The Guardian, UK: The front pages all lead with Brexit news, and while all agree there is political chaos, they disagree about who is to blame: is it Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn or MPs in general? The Guardian says: “May survives vote, but Britain remains in Brexit deadlock”, adding that despite surviving as PM and…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT In a goodwill gesture, a Turkish charity organization, donated an electric wheelchair to a 15-year-old girl in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, said an official with the aid group. Hamit Kunt, a coordinator at the Deniz Feneri Association, said that the wheelchair was delivered to Humaira Jannat Nadia, reports Anadolu Agency. “Nadia’s family…
Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal speaks to DOT : BNP is yet to decide to join the upcoming upazila council elections likely to be held in March. However, most of the party leaders and activists are not in favour of joining the electoral race. The party high command will decide whether BNP will participate in the…
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…