Arafat Hasan of DOT : “We wanted a transparent, fair election for our country. Even the Prime Minister herself said that she wanted a competitive election this time. We trusted her, which led to a meeting with her. We wanted a bit more time so that we could clearly communicate with our countrymen, but the…
DOT Desk: People visiting the ancestral house of Suchitra Sen in Pabna return disappointed due to the very small collection of memorabilia and lack of maintenance of the house, reports The Daily Star. Suchitra Sen, a legendary actress of Bangla cinema, was born in her maternal grandfather’s residence on April 6 in 1931 at Bhangabari…
BSS: The European Union (EU) reiterated its willingness to remain constructively engaged with the new government of Bangladesh and continue to work together and collaborate on issues of mutual interests. “The EU will remain constructively engaged with the new government and continue to work together and collaborate on issues of mutual interests like good governance,…
Soli J. Sorabjee /Indian Express Invocation of the section (on sedition) should only be in cases of slogans which incite violence and have a tendency to create public disorder. Our state rests on solid foundations which cannot be disturbed by ill-tempered or pungent or stupid slogans. Sedition was aptly described by Gandhiji “as the prince…
Tech Explorist: A team of scientists from Columbia University along with Harvard University has come up with a novel method that can convert visible light into infrared light. Moreover, the method allows innocuous radiation to enter in the living tissue and other materials without any harm usually caused by high-intensity light exposure. This is an…
UNB: A rickshaw puller was beaten to death allegedly by a young man over a trifling matter at Pirojpur of Dakkhin Surma area here on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shebul Mia alias Raza, 35, son of Karam Ali of Akilpur village in Bishwanath upazila. At one stage, Sohel beat Raza up mercilessly, leaving…
DOT Desk: The government has made ‘contract farming’ mandatory for shipment of agro produce aiming to ensure the quality, said officials. The decision came as a big blow to the exporters who found themselves in a difficult situation searching for contract growers during this peak winter harvesting season, reports The Financial Express BD. They said…
Tech Explorist: Subsequent to making the principal ever delicate arriving on the most distant side of the moon, China’s Chang’e-4 mission spearheaded the first smaller than expected biosphere experiment on the moon. The Chang’e-4 test conveyed the seeds of cotton, rate, potato, and Arabidopsis, and eggs of the natural fruit fly and some yeast, to…
Monirul Alam of DOT Asking banks to become caring for respective clients, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir has said that good relation between clients and banks is crucial to reduce non-performing loans (NPL) and maintain asset quality. The governor said it is often alleged that banks are not sensitive to the genuine problems of…
DOT Desk: Despite a lot of hype surrounding the high-tech network for smartphones throughout the last year, the number of 4G subscribers reached only 11.7 million in the first 10 months of introducing it in the country, reports The Financial Express. In the meantime, the number of 3G subscribers reached 63.5 million, according to the…