Nadeem Qadir writes for DOT : Bangladesh is all set on the fast track to development amid an outcry by the sidelined opposition called the Oikkya Jote over the December 2018 elections that saw the electorate choosing a leadership that has and will deliver for a better future. A valid question I place to my…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT : The recent weeklong protests in the apparel hub that took place in Gazipur, Ashulia, Savar and Mirpur as the garment workers alleged that the minimum monthly basic wage in a grade had been increased to 8,000 taka from 5,300 taka but in other grades pay hikes were not reflected…
The Guardian, UK: Thailand’s immigration chief has pledged a reversal of the country’s notoriously harsh treatment of refugees following the global furore around a young Saudi woman’s attempt to seek asylum. Speaking on Wednesday, the newly appointed head of immigration, Surachate Hakparn, said refugees would no longer be returned home “involuntarily”. This would be a…
Ambassador Muhammad Zamir speaks to DOT : Transparency Internat-ional Bangladesh’s (TIB) in a report spoke about various electoral irregularities took place in 47 out of 50 constituencies in the 11th parliamentary polls. The Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda rejected TIB’s report on the11th parliamentary election. CEC Huda said there is no similarity of the…
Reuters: Zimbabwean doctors said on Thursday they had treated nearly 70 people for gunshot wounds while police rounded up hundreds after violent protests this week triggered by a steep rise in fuel prices. The protests, only five months after six people were killed in post-election demonstrations last August, pose a challenge for President Emmerson Mnangagwa…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Reaffirming her government’s tough stance against corruption, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the Public Administration Ministry to issue a strong warning against graft by field-level administrations, reports UNB. “Your specific directives must reach the administrations at the grassroots level that tough action will be taken if anyone resorts to…
Abrar Hussain of DOT : A Taiwanese presidential spokesman has said that the country “will not bow” to Chinese pressure, as the self-ruled island held live-fire military drills aimed at showing its ability to defend itself from Beijing’s threats. The developments came after China, which considers Taiwan as a renegade province, has been pressing companies…
The Guardian, UK: The front pages all lead with Brexit news, and while all agree there is political chaos, they disagree about who is to blame: is it Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn or MPs in general? The Guardian says: “May survives vote, but Britain remains in Brexit deadlock”, adding that despite surviving as PM and…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT In a goodwill gesture, a Turkish charity organization, donated an electric wheelchair to a 15-year-old girl in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, said an official with the aid group. Hamit Kunt, a coordinator at the Deniz Feneri Association, said that the wheelchair was delivered to Humaira Jannat Nadia, reports Anadolu Agency. “Nadia’s family…
Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal speaks to DOT : BNP is yet to decide to join the upcoming upazila council elections likely to be held in March. However, most of the party leaders and activists are not in favour of joining the electoral race. The party high command will decide whether BNP will participate in the…