Arab News: The death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats off the coast of Djibouti rose to 28 on Wednesday, the UN migration agency said. “Twenty-three bodies were recovered this morning and the coast guard continues (its) search,” Lalini Veerassamy, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) chief of mission in Djibouti told…
Arab News: Iran’s president said on Wednesday the country was facing its toughest economic situation in 40 years, and the United States, not the government, was to blame. US President Donald Trump last year pulled out of an international nuclear deal with Iran and re-imposed sanctions. Workers, including truck drivers, farmers and merchants, have since…
Afsan Chowdhury speaks to DOT : It matters little whether Bangladesh is ranked 13th or 17th in corruption perception index. We need to take a hard look at the way the corruption is determined. We are not serious about stamping out corruption. It matters little what an international report says. Corruption is ubiquitous in our…
Channelnewsasia: Australia failed to make basic checks before stripping a suspected Islamic State fighter of his citizenship, a senior official said Wednesday (Jan 30), an admission likely to call into question the legality of the move. The country last month stripped Neil Prakash of citizenship after claiming he was Fijian – prompting strenuous denials from…
Muhammad Zamir writes for DOT The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), London has at the end of 2018 has observed that Bangladesh is set to witness a significant economic growth in the next 15 years- to 36th position by 2023, 27th by 2028 and 24th by 2033. They are expecting Bangladesh’s “annual rates…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Bangladesh Bank has announced its monetary policy for the second half of the current fiscal year 2018-19 (FY19), reducing private sector credit growth to 16.5%, reports Dhaka Tribune. Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir announced the monetary policy at his office in Dhaka yesterday. For the July to December period of 2018,…
Washington Post: In Australia, snakes sometimes slither into suburban backyards and homes. When the weather gets warm, they lounge in the sun. When it gets hot, they seek cool places: a wall crevice, under a refrigerator, under a barbecue grill, behind an air-conditioning unit. When it gets too hot and dry, they seek places with…
NDTV: A pair of his father’s old tandoor ovens helped Hong Kong restaurateur Asim Hussain achieve a dream — the world’s first Michelin star for a Pakistani restaurant, an accolade he hopes will fire interest in the country’s often overlooked cuisine. Like many of Hong Kong’s 85,000 strong South Asian population, Hussein’s family trace their…
DOT Desk: Renowned companies have come up with unique designs and different types of plastic products at the 2019 Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) to attract shoppers, reports The Independent. These products include wardrobes, buckets, baskets and bowls, storage units, lunch boxes, plastic products, hangers, kitchen accessories, school supplies and much more. Moreover, they are…
DOT Desk: UNICEF on Tuesday appealed for $3.9 billion to support its work for children in humanitarian crises, said a press release. Millions of children living in countries affected by conflict and disaster lack access to vital child protection services, putting their safety, well-being and futures at risk, warned UNICEF, reports The Daily Sun. UNICEF’s…