Ahmad Hossain speaks to DOT : Awami League pledged to adopt zero tolerance policy against corruption in the election manifesto. We are beginning to witness some actions immediately after forming the government. Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury asked all officials of his ministry to submit wealth statement by February 28. I hope that all ministers will…
NDTV: A Boeing 707 military cargo plane crashed in bad weather on Monday west of the Iranian capital, killing 15 out of the 16 people on board, the Iranian army said. A flight engineer survived and was taken to hospital, the army said in a statement carried by the semi-official Fars news agency. The plane…
Agence France-Presse, Cairo: Egypt’s Al-Azhar university on Sunday said it had expelled a female student after she appeared in a video hugging a male colleague, accusing her of undermining the school’s reputation. The video, which went viral earlier this month, showed a young man carrying a bouquet of flowers kneeling before a young woman and…
DOT Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reappointed her five advisers in the new government, reports The Daily Star. The advisers are: HT Imam, Dr Mushiur Rahman, Dr Gowher Rizvi, Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique. The cabinet division today published a gazette over the appointment of the five advisers with portfolio…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : The Dhaka-Aricha Highway was blocked for four hours after a Dhaka North City Corporation staff allegedly assaulted a female readymade garments worker in the wake of an altercation yesterday morning. The worker received injuries in the incident with the blockade leading to a 10-kilometre tailback formed on both sides of…
DataLEADS: Indian parents spend far more time helping their child with their education compared to other countries of the world. India tops the list of Asian countries and also globally with parents taking education under serious consideration for the growth and development of their children. Parents in India dedicate around 12 hours per week to…
Aruna Bala and Sajib Hossain write for DOT : Nowadays, the term ‘domestic worker’ holds a great antipathy around the world impliedly whereas, historically we are well-known as a ‘servant/ slave instate. With the time flows, the practice and treatment towards domestic workers slightly has changed but still the execution of national laws for ensuring…
Abrar Hussain of DOT : Citizens in the Polish city of Gdańsk have been queuing to donate blood to help their mayor, following a stabbing that left him in a critical condition in hospital. Paweł Adamowicz, 53, who has held the post since 1998, was stabbed in the chest on stage aat a charity concert…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has been stripped of his honorary titles by a leading American research institution, following his controversial conclusions linking race and intelligence, reports RT.com.James Watson, 99, who served half a century service to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, lost all of his honorary titles of Chancellor Emeritus,…
DOT Desk: Jatiya Party (JP) Co-Chairman GM Quader yesterday said his party will never become a “questionable” opposition in the parliament, reports The Daily Star. Instead, he said, JP will gain people’s confidence through playing the role of a real opposition party in the House. GM Quader came up with the remarks at a reception…