BDnews24: The new information minister of Bangladesh has vowed to stop ‘shady’ online news outlets from spreading fake news. Hasan Mahmud was speaking to reporters at the Secretariat, on his first day in office on Tuesday. “After my inauguration yesterday, journalists asked me questions about shady news sites that have been popping up online. They…
DOT Desk: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has selected the right persons as members of the cabinet, reports The Daily Star. “There is no discontent between Awami League and its alliances over formation of the new cabinet…Our leader Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has selected the right persons for…
BDnews24: New Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi wants to support the growth of agro-based products from various parts of Bangladesh. He was speaking at a media briefing at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Tuesday, a day before the opening of the 24th annual Dhaka International Trade Fair. “I just took office. But I have some ideas. I…
BSS: State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said the government will continue to take effective steps to address the pending issues, including solution to the Rohingya crisis. “Everything is our priority,” he told reporters at his office giving importance to economic diplomacy and other core areas. The State Minister hoped that…
Anu Muhammad speaks to DOT : It is not possible for Awami League maintain zero tolerance against corruption, ever. This is because the party has been in power for the last 10 years, when irregularities took place in every sector including bank. It exceeded the level of graft that it put in its earlier term….
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : A 22-year-old readymade garment (RMG) factory worker has been killed during a clash between workers and police in Ulail area of Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, yesterday. The ill-fated, Sumon, was a worker at the Al Lima Garments factory at Ulail. He died from bullet injuries on the left…
Washington Post: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un decided to celebrate his 35th birthday in China with President Xi Jinping in the two leaders’ fourth summit meeting, North Korean and Chinese state media reported Tuesday. State-run Korea Central Television reported that Kim and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, are visiting China until Thursday, at Xi’s…
Arab News: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd’s ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn declared he was innocent on Tuesday in his first public appearance since his arrest in November, telling a Tokyo court that he was wrongly accused of financial misconduct. “I have been wrongly accused and unfairly detained based on meritless and unsubstantiated accusations,” he told the…
BBC: World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has made the surprise announcement that he is stepping down after six years in the post. His resignation will take effect from 1 February. Mr Kim, 59, was not due to leave until 2022, after he was re-elected for a second five-year term in 2017. He will “join…
Reuters: The father of an 18-year-old Saudi woman asylum seeker who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her, has arrived in Bangkok and wants to meet his daughter, Thailand’s immigration chief said yesterday. But Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s father and brother would have to wait and see whether the UN refugee agency…