UNB: A minor girl drowned in a pond in Nischintapur vlillage of Kachua upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Fairaz Akter, 2, daughter of Omar Faruk of the village. Quoting family members, police said Fairaz fell into the pond while she was playing near it in the afternoon. Seeing the floated body, locals…
Heritage Daily: Archae-ologists in Iceland have for decades examined the remains of more than 350 graves from the Viking Age. In approximately 150 of these, teeth or bones of horses were found. Geneticists and archaeologists have now examined ancient DNA. from 19 horses in such graves, and it turned out that all horses – except…
DOT Desk: The Ananya Sahitya Puraskar 1425 goes to writer Akimun Rahman, the fortnightly Ananya announced, reports The New Age. This award will be handed over to her at a function on January 5 at the National Museum auditorium where poet Asad Chowdhury and writer Aktar Kamal will remain present as guests. The fortnightly Ananya…
DOT Desk: The ‘Alliance’ has shut down its operations in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh as its transitional period ended on December 31, reports The Financial Express. To this end, the North America-based apparel brands and retailers’ platform formally made the announcement on Monday on its official website. “The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker…
DOT Desk: Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Dagonbhuiyan upazila of Feni in the wee hours, reports The Daily Star. The deceased were identified as Asad, 42, and Emamul Akand, 24, both hailing from Rajoir upazila of Madaripur district, a correspondent from Feni…
DOT Desk: Shrimp processors finished the first half of fiscal 2018-19 amid lower export receipts than a year earlier, with a revival in fortunes progressively looking unlikely in the second half, reports The Daily Star. “We have been facing the blow of soaring production of vannamei shrimp in other countries since June 2017,” said Md…
DOT Desk: Interest rate spread in the country’s banking sector decreased further in November, although the commercial banks increased their interest rates more on deposit than lending, officials said, reports The Financial Express. The interest rates on deposit returned to an upward trend in November 2018 after maintaining a declining trend in the previous three…
DOT Desk: ‘Sitara’, which marks popular Bangladeshi actor Zahid Hasan’s debut in Kolkata’s film industry, is set to release at the end of January. Directed by Ashish Roy, the film is based on eminent writer Abul Bashar’s novel, ‘Bhorer Prosuti’, reports The Daily Star. “We shot the film in different parts of West Bengal including…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT A Khulna court has placed a journalist on a three-day remand in a case filed under the controversial Digital Security Act. Judge of Khulna Judicial Magistrate Court-3 Nayan Biswas passed the order after police produced Md Hedayet Hossain Mollah before the court with a seven-day remand prayer. Hedayet is the local…
DOT Desk: The acreage of potato cultivation is set to decline this year as farmers are switching to other crops after witnessing severe losses last year, reports The Financial Express. As a result, potatoes might be pricier this year, experts said. Lower production of the crop, however, will help farmers get handsome price for their…