—DOT Desk: A 50-foot-long bamboo bridge over the Karatoa river in Par Nimaichara village of Nimaichara union under Chatmohar upazila has been the only way of road communication for the people of five villages in the union for many years, much to the suffering of the villagers, reports The Daily Star. Over 20,000 residents of…
Sky News Abigail Howes says she was left scared and angry that her obvious symptoms did not lead to an earlier diagnosis. Abigail Howes, from Cardiff, was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22, having been denied a smear test despite exhibiting worrying symptoms.MPs are debating a plan on Monday to reduce…
DOT Desk: Police detained a 28-year-old woman at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday evening as she turned up at the hospital to receive a newborn baby form its mother who had earlier promised to sell the baby to the woman, reports The New Age. The two-day-old newborn’s mother said she gave birth to her…
DOT Desk: ‘Fagun Haway’ is based on a short story called ‘Bou Kotha Kou’ by Tito Rahman. Tauquir Ahmed’s film “Fagun Haway” (“In Spring Breeze”), based on the 1952 Language Movement will be released on February 15, reports The Dhaka Tribune. The film was previously set to be released on February 8. A two-minute-long trailer…
Mahmood Saberi, Storyteller and blogger based in Bengaluru, India/ Gulf News It is not fair to become prejudiced and target our future selves Suddenly, everyone is nice to me and I know why; they are all out to get my money. My wife and I were at Lal Bagh, Bengaluru, on Indian Republic Day, admiring…
Dr Mahfuzur Rahman speaks to DOT “For me there is no Chhatra Dal or Chhatra League. To me all student organisations are equal. I will try my level best to provide a crystal poll,” said Dr. S M Mahfuzur Rahman, Chief Returning Officer of DUCSU polls, regarding the claim of Chhatra Dal that the Chhatra…
UNB: A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between two groups of robbers in Betaga Project area in Chagalnaiya upazila. The deceased was identified as Mohiuddin Sabuj alias Sabuj, son of Abdul Motaleb of Chagalnaiya municipality area. Sensing presence of the law enforcers, the robbers managed to flee the scene. Police recovered the body…
DOT Desk: The Jahan-girnagar University authorities have punished 17 students for their involvement in sexual harassment of girls, drug abuse and hooliganism, reports The New Age. The decision, taken in a syndicate meeting on January 18, was made public on January 29 in an official notice, said the university’s acting registrar, Rahima Kaniz. Eleven students…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Agitating garment workers blocked the Narayanganj-Adamjee-Demra road and vandalised vehicles in the protest over the death of a fellow worker in a road accident there. Traffic was halted for about one and a half hours after the workers took the street around 10 am yesterday, said Siddhirganj Police OC Shaheen Parvez,…
Brigette Hyacinth, Bestselling author, and an International Keynote Speaker on Leadership/ Linked In 30 INTERVIEWS and no one HIRED! Yet another friend telling me she can not find good talent. My thinking – If you interviewed 30 people and did not hire someone, then it’s time to look in the mirror. The problem is recruiters…