Reuters: China has lodged “stern representations” with the United States over a US navy vessel sailing near disputed islands in the South China Sea, its foreign ministry said yesterday as US officials joined talks in Beijing during a truce in a bitter trade war. Pacific Fleet spokeswoman Rachel McMarr said in an emailed statement that…
Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury of DOT : History: The First 100 Days agenda of a new government as we know it now was introduced by USA President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) when he took office in 1933. In his first 100 days he passed 15 legislations that made up his famous New Deal. FDR took…
Hindustan Times: China has firmed up an outline to sinicise Islam by 2022 in an effort to redefine the practice of the religion and align the beliefs of Muslims with the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) policies and traditional Chinese culture. The five-year plan (2018-2022) was discussed and agreed upon by eight Islamic associations and…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Small screen actress Tarin Jahan said most of the people linked to the country’s cultural arena love the prime minister, something she secured through hard work. Tarin, also a model, was speaking a TV talk show of late, saying, “We have always been witnessing that the premier loves, respects and…
Abrar Hussain of DOT : Newly-appointed Foreign Minister Dr. Abdulkalam Abdul Momen has stated that he would focus on economic diplomacy for realizing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s vision to upgrade Bangladesh to higher middle income country by 2021 and achieve sustainable development goals by 2030. “My main focus will be enhancing economic diplomacy to implement and…
Rahat Islam of DOT : Myanmar has called on its military to “launch operations” against ethnic Rakhine rebels behind a deadly attack on four police stations last week, a government spokesman said yesterday, as a surge of violence grips the restive western state. “The president’s office has already instructed the Tatmadaw (the army) to launch…
Prof Dr Kamrul Hasan Khan speaks to DOT : There is no question over the cabinet as Sheikh Hasina has formed it. Time has not come yet to judge the persons securing berths in the cabinet. Ministerial post cannot be an identity. A person’s work is the real identity. Persons securing cabinet berths should fulfill…
Dr. Mahmud Hasan speaks to DOT : There are a lot of new faces in this cabinet. I believe they will work diligently with renewed enthusiasm and zeal. As a medical officer, I am happy with how this new cabinet turned out to be. The entire nation is eager to see them work. If their…
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT Last week I walked through the pedestrian under path opposite to Kaoran Bazar and saw scenes common everywhere. Daytime under passes are more respectable and clean but at night the real character peeps out just as people when asleep can never hide their souls. It’s actually not very dirty –shocked…
Duncan Bartlett writes for DOT : Democracy is like a precious crop. It needs to be carefully nurtured in order to flourish. In Bangladesh – a country with a recent history of political assassinations, coups and war – democracy is still developing. Its roots have not yet grown very deep. I am concerned that there…