Farhad Manjoo, became an opinion columnist for The New York Times in 2018/ BDnews24 Friends, reporters, fam: It’s time we journalists all considered disengaging from the daily rhythms of Twitter, the world’s most damaging social network. You don’t have to quit totally — that’s impossible in today’s news business. Instead, post less, lurk more. “Never…
BSS: Megacity Dhaka is getting rid of the load-shedding crisis as its residents are now having uninterrupted power supply for the government steps towards bringing the country under 100 percent electricity coverage by 2021, officials said. “There is no load-shedding in capital Dhaka now as dwellers are hardly facing any disruption of power supply,” Bikash…
Dr. Kamrul Hasan speaks to DOT : I myself have written several articles to create national unity, because there is no alternative to national unity in building a beautiful nation. Through my writings, I requested the Prime Minister to take steps establish national unity. Since this is a new government and a new parliament, national…
DOT Desk: A government-formed committee will sit next week to finalise the Accord’s transition plan so that it can hand over its responsibilities to the authorities concerned, officials said, reports The Financial Express. The committee, headed by an additional secretary of the labour ministry, comprises representatives from the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments…
BSS: Members of Karnaphuli Thana Police arrested a drug trader with 5,000 pieces of yaba tablets from Moizartek area in the south side of Shah Amanat Bridge under the thana here. The arrested was identified as Abul Hossain, 37, son of Anu Mia, hailed from Savar of Feni District.
DOT Desk: Jaya’s co-lead will be Indian actor Ritwick Chakraborty, who will play the role of Kajal Sarker. Popular actor Jaya Ahsan will be both acting and singing for a new film she has signed up for, after a 10-month hiatus. The film, titled “Bini Shutoy”, will be directed by Indian director Atanu Ghosh, who…
DOT Desk: Illegal drugs are still available in almost all places of the country as a huge quantity of the contraband items are being seized in countrywide anti-drug drives and suspected drug peddlers are being killed and arrested almost every day, reports The New Age. Academics as well as rights activists suggest that the government…
BDNews24: The four officers – Sanjida Hossain, Syeda Nazia Royhan and Farhana Afrin, and Sarah Amir – have been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. Army Chief of Staff General Aziz Ahmed adorned them with the Lt Col rank badges at a ceremony at the Army Headquarters in Dhaka on Thursday, the Inter Services Public…
DOT Desk: The new government is making desperate attempts to explore fresh oil and natural gas in the country’s onshore blocks to maximise the country’s energy outputs, officials said, reports The Daily Star. “We are reviewing the non-prospective wells and dropping those from the plan. Only prospective wells are being considered for drilling,” a top…
DOT Desk: After coming to power for the fourth time, the Awami Leaque-led Grand Alliance government is going to enact the Bangladesh Marine Zone Act, 2019 to declare and determine maritime zones and suppress piracy, armed robbery, and theft, and make provisions for punishment, reports The Independent. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has prepared a…