Prof Dr Shaheda speaks to DOT : The AL-led Grand Alliance has secured 227 constituencies out of total 300. This shows that they possess much power. The country will upgrade or worsen if they wish so. There will be none to resist them. Time is ripe to go against the corruption. It is not impossible…
DOT Desk: Dhaka has blasted Myanmar’s allegation of existence of Arakan Army and Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) bases in Bangladesh and termed it fake, baseless and provocative accusations, reports The Daily Star. “Bangladesh is utterly disappointed and aggrieved to note some media reports based on remarks by the Spokesperson of Myanmar President’s Office on…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT A journalist of a private television channel was assaulted allegedly by police during a chase and counter-chase with protesting garment workers on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Gazipur yesterday. The injured is Monirul Islam, the Gazipur correspondent of Somoy TV, reports The Daily Star. “Despite repeatedly saying that I am a journalist of…
UNB: The maiden session of the 11th parliament will begin on January 30, just within 31 days of the national election held on December 30 with participation of all the registered political parties. President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday convened the session exercising his power bestowed upon him by article 72 (1) of the Constitution. It…
Monirul Alam of DOT Higher volume of non-performing loans (NPL) is a result of prolonged expansionary credit policy enabling private sector entrepreneurs to get privileged of financing facility from banks and financial institutions, said a top official of Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday. In last few years, credit to private sector recorded growth around 14 to…
DOT Desk: The government has appointed personal secretaries to new ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers, reports The Daily Star. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette in this regard on Tuesday. According to the gazette, the personal secretaries will hold their positions as long as the cabinet members hold their posts and they want…
DOT Desk: Bangladesh has failed to take advantage of China’s removal of tariffs on 28 categories of imported drugs including all cancer medicines, although the country is doing well in terms of exports of pharmaceutical products, reports The Financial Express. Industry insiders said it is not an easy task to export pharmaceutical products to China…
DOT Desk: With lucrative market price as well as bumper production, good number of potato farmers of Bogura district is expecting to be self-reliant this season, reports The Financial Express. The farmers generally spend approximately Tk 10,000 to 12,000 to grow potato on one bigha of land and they get over eighty maunds of fresh…
DOT Desk: Local influential persons have grabbed a large portion of Dhupkhola Math in Gendaria, depriving children of sporting entertainment, reports The Daily Sun. The sprawling open space has been turned into a parking lot of trucks, rickshaws, human hauliers and other vehicles in connivance of the officials of Dhaka South City Corporation and local…
DOT Desk: A move is well under way to make private insurance employees’ as “public servants” with intent to bring them under a legal framework, reports The Financial Express. The people working at the Financial Institutions Division under the Ministry of Finance are examining the issue. The division has so far met twice on the…