George Packer, Staff writer for The Atlantic/ The Atlantic A shutdown looks like the beginning of the end that Lincoln always knew was possible. We had made plans to go to Washington weeks ago, and there was no way to change the trip. The train was almost empty when it pulled into Union Station on…
DOT Desk: Online platforms are increasingly becoming the prime destination for creative productions all over the world, reports The Daily Observer. And among all these platforms US-based Netflix can be said to be the most successful one with ease. Debutant Noor Imran Mithu’s directorial venture “Komola Rocket” has become the latest film to be added…
Brian Bennett/ Yahoo News President Donald Trump began a meeting with the top Democrats in Congress Friday with a 15-minute rant. Shortly after Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took their seats, the president told them he would not budge below the $5.7 billion he’s demanded for a border wall and that…
DOT Desk: Chhatak Cement Company Limited incurred an accumulated loss of over Tk 3.63 billion in last five fiscal years from 2013-14 to 2017-18 mainly due to gradual erosion in production capacity with old, outdated machinery, officials said, reports The Financial Express. The factory was established in 1937 with an initial annual production capacity of…
DOT Desk: The construction work of 13.48-kilometre long road at Taka 6.5 crore has been started in Hakimpur Upazila of the district, reports The Daily Observer. Executive Engineer of Local Government Engineering Department in Dinajpur Md Khalilur Rahman said under the construction work, the road will be made pucca from Khattamadhabpur to Mongla border area…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Bangladesh has rose four notches up on the latest Democracy Index, compared to the previous year, says the Economist Intelligence Unit. That falls in line with the EIU’s finding that Asia recorded the highest improvement in its score out of any region, reports BDnews Bangladesh ranks 88th with an overall score…
Michael Wade, Professor of Innovation and Strategy at IMD Business School and holds the Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation & Jialu Shan, Research associate at Global Centre for Digital Business Transformation at IMD Business School/Channel NewsAsia A made-in-China video sharing platform is dominating the global market with more than half a billion active users…
Hossen Sohel of DOT No one believes that BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront can do anything after they were defeated both in their movement and the election, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader saidyesterday. Quader made the remarks in reply to queries by journalists at the ferry terminal in Louhajang upazila of Munshiganj, reports The Daily…
DOT Desk: Privately-run courier service providers have become popular in the district in recent times as elsewhere in the country following the apparent failure of government-run Postal Department in providing the people with satisfactory services, reports The Daily Observer. The growing popularity of these courier service providers have resulted in losses incurred by the department…
BSS: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday conducted a follow-up drive at Dhaka Central Jail aimed to check corruption and bring discipline there. “If necessary, the Commission will carry out probes into assets of the corrupt elements of the jail,” said ACC director general (admin) Mohammad Munir Chowdhury. The Commission in today’s drive found a comparatively…