DOT Desk: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon today asked the authorities concerned of the corporation to remove within next 48 hours all posters, banners, and other campaign materials used ahead of the 11th parliamentary election, reports The Daily Star. He gave the instruction while inaugurating a campaign to remove the election materials…
Reihan Salam, Contributing editor at The Atlantic and executive editor of National Review/The Atlantic There’s a key vulnerability the president can exploit—aligning himself with the Chinese people and against the party-state. President Donald Trump has good reason to denounce China’s tolerance of intellectual-property theft and various other trade abuses, as even his harshest critics will…
Raj Ahmed of DOT Police yesterday dispersed a group of protesters who were demanding a re-election under non-partisan government. About 50 people, under the banner of “National Unity for right to voting and good governance” formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club around 11am, reported Dhaka Tribune. ABM Mostafa Amin, convener…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed heartfelt gratitude to the people for her party’s absolute victory in the December 30 national elections, promising to continue serving them for their well being. “Serving the people is a huge task and I will continue to do it as long as I remain alive,”…
Daily Mail: A Chinese space probe has moved into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The probe, the Chang’e-4, entered a planned orbit on Sunday ‘to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon’, the news…
DOT Desk: Jasimuddin was a Bengali poet, songwriter, prose writer and folklore collector. He is commonly known as Polli Kobi, for his superb rendition of Bengali folklore in his literary works, reports The Daily Observer. His poetry is a demonstration to the simple, timeless appeal of rural Bengal and folk life. His poetic rhythms are…
Mental Floss: As Game of Thrones has risen in popularity, so too have the unique character names featured in the series. Since the show began, Khaleesi and Arya have become popular baby and pet names. And now, the acclaimed HBO series will be forever linked to the insect world. According to the Omaha World-Herald, Brett…
DW: The Norwegian capital plans to cut emissions by 95 percent by 2030, despite being one of Europe’s fastest growing cities. As European Green Capital 2019, it hopes to set an example for others. Oslo’s waterfront was once a mass of shipping containers and a vast intersection jammed with cars pumping out fumes. Today, traffic…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The Election Commission has started preparations to hold the next upazila parishad elections in March. The elections have to be held then as the SSC examinations were scheduled for February and HSC examinations were in April, said EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed reports BDnews. He revealed the plan at the Election…
The Opening Convocation & Freshers’ Reception-2019for the newly-enrolled students of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) held at its campus on 02 January (Tuesday)2019. BUP Vice Chancellor Maj Gen Md Emdad-Ul-Bari, ndc, psc, techaired the programme. At the beginning of the ceremony, selected representatives carry faculty flags in the front while Deans, Other Senior Officers and…