Monirul Alam of DOT : Incumbent Prime Minister Shekh Hasina has obtained initial legitimacy to formulate new government for the next five-year regime, for the third consecutive tenures since 2008, as her party Awami League (AL) awarded absolute majority in the 11th Parliamentary polls held on Sunday. According to unofficial announcement, AL alone registered victory…
The Guardian, UK: Theresa Virtuoso is more than used to digging up tombs. But when the archaeologist found the skeleton of a man who died while trying to escape the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79, she couldn’t help but think about his final moments. “At that moment, it wasn’t only about doing a…
Wionews: The popularity rating of South Korean President closed 2018 at its worst, amid an economic slowdown in the country and an alleged case of spying on civilians by a former official in the presidential office, a report said on Monday. Support for Moon Jae-in stood at 45.9 per cent, according to the survey conducted…
Dr. Foqan Uddin Ahmed writes for DOT : Migration is a significant feature of globalization. During the decade, international migration of labor increased tremendously. It has become an important source of employment and also plays a vital role in reducing poverty in Bangladesh. Labor migration has become an important factor for Bangladesh in respect to…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : A plane with 30 Russian children, who had been kept in a Baghdad prison together with their Islamic State (IS)-linked mothers, landed in Moscow. Some of the children are as young as three years old, reports RT news. Flying from Baghdad to Moscow were 16 girls and 14 boys, who…
Arab News: Patrick Shanahan, who on Tuesday becomes the acting US secretary of defense, takes the helm of America’s massive military machine at a critical time. Shanahan is moving up from his position as deputy defense secretary to the top spot following the resignation of Jim Mattis, who quit over long-running — and ultimately irreconcilable…
Wionews: A latest video released to Turkish media adds new development in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The video shows a group of men arrive at Saudi consul-general’s residence in Istanbul. In the video, one of the members of Saudi hit team can be seen carrying bags, Turkish media speculate the bag to…
Pratiti Shirin writes for DOT : You wonder why your child doesn’t study? Why they watch TV all day long? Or why they are smartphone-addicted? Well, when was the last time you ever read a book; did not watch TV and used a normal phone which is not a smartphone? Never? Then stop judging your…
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT : In the end , it turned about to be one of the most predictable elections of them all. Even in 1970, nobody expected 167 out of 169 seats. This time around everyone expected a landslide and it turned out to be one. In fact most expected a landslide but…
Monirul Alam of DOT The operational flaws owing to lack of skills of some of the Presiding Officers has maligned the image of EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines), which were used iof the Parliamentary elections held on Sunday, Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helaluddin Ahmad said yesterday. “… It’s you (Media) who carried out negative campaign against…