BDNews24: Start of operations of the centres at Thakurgaon and Bogura will begin on Jan 6 while Cumilla, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria and Satkhira centres will open from Jan 12. “These new IVACs are being opened to further serve the needs and facilitate access of Indian visas to Bangladesh nationals, residing in far-flung and remote areas of…
DOT Desk: An early sprouting of mango buds in some trees in Bamlail village under Godagari upazila has created commotion among the locals, reports The Financial Express. It is learnt, Alam Sheikh owns some 60 mango trees of different species in his orchard. He noticed some untimely sprouting of mango buds on 10 of those…
Shira Ovide/Bloomberg The company has reached the end of its denial phase. The optimistic narrative about Apple Inc.’s iPhone business is falling apart in front of our eyes.The company on Wednesday stunningly slashed its own revenue forecast for its first fiscal quarter that ended in December. Apple led by blaming a slowing economy in China…
Deborah Lehr, Founder and chair of the Antiquities Coalition/Gulf News Al Qaida militants and Al Houthi rebels are selling off stolen antiquities in US Among the many tragedies taking place in the nearly four-year conflict in Yemen — including the thousands of lives lost, the impoverishment to near-starvation of its people and the ruin of…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Local software company ITmedicus has brought a patient-focused app named ‘Patient Aid’. Bringing in 3 years of experience in medical app development it has made the Patient Aid. It gives solutions that allow systematic care and all kind of information that a Patient need. With this app, patient can get information…
DOT Desk: At least 592 employees died in 484 workplace accidents across the country in 2018, according to a report launched, reports The Financial Express. The highest number of deaths-31 per cent or 184 — was recorded on construction sites followed by 29 per cent or 170 in the transport sector. The report revealed that…
DOT Desk: Joya Ahsan would feature in the first film of 2019, reports The Daily Observer. The film however would not be a homemade one. It is an Indian-Bangla film named “Bisharjan”. The film directed by Kaushik Ganguly was released in India in 2017. For the film Joya bagged Filmfare and Zee Cine Awards in…
BDNews24: Ride-hailing services have brought relief to the Dhaka dwellers from sufferings due to the arbitrariness of autorickshaw drivers, but different types of complaints, including sexual harassment, have continued to pile up on the rideshare firms. The allegations against the service providers include rides on contract beyond the mobile phone apps, refusal to go to…
Images: Aamir Khan just announced his next film and it’s not the kind of project you expect. Releasing on January 26, 2019, the film titled Robahu Roshni will be screened on TV instead of the cinemas. In a video on Twitter, he clarifies that this film is not another episode of his social issue reality…
UNB: A court here on Thursday granted bail until January 14 to Hedait Hossain Mollah, Khulna correspondent of Dhaka Tribune and online portal Bangla Tribune, in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for running a report on the election results of Khunla-1 constituency reportedly with false information. District and Session’s Judge Mashiur Rahman Chowdhury…