UNB: Switzerland has said it looks forward to its continued partnership with Bangladesh and hoped that Bangladesh will support the people’s will to move towards democracy in full respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms. “Switzerland trusts that the new government of Bangladesh will uphold the democratic values it was elected upon and that it…
BSS: Work on a set of infrastructure development projects aimed at increasing the capacity of Mongla Port, the second largest seaport of the country, is likely to begin in the first quarter of this year. Mongla Port Authority sources said a decision to this effect was made in December last while a technical team from…
DOT Desk: The squash cultivators in different areas of the district are optimistic about an abundant yield of the vegetable in this current season, reports The Financial Express. Squash is cultivated at village Char Pallimari, Char Prannath, Char Chatura, Char Rajib, Hasbatkhaon, Gonai Char and some other areas in Kawnia upazila and Mahipur, Char Morneya…
Raj Ahmed of DOT A Noakhali court placed seven suspects on a five-day remand for interrogation in connection with an alleged gang rape of a woman in Subarnachar upazila. Judicial Magistrate Nabanita Guha passed the order yesterday in response to a 7-day remand plea for each by the police. Ibrahim Khalil, Sub Inspector (Investigation) of…
AP: Streaming TV may never again be as simple, or as affordable, as it is now. Disney and WarnerMedia are each launching their own streaming services in 2019 in a challenge to Netflix’s dominance. Netflix viewers will no longer be able to watch hit movies such as “Black Panther” or “Moana,” which will soon reside…
BDnews24: Sheikh Hasina, who has always included representatives from the Awami League’s allied parties in her administration, has not picked any of them as her new cabinet colleagues. The Awami League won a landslide victory in the 11th national parliamentary election and is going to form the government for a third consecutive term. It is…
DOT Desk: Anarchy and indiscipline still continue on roads in the capital and elsewhere in the country, causing frequent accidents and huge loss of lives, reports The Daily Sun. Almost everyday, reckless driving is costing lives on different roads in the country. Road accidents are taking place frequently because of reckless driving, overtaking tendency of…
DOT Desk: The export of furniture is getting a boost as it accounted for $33.72 million during the first six months (July-December) of the current fiscal year (FY19), which is 40.56 per cent higher than that of the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, reports The Financial Express. The export of furniture during the July-December…
DOT Desk: Police will shut down food stalls if price chart is not displayed at Dhaka International Trade Fare (DITF) beginning from January 9 at Sher-e-Banglanagar in the capital, reports The Financial Express. The decision was taken in a meeting on ‘Security and Traffic Management’ of the 24th DITF held at Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)…
Eurek Alert: Fresh food is so attractive to astronauts that they toasted with salad when they were able to cultivate a few lettuce heads on the International Space Station three years ago. In 2021, beans are on the menu to be grown in space, planted in high-tech planters developed at the Norwegian University of Science…