Arafat Hasan of DOT Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni has requested authorities of educational institutions not to charge additional admission fees to students, warning stern action if the directive is not followed, The Daily Star reported. “Tougher action will be taken if anyone is found charging extra fees to students…taking additional fees during admission and…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has again held BNP responsible for its absolute debacle in the 11th national election held on December 30 last year. “The BNP indulged in nomination trade and put its nominations on auction. Many competent BNP candidates who had good prospects of winning the polls were left…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : A Philipp-ine court yesterday held a former bank manager guilty on eight counts of money laundering, the first conviction in one of the world’s largest cyber heists, in which $81 million was stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank nearly three years ago, reports Reuters. The regional court sentenced Maia Deguito, a…
Russia Today: Yellow Vest protesters are hoping to trigger a bank run with a nationwide coordinated cash withdrawal. By threatening the French financial system, protesters say, they want to peacefully force the government to pass their reforms. “If the banks weaken, the state weakens immediately,” said Yellow Vest “sympathizer” Tahz San on Facebook. “It’s elected…
Syed Borhan Kabir speaks to DOT : The newly formed government has three challenges ahead; establishing a corruption-less society, establishing good governance and ensuring accountability. An opposition party is important for criticizing the government. Unfortunately, there is no opposition party in the parliament after the general elections. The main aspect of this election is that…
Reuters: A lawyer acting for a former U.S. marine detained in Russia on espionage charges has filed an appeal with a Moscow court seeking to have his client released on bail, Russian news agencies cited the court as saying on Thursday. Paul Whelan, a former U.S. marine who also holds a British passport, was detained…
Mahmudur Rahman writes for DOT : The replacement of thirty-six former Ministers is the biggest signal yet that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina means hard business in her third time consecutive running as Prime Minister. A full party cabinet with just two technocrat ministers suggests that she will stamp down on all the niggles of her…
TRT World: Anti-government protests that have rocked Sudan have left 22 people dead, authorities said Thursday, after three demonstrators died hours after thousands cheered for President Omar al Bashir at a rival rally in Khartoum. Bashir told the rally of thousands of supporters in the capital Khartoum that he would stay in power despite weeks…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Bangladesh has moved three ranks up in the updated Henley Passport Index, securing 97th, reported The Daily Star. With visa-free access to 41 countries, Bangladesh is currently holding the 97th position jointly with Lebanon, Libya and South Sudan, according to the index released yesterday. According to the report, the Japanese passport,…
Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury of DOT : In Democracy Index, by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Israel is defined as a Flawed Democracy. It ranked #30 in the worlds, in 2017 which is ranked as the most democratic country in the Middle East ahead of Turkey, defined as a Hybrid Regime, and ranked at #100….