Sayeed Muhammad of DOT A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, claims China’s space agency. It terms the development a historic first and a major achievement for the country’s space program, reports Reuters. The Chang’e-4 lunar probe, launched in December, made the “soft landing” at 0226…
UNB: Police will shut down food court if price chart is not displayed at Dhaka International Trade Fare (DITF) beginning from January 9 at Sher-e-Banglanagar in the city. The decision was taken at a meeting on ‘security and traffic management’ of the 24th DITF held Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) headquarters on Saturday. The DMP has…
Abrar Hussain of DOT The UN human rights body has urged Bangladesh authorities to probe “promptly, independently, impartially and effectively” into all alleged human rights violations over the recent general elections, according to a report on Saturday by UNB. The rights body also laid emphasis on holding accountable those responsible, regardless of their political affiliations….
Raj Ahmed of DOT The Awami League has expelled one of its party leaders Ruhul Amin on a Friday night in connection with the gangrape of a woman in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali district, reported The Observer. Subarnachar upazila unit AL president Omar Farooq said Ruhul Amin, the publication secretary of Subarnachar upazila unit AL,…
DOT Desk: Visa trading goes uncontrolled badly affecting the lives of Bangladeshi workers in Kuwait as many of them still remain jobless there, victims and insiders said, reports The Financial Express. In addition, they said, many workers already returned home empty-handed from the oil-rich country. A section of politically influential persons in collusion with some…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Jatiya Party yesterday nominated its Secretary General Moshiur Rahman Ranga as the opposition chief whip of the 11the parliament. A letter in this regard signed by Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Friday was sent to Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury. Earlier on Friday, HM Ershad said his party will be…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday said all the temporary election camps set up during the 11th national polls will be removed within the quickest possible time, reports UNB. The Mayor said this while inaugurating removal work of makeshift election camps at Segunbagicha in the city on Saturday. Sayeed…
Arab News: Bangladesh police on Saturday found the bullet-ridden bodies of two alleged Rohingya drug dealers in a southeastern coastal town notorious for its connection with the Myanmar meth trade. Teknaf town police chief Prodip Kumar Das said the bodies were found lying next to a highway beside the sea and some 10,000 meth pills…
DOT Desk: It was 34-year-old South African Robbie Frylinck, who started the rot at the top for Chittagong Vikings as they overwhelmed defending champions Rangpur Riders in the opening fixture of the Bangladesh Premier League today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, reports The Daily Star. Frylinck bagged the wicket of big-hitting English man…
UNB: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has sought clarification from India over the return of Rohingya and regretted the India’s decision. “UNHCR regrets India’s decision to repatriate a group of Rohingya to Myanmar, the second such return in three months,” said the UN refugee agency on Friday. UNHCR said it continues to request access and…