Channelnewsasia: Scientists have discovered a defect in the engines of Russia’s new flagship heavy lift space rocket that could destroy it in flight, an apparent setback to a project President Vladimir Putin has said is vital for national security. The Angara A5, which was test-launched in 2014, is being developed to replace the Proton M…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader revealed yesterday that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will unveil her government’s firm stance against corruption, terrorism and drugs as well as the party’s future development plan at today’s rally in the capital. “Our prime minister will reiterate her government’s zero tolerance policy against indulgence in…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Rohingya Muslims, not less than 1,300, who entered Bangladesh from India recently, are now staying at Ukhia upazila’s Balukhali transit point, said an official here yesterday. “At least 1,300 Rohingays fled India and entered Bangladesh since the beginning of the new year. They’ve been kept at a transit point,” Saikat Biswas,…
Hossen Sohel of DOT A Bangladesh national was shot to death allegedly by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Dharmagar border in Ranishankoil upazila of Thakurgaon early yesterday, reports The Daily Star.Deceased Jahangir Alam Raju, 21, was son of Badsha Mia of Shahanabadh village in Ranishankoil upazila of Thakurgaon. Quoting locals, Lt Col…
DOT Desk: Scores of Rohingyas detainees inside a Saudi detention centre have begun a hunger strike to stop the Gulf kingdom from deporting them to Bangladesh, reported Middle East Eye, a news outlet published from UK, on Thursday, reports The Daily. Inmates of the Shumaisi detention centre said they had “no alternative” but to start…
Reza AB Choudhury writes for DOT In a historic heaviest parliamentary defeat of the democratic era, the House of Commons has delivered a devastating verdict on Theresa May’s Brexit Withdrawal deal. It voted against it by 432 to 202. The sheer scale of the defeat by a majority of 230 was greater than any other…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : No innocent garment worker will be terminated from job, announced president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Siddiqur Rahman. “If any worker who is found directly involved in the factory vandalism, looting or arson attack during the unrest may face the termination, otherwise not,” he said, reports The…
Rahat Islam of DOT : BNP has hailed Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB) report regarding irregularities in the December 30 national election and commented that it unsettled the both the government and the Election Commission (EC). “The ministers of the government and the Election Commission are failing to hide their faces after TIB unveiled the absolute…
Al Jazeera: Kenyan bomb disposal experts searched on Thursday for leftover explosives at the site of the brazen attack on a Nairobi hotel complex that killed 21 people plus five al-Shabab fighters. The al-Qaeda affiliate said it carried out the attack in the Kenyan capital in response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise…
Hossen Sohel of DOT: Shahjahan Khan, the convener of Garments Workers Coordination Committee, yesterday urged readymade garments owners to accept and implement the revised wage structure for the workers that came following eight days of unrest in the sector, reports The Daily Star. “The problems in the garments sector can be solved through dialogue,” Shahjahan…