Abrar Hussain of DOT : Citizens in the Polish city of Gdańsk have been queuing to donate blood to help their mayor, following a stabbing that left him in a critical condition in hospital. Paweł Adamowicz, 53, who has held the post since 1998, was stabbed in the chest on stage aat a charity concert…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has been stripped of his honorary titles by a leading American research institution, following his controversial conclusions linking race and intelligence, reports RT.com.James Watson, 99, who served half a century service to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, lost all of his honorary titles of Chancellor Emeritus,…
DOT Desk: Jatiya Party (JP) Co-Chairman GM Quader yesterday said his party will never become a “questionable” opposition in the parliament, reports The Daily Star. Instead, he said, JP will gain people’s confidence through playing the role of a real opposition party in the House. GM Quader came up with the remarks at a reception…
AFP: In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, the southernmost part of Chile’s Patagonia region, scientists are studying whales, dolphins and algae in order to help predict how climate change will affect the world’s oceans. For the study, four researchers from the Austral University of Chile embarked from Punta Arenas for the remote…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says that the Jatiya Oikya Front will decide whether it will join a fresh round of talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once the agenda has been set, reports bdnews24.com. Currently, the party’s ‘main agenda’ is the cancellation of the 11th national parliamentary…
Khalequzzaman speaks to DOT : Apparel workers were supposed to get 5% increment against their wages since 2013 and the sum of money would be adjusted duly, according a 2018 circular. But the decision was withdrawn four days later. Nobody claimed responsibility for this and for which, there was no action taken against anybody. The…
Nadeem Qadir writes for DOT : Bangladesh is all set on the fast track to development amid an outcry by the sidelined opposition called the Oikkya Jote over the December 2018 elections that saw the electorate choosing a leadership that has and will deliver for a better future. A valid question I place to my…
Arab News: Freelance reporter Asad Hashim was named as winner of the 2018 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize on Monday for his coverage of the plight of ethnic Pashtuns and blasphemy issues in his native Pakistan. The award, named after one of AFP’s finest correspondents, recognizes journalism by locally-hired reporters in Asia operating in risky…
Reuters: Pilgrims from across the world are gathering in India for the Kumbh Mela, a heady mix of spirituality, politics and tourism that begins on Tuesday, garnering extra attention ahead of a general election in the Hindu-majority country this year. During the eight-week festival at Prayagraj in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, authorities expect…
Hindustan Times: Let me begin with the part that’s the most uncomfortable to write or read about. Some years ago, my wife was gang-raped by eight men. They took photos and videos of her during and after the rape and used the recorded material to blackmail her. She was shot naked and they used the…