Russia Today: The US, Germany’s closest strategic ally, came surprisingly close to the ‘bogeyman’ Russia in the list of countries that the Germans fear the most, leaving North Korea and others lag behind, a new poll revealed. Incredibly, as many as 55 percent of Germans believe the US is almost an equal threat to their…
Sky News: A man’s quest for free chicken nuggets has been knocked off the top spot as the most-retweeted tweet of all time. The record now belongs to Yusaku Maezawa, who has pledged to give away 100m yen (£725,000) to his followers. Mr Maezawa is a Japanese billionaire and the founder of Zozotown, the country’s…
DOT Desk: Lack of chilling facilities for preserving fresh produce in major vegetable hubs is holding back expected growth of export earnings in the sector, insiders said, reports The Financial Express. As a result, the country’s traders are lagging behind their competitors in India, Thailand and Vietnam. Presently, the country has only one chilling and…
Raj Ahmed of DOT After taking oath as home minister for the second consecutive term yesterday, Asaduzzaman Khan reiterated his stance of taking a zero tolerance policy to free the country from the menace of militancy and illegal drugs. “My responsibilities have been increased by manifolds as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina keeps her trust on…
DOT Desk: eedom, which will help achieve above 7.5 GDP growth. FEF, a Special Consultative Status development and policy organisation of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), has released their worldwide economic prediction for 2019, including Bangladesh, reports The Independent. According to the prediction, Bangladesh exports will be significantly increased due to the…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Nasrul Hamid, who was made state minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources again, will unveil a five-year future plan for the sector today. According to official sources, Nasrul Hamid, who took oath as state stare minister yesterday at Bangabhaban, will present the plan at the Bidyut Bhaban in Dhaka, reports…
DOT Desk: Vehicles started to move on the busy Airport Road in Dhaka after the protesting ready-made garments workers withdrew the blockade that was imposed around yesterday noon, reports The Daily Star. The workers cleared the road around 3:00pm following requests from the law enforcers as the blockade resulted in heavy traffic in the area….
DOT Desk: The Dhaka bourse witnessed moderate correction in Monday’s early session following mixed performance of the major sectors, reports The Financial Express. DSEX, the broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), declined marginally although the market opened the session positively. The DSEX initially rose 0.15 per cent or 9.07 points to close at 5696.08…
DOT Desk: Two launches of Patuakhali-Dhaka route got stuck in a shoal in the Karkhana River under Bakerganj Upazila of the district, causing immense sufferings to around 2,000 passengers on board, reports The Daily Observer. The four-storey Dhaka-bound MV Sundarban-9 and MV Jamal Khan-5 started journey from Patuakhali Launch Ghat at 6pm on Friday and…
DPT Desk: Police recovered three bodies within 24 hours till Saturday evening from different parts of Barishal, reports The Daily Observer. Out of them, first one was recovered from near a paddy filed of village Jalla under Wazirpur upazila on Saturday morning, said Wazirpur police sub-inspector Moktar Hossain. The victim was identified as Nani Barai,…