DOT Desk: Agricultural Marketing Company Limited — AMCL (PRAN) — has approved 32 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year that concluded on June 30, 2017-18. The approval came at the 33th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company held at Fuzi Trade Centre in the capital’s Badda area on Thursday, said…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Supreme Court Bar Association President Advocate Zainul Abedin demanded the Election Commission to cancel the results of the 11th parliamentary election and hold a re-election under a non-partisan and neutral government, reports The Daily Star. The SCBA president urged the Supreme Court yesterday to issue a suo moto order on the…
Nature: t was the closest that physicist Pablo Jarillo-Herrero had ever come to being a rock star. When he stood up in March to give a talk in Los Angeles, California, he saw scientists packed into every nook of the meeting room. The organizers of the American Physical Society conference had to stream the session…
DOT Desk: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet reopened on Tuesday after a 14-day winter and Christmas vacation, reports The Financial Express. The academic activities of the university resumed in the morning, said a press release signed by deputy-registrar Yunus Ali. The administrative activities were resumed earlier on December 26, UNB reports….
DOT Desk: Doctors at a programme on Tuesday said Bashundhara Ad-din Medical College and Hospital is committed to providing better healthcare service in the New Year, reports The Daily Sun. They made the commitment at the conference room of the hospital. Prof Dr Abu Ubaid Muhammad Mohsin, Principal of Bashundhara Ad-Din Medical College and Hospital,…
DOT Desk: The farmers of eight districts under Rangpur division are optimistic about achieving a good yield of mustard during the current season, reports The Financial Express. Visiting different areas this FE correspondent found the mustard growers under the division in cheerful mood as they have been witnessing a congenial weather condition this year. This…
Shantanu Mukharji, Retired IPS officer who has held key positions in the Government of India handling sensitive security issues within and outside India/ Daily O, India Her triumph has also trounced any plans from Pakistan to create instability. But her real victory will be only when she addresses the challenges that lie ahead. The Bangladeshi…
Leah Sharman, PhD Candidate in the school of psychology at the University of Queensland/ Channel NewsAsia Crying can be a self-soothing behaviour, one researcher points out. Crying is a big part of being a kid. As you grow older, you may find you’re crying less than during childhood and adolescence. Studies show, on average, adult…
DOT Desk: Theatre troupe Mohakal Natya Sampraday is going to participate in three theatre festivals in Tripura, India, reports The New Age. The troupe will stage its acclaimed play Nilakhyan, an adaptation of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s short story Sapure, at the festivals. Mohakal will stage the play tomorrow at the ‘5th International Natyamancha Festival’, organised…
Bishal Thapa/My Republica In April 2017, Bhawani Rana was elected President of the Federation of Nepali Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI). Representing approximately 900 private enterprises across Nepal, FNCCI is the largest umbrella organization of businesses in Nepal. When Rana took over as President, FNCCI had celebrated its 50th anniversary a year ago. Rana…