Hossain Sohel of DOT Five people including two school children were killed in separate road accidents at Keraniganj, Uttara and Khilkhet in Dhaka yesterday. The school-goers– siblings– died and their father was injured when a truck hit a motorbike at Rajendrapur Mollar Pul in South Keraniganj, reports UNB. The deceased are Afifa Akter Afrin, 13,…
Sky News: A three-year-old boy who went missing for two days has told his family he “hung out with a bear” in the woods. Casey Hathaway was found by professional search and rescue teams near Cayton in North Carolina on Thursday, ABC News reports. Craven County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a tip that…
DOT Desk: After witnessing an all-time low temperature last year, the country is now experiencing a five-year high temperature during winter in this season, according to official records, reports The Financial Express. The maximum temperature of the country was recorded at 32.6°C in Cox’s Bazar on the day, which is a five-year record in winter…
AFP: German military is plagued by various blunders these days, and there is one more – it emerged that only half of potential recruits are suitable for service, Bild revealed. Others are reportedly unfit or have no German passport. Bad news about the imperfect state of the Bundeswehr are coming regularly, but this one seems…
Syed Yusuf Saadat, Research associate at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)/ CPD What policymakers should consider The lift-operator is a peculiar person. He sits on a stool inside a small, claustrophobic space. In the olden days his job required quite a few skills. Back then, lifts were manually operated with a large lever, and…
DOT Desk: Newly appointed chief of Bangladesh naval staff Abu Mozaffar Mohiuddin Mohammad Aurangzeb Chowdhury was adorned with the rank of vice-admiral, reports The New Age. In presence of prime minister Sheikh Hasina, army chief General Aziz Ahmed and chief of air force Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat adorned the new navy chief with the…
DOT Desk: Multiple teachers said education cadres have been the victims of discrepancies for a long time. The education administration is set to receive a major reform with the creation of 12,944 new cadre posts, reports The Dhaka Tribune. A total of 444 posts will be created, with 15 and 429 posts under the second…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Bangladesh Consulate General in the US in a special ceremony on Saturday awarded two New York Police officers of Bangladeshi origin for their bravery while performing duties. In a breviary act, police officer Sayeed Ali, a US Army combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan—had no trouble fending off five…
Abrar Ahmed of DOT : Atiqul Islam, Awami League’s aspirant for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral election, collected his nomination form to contest the race, reported The Daily Star. AKM Mizanur Rahman collected the nomination papers on behalf of Atiqul from Abul Kashem, returning officer of the Dhaka north city, yesterday afternoon. Atiqul, former president…
A.S.M Riad Arif writes for DOT : Our Neighbor Maldives, an island nation of South Asia is very close to ‘end’ and totally be disappeared from the world map very sooner with its 4 lacks populace. Most islands of the country are just a meter above the sea level. Maldives is the biggest example of…