AFP After a year of record bloodshed, Afghans are bracing for an even deadlier 2019 with the threat of a United States drawdown and a looming presidential vote likely to fuel violence. President Donald Trump’s plan to slash the number of US soldiers in Afghanistan before negotiators have struck a peace deal with the Taliban…
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Dr. Amena Mohsin speaks to DOT : The four MOU’s between India and Bangladesh are not very effective because of more important issues like the Teesta issue, border management and Rohingya crisis, according to Dr. Amena Mohsin, a Professor of DU. The MOUs that the two countries signed in the meeting: Firstly, India will give…
Masoud Saad/Seven Billion Today “Whether they want to or not, the Americans must leave Syria. Now 90 percent of Syrian soil is under the control of the government and the rest will soon be freed by the Syrian army. One of the important regional and foreign policy goals of the Islamic Republic is the stability…
UNB: Rumana Rahman has become the first Bangladeshi to be appointed as the Asia Pacific and Middle-East Head of Human Resources of British American Tobacco Group. The appointment will be effective from February 15, according to a press release. She served as the HR Head at BAT Bangladesh for the last seven years. Rumana started…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the police to remain careful so that innocent people are not harassed and tortured during their duties, reports UNB. “You need to keep in mind that no innocent person should fall victim to torture and harassment by you,” she said. The prime minister said…
The Times of India: The popular Dance reality show, Dance Plus 4 saw a curtain fall last night and found it’s winner in contestant Chetan Salunkhe. The dancer after bagging the winner’s trophy, couldn’t stop beaming wit joy. Following him were participants Vartika Jha, Aanchal and Sujan and V Unbeatable who stood as the runners…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Despite strict measures of the education ministry to stop leak, question papers surfaced on the social media just an hour after students sat for the Bangla first paper I test of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams yesterday. The three-hour test of began at 10am and around 11.20am pictures of…
DOT Desk: Anti-Corruption Commission spent most of its efforts in corruption prevention activities in the past three years, which has resulted in a fall in the number of cases and charge sheets against corruption suspects during the years, reports The New Age. About the matter, the ACC said that it was conducting such activities to…
DPT Desk: Several busy roads in the capital remains choked with dumped wastes with the authorities turning a blind eye, reports The New Age. The upshot is traffic movement remains far from smooth on the busy Mirpur Road at Kalabagan, Agargaon-Mirpur Link Road, DIT Road at Malibagh, Atish Dipankar Road at Khilgaon, Shahid Sangbadik Selina…