AFP: At least 65 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on an Afghan intelligence base, sources said Tuesday, in the latest high-casualty attack on beleaguered Afghan forces. The new toll from Monday’s Taliban-claimed attack in central Wardak province is far higher than earlier figures of 12 dead, and comes after a day of confusion,…
Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury writes for DOT : Singapore is going to abolish exams for primary years 1 and 2 students, starting in 2019, Marks and grades are set to be replaced by Discussions, homework and quizzes are set to as the preferred method of collecting information on the performance of young primary school pupils….
Hossen Sohel of DOT Rapid Action Battalion raided at least 15 houses in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj and detained a suspected member of the banned militant outfit Jamaa’atul Mujaheedin Bangladesh (JMB) yesterday, reports The Daly Star. The elite force members arrested Monirul Islam, 35, to interrogate him, reports our Chapainawabganj correspondent quoting Lt Col Mahbubul…
Prof Dr AK Azad speaks to DOT : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the new cabinet to work with sincerity and honesty to fulfill the expectations of people. It is not unusual for the Prime Minister to warn her cabinet about any misdeed including corruption. Many members of the cabinet are new and the PM…
DOT Desk: Quora, an online question and answer platform, has launched its service in Bangla after a successful beta phase, reports The Daily Star. Anyone can join Quora Bengali at bn.quora.com or through the mobile app, a press release of Quora says. With this latest addition, Quora is now available in 17 languages. People use…
AFP: lans to free a radical cleric linked to the deadly Bali bombings are under review, Indonesia has said, after the surprise decision drew sharp criticism. Abu Bakar Bashir, once synonymous with militant Islam in Indonesia, was tied to a terror network behind the 2002 attacks that killed more than 200 people, mostly foreign tourists….
DOT Desk: Electricity supply to the Secretariat is facing disruption as the distribution company is unable to meet around 52 percent of power supply requirement of 17.72 megawatts to the government’s major administrative hub, reports The Daily Sun. Due to poor electricity supply capacity, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her visit at the ministry of…
DOT Desk: The extended term of reserved women’s seat at the parliament has been challenged at court, reports The Daily Star. Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Eunus Ali Akond filed a petition with the High Court yesterday against the constitutional amendment that extended their term to 25 years. Advocate Akond prayed for a rule upon the…
DOT Desk: The Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh organised a solo musical performance of noted Nazrul Giti singer Shushmita Anis in the capital. The event was part of the EU’s policy, adopted in 2016, to encourage cultural cooperation between the union and its partner countries, reports The New Age. The Delegation also paid…
DOT Desk: Free textbooks for primary and high school students, provided by National Curriculum and Text Book (NCTB) authority, are being sold in port city markets, reports The Daily Star. Dodging the eyes of the authorities concerned, some unscrupulous businessmen are selling the books, according to police and market sources. The issue came to light…