Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The cabinet has approved in principle the draft of the Bangladesh Flag Vessels (Protection) Bill 2019. The bill has a provision of at least 50% instead of the existing 40% of the seaborne cargoes related to Bangladesh’s foreign trade must be carried by Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) flag vessels. The decision…
Reuters: President Donald Trump expressed skepticism that U.S. lawmakers seeking to avoid another government shutdown could reach a deal on border security that he would accept, as he renewed his vow to build a wall on the southern border with Mexico. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump said chances were low…
UNB: Two suspected drug traders were killed in a ‘gunfight’ between two groups of drug traders at Minabazar in Teknaf upazila yesterday. The deceased were identified as Delwar Hossain Rubel, 25, son of Farid Alam, and Mohammad Rafiq, 30, son of Safar Ali. Sensing the presence of police, the drug traders fled the scene. Later,…
Daily Sun: The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh or REHAB’s annual fair is going to be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital, over five days from February 6 to 10, reports The Daily Sun. REHAB has been organising the housing fair since 2001 to induce consumers into buying their…
DOT Desk: The smash hit Debi, an adaptation of renowned author Humayun Ahmed’s novel of the same name, recently marked the hundredth day of its release, reports The Daily Star. On the occasion, Jaya Ahsan, who plays the role of Ranu in the film, shared a post, along with a video on her social media…
Catherine Shakdam/ NEO, Japan “… Iran does it too!” When confronted with news that FBI had detained US-born journalist Melanie Franklin (better known as Marzieh Hashemi) without proper due legal process and in clear infringement of her constitutional rights, US media were only too happy to justify the move by arguing tit for tat with…
Rebecca Kolinski, Freelance Writer & Editor/ The Thrive Global How one simple phrase helped me let go of trying to control situations that were out of my control. I come from a family of problem solvers and fixers. Growing up, I always thought my family was close, and perhaps unusually close at times. We would…
BBC: Trevor, once dubbed the world’s loneliest duck, has died after being attacked by dogs on the remote Pacific island he called home. Trevor was something of a local celebrity in the tiny nation of Niue for being the only bird of his kind living on the island. He had arrived in 2018, but it’s…
Mary Wetherspoon/ Seven Billion Today 35 days of desperation is the most accurate and appropriate way to describe the last period of time. I am an employee of the government. I work in the education sector. I have always paid my taxes, been a loyal employee and never missed work without a valid reason. I…
DOT Desk: Dried fish producers in Cox’s Bazar’s Nazirar Tek village, the largest dried fish producing village in the country, are still using toxins even though an NGO has been putting in efforts to make them switch to organic fish-processing methods, reports The Daily Star. Many of the producers use pesticides like Dithane-M 45, Shobicron,…