Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Bangladesh Consulate General in the US in a special ceremony on Saturday awarded two New York Police officers of Bangladeshi origin for their bravery while performing duties. In a breviary act, police officer Sayeed Ali, a US Army combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan—had no trouble fending off five…
Abrar Ahmed of DOT : Atiqul Islam, Awami League’s aspirant for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral election, collected his nomination form to contest the race, reported The Daily Star. AKM Mizanur Rahman collected the nomination papers on behalf of Atiqul from Abul Kashem, returning officer of the Dhaka north city, yesterday afternoon. Atiqul, former president…
A.S.M Riad Arif writes for DOT : Our Neighbor Maldives, an island nation of South Asia is very close to ‘end’ and totally be disappeared from the world map very sooner with its 4 lacks populace. Most islands of the country are just a meter above the sea level. Maldives is the biggest example of…
Pratiti Shirin writes for DOT : Facebook and other social networking sites as well as electronic gadgets have been found to hinder the cognitive development of children and contribute towards mental disorders such as hyperactivity disorder, attention deficit disorder (ADHD) and eye problems. According to an OfCom study, in UK, the average time spent online…
UNB: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said people have rejected BNP for its negative politics. “There’s no new thinking about BNP as the country’s people have rejected it for their negative politics and cast their votes to make Sheikh Hasina victorious,” said Obaidul while speaking at a rally held at Hatiya…
Arafat Hasan of DOT At least 21 people have been killed and 71 more injured in twin bombings that occurred during a church service in the southern Philippines yesterday, security officials said, merely days after a referendum on autonomy for the mainly Muslim region returned an overwhelming “yes” vote. The first explosion went off inside…
The Guardian, UK: A South Africa-based mercenary group has been accused by one of its former members of trying to intentionally spread Aids in southern Africa in the 1980s and 1990s. The claims are made by Alexander Jones in a documentary that premieres this weekend at the Sundance film festival. He says he spent years…
The National: An alarm warning of an imminent mining dam rupture was activated early on Sunday in Brumadinho, the same Brazilian community where a dam collapsed killing 34 and leaving some 300 missing, firefighters and the mining company said. The alarm went off at 5.30 a.m. (0730 GMT) warning of dangerously high water levels at…
Reuters: Pope Francis said on Saturday the Roman Catholic Church was weary and “wounded by her own sin,” in an apparent reference to the global sexual abuse crisis. Francis made the comment in the homily of Mass for priests, nuns, and members of Catholic lay organizations in Panama City’s newly renovated cathedral of Santa Maria…
Citizen: An ecstatic Zimbabwean passenger Shylot Sibanda screams with joy as he boards a bus from downtown Harare to the township of Budiriro. The fare has been slashed to a third of what he paid last week. It’s the result of government action — after nationwide demonstrations over fuel hikes earlier this month — in…