Abrar Hussain of DOT Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will become the first ever premier from his nation to visit by Chad in the coming days as the two countries move to renew diplomatic ties, his office stated yesterday. Netanyahu’s trip to the Muslim-majority central African nation is expected to take place Sunday, after Chadian President…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Hard-hitting batsman AB de Villiers arrived in Sylhet yesterday morning to bolster beleaguered defending champions Rangpur Riders and give the ongoing edition of the BPL much entertainment. The former South Africa captain and one of the most feared batsmen in international cricket during his playing days has been contracted to…
DOT Desk: Most of the flyovers in the capital have become dumping grounds of dust and dirt, posing a serious threat to public health, reports The Daily Sun. Pile of dust is found on both sides of the city flyovers every day and dust swirls everywhere when wind blows. Many locals said road accident may…
Science Alert: Scientists searching for signs of seasonal storms on Titan have finally found the smoking gun. A slick shimmer spotted on the north pole of the Saturnian moon is the first evidence of rainfall in the hemisphere – the start of summer in the north. It’s the evidence astronomers have been waiting years to…
DOT Desk: Dhaka stocks decreased on Wednesday but the turnover at Dhaka Stock Exchange hit 1,000 crore for the third consecutive session as investors went for selling shares to take profits after the recent surge in stock prices. DSEX, the key index of DSE, lost 0.40 per cent, or 23.79 points, to close at 5,839.48…
DOT Desk: Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 26 people including six drug traders from different areas of Dinajpur district in last 12-hour ending at 8:00am on yesterday morning. Law enforcers also seized 189 bottles of phensidyl syrup during the drives, reports Financial Express. Police said they were picked up from different areas of the…
Steven E. Halliwell was corporate finance head of Central and Eastern Europe for Citibank N.A. and Chief Financial Officer of the U.S.-Russia Investment Fund/ Reuters Paul Manafort, while managing Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign, is accused of passing private polling data to his Russia business partner, a man with alleged ties to Russian intelligence. This…
The Guardian, UK: A professional bull rider has died as a result of injuries sustained in a competition in Denver. Professional Bull Riders (PBR) confirmed in a statement that Mason Lowe died on Tuesday after he was thrown from a bull and trampled during Monday’s event at the Denver Coliseum at the National Western Complex….
Hossen Sohel of DOT Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has said the process of seizing the properties of the families of war criminals has been finalized, reports The Dhaka Tribune. “The work to seize their [war criminals’ families’] properties started last year,” he said at a press conference held at Akhaura, in…
Shantanu Mukharji/Daily O, India More powerful than ever before, PM Sheikh Hasina is working overtime to achieve her election objectives. But her dalliances with Islamist parties remain a matter of concern. A fortnight after Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina bounced back to victory after achieving an overwhelming margin (December 30), she has fixed her priorities…