UNB: Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Domdomia of Teknaf upazila early Monday. The deceased were identified as Sabbir Hossain, 25, son of Md Ibrahim Sheikh, hailing from Chitalmari upazila in Bagerhat district and Hafizur Rahman, 35, son of Md Abdul Matin of…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Sheikh Hasina for the fourth time took oath as prime minister of Bangladesh yesterday, which is her third on the trot since 2009, reports The Daily Star. After the development, the new ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers— all from the ruling Awami League– were also sworn-in to the cabinet…
The Guardian: An 18-year-old woman detained in Thailand after fleeing her family in Saudi Arabia and renouncing Islam will not be sent back to the Middle East against her wishes, Thai officials have said. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun barricaded herself inside a transit zone hotel room in Bangkok airport to prevent immigration officials putting her on…
Reuters: China has lodged “stern representations” with the United States over a US navy vessel sailing near disputed islands in the South China Sea, its foreign ministry said yesterday as US officials joined talks in Beijing during a truce in a bitter trade war. Pacific Fleet spokeswoman Rachel McMarr said in an emailed statement that…
Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury of DOT : History: The First 100 Days agenda of a new government as we know it now was introduced by USA President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) when he took office in 1933. In his first 100 days he passed 15 legislations that made up his famous New Deal. FDR took…
Hindustan Times: China has firmed up an outline to sinicise Islam by 2022 in an effort to redefine the practice of the religion and align the beliefs of Muslims with the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) policies and traditional Chinese culture. The five-year plan (2018-2022) was discussed and agreed upon by eight Islamic associations and…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Small screen actress Tarin Jahan said most of the people linked to the country’s cultural arena love the prime minister, something she secured through hard work. Tarin, also a model, was speaking a TV talk show of late, saying, “We have always been witnessing that the premier loves, respects and…
Abrar Hussain of DOT : Newly-appointed Foreign Minister Dr. Abdulkalam Abdul Momen has stated that he would focus on economic diplomacy for realizing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s vision to upgrade Bangladesh to higher middle income country by 2021 and achieve sustainable development goals by 2030. “My main focus will be enhancing economic diplomacy to implement and…
Rahat Islam of DOT : Myanmar has called on its military to “launch operations” against ethnic Rakhine rebels behind a deadly attack on four police stations last week, a government spokesman said yesterday, as a surge of violence grips the restive western state. “The president’s office has already instructed the Tatmadaw (the army) to launch…
Prof Dr Kamrul Hasan Khan speaks to DOT : There is no question over the cabinet as Sheikh Hasina has formed it. Time has not come yet to judge the persons securing berths in the cabinet. Ministerial post cannot be an identity. A person’s work is the real identity. Persons securing cabinet berths should fulfill…