 European countries. It began after World War Two to foster economic co-operation, with the idea that countries which trade together were more likely to avoid going to war with each other. In the year 2016, an issue…
Reuters: The White House is considering Indra K Nooyi, the former chief executive officer of PepsiCo, for the position of World Bank president, according to several people familiar with the process, The New York Times reports. Nooyi, who stepped down from her role at PepsiCo last August after leading the company for 12 years, has…
France24: Extreme poverty in Latin America hit its highest level for nine years in 2017, according to a report by the UN’s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) published on Tuesday. Poverty remained stable at 30.2 percent of the population — 184 million people — but extreme poverty increased from 9.9 percent…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : More heads of state and government, including the Ghanaian president and the Cambodian prime minister, have extended their heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her reappointment as the prime minister for the third straight time, reports BSS. Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in his congratulatory message, yesterday…
Afsan Chowdhury speaks to DOT : Amanullah Kabir was a non-partisan journalist. It is a huge achievement for him. His journalistic career spanned four decades and remained active with all political movements. He was a left leaning person but he was never dogmatic. He was associated with Mawlana Bhasani. Later on, he waged movement for…