Daily Nation, Africa: Zimb-abwe police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the second city of Bulawayo yesterday, a day after the country was rocked by violent demonstrations against a sharp hike in fuel prices. Police moved in after protesters chanted for the removal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and as looting broke out in Bulawayo,…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader should apologise to the public in a stadium for the “farce” elections and for “stealing votes”. The BNP leader also said they would go for the dialogue only if there is an agenda to cancel the…
Time: An art exhibit in Israel featuring a crucified Ronald McDonald has sparked protests by the country’s Arab Christian minority. Hundreds of Christians calling for the removal of the sculpture, entitled “McJesus,” demonstrated at the museum in the northern city of Haifa last week. Israeli police say rioters hurled a firebomb at the museum and…
Dr. Delwar Hossain speaks to DOT : Bangladesh has been bearing the burden of sheltering Rohingyas for a long time. Meanwhile, the international community has not been taking any responsibility like they had promised they would. When the Rohingyas entered the country, many international organizations also came but did not stay. Bangladesh has been trying…
Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury writes for DOT : The cubicles, had become a parody of the productivity,by the end of the 1990s, as workplace designers, thinking outside the box, began to tear down Cubicle walls and personal offices became rare. Low or no walls between groups of desks, few private offices, and wide, open rooms…
The Guardian, UK: Police are searching for five suspects involved in the murder of a 14-year-old boy who was rammed off his moped and stabbed in east London. Jaden Moodie, a keen boxer, died on 8 January after the “barbaric” attack in Bickley Road, Leyton. Five men in a black B Class Mercedes smashed into…
AFP: British Prime Minister Theresa May faces crushing defeat in a historic vote in parliament on Tuesday over the Brexit deal she has struck with the European Union, leaving the world’s fifth biggest economy in limbo. With just over two months to go until the scheduled Brexit date of March 29, Britain is still bitterly…
UNB: Journalist Abu Bakar Chowdhury, acting editor of Dainik Manobkantha, passed away at a private hospital here early Tuesday. He was 54. Abu Bakar suffered a heart attack early morning and was admitted at Ibne Sina Hospital where he breathed his last around 5:15 am. His namaj-e-janaza will be held after Zohr prayer at Taqwa…
Russia Today: WikiLeaks says it has collected enough funds to file a lawsuit against the Guardian for publishing an uncorroborated story about alleged meetings between former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and Julian Assange. The whistleblowing website has thanked all its supporters who contributed to its GoFundMe campaign, launched on November 27 following the publication…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah ascended the throne of Malaysia’s Pahang state yesterday, ahead of the country choosing its new head of state, reports UNB. Sultan Abdullah took his oath in front of some 1,600 guests, comprising royal families, state government leaders and community leaders, according to state news agency…