DOT Desk: Classified loans in the agriculture sector increased slightly in the five months to November, notwithstanding close monitoring by the central bank, official said, reports The Financial Express. The amount of non-performing loans (NPLs) lent out to farmers rose by more than 2.0 per cent or Tk 1.08 billion to Tk 51.70 billion during…
DOT Desk: The industries ministry has requested National Board of Revenue to formulate an investment-friendly tax policy for the automobile industry having the potential for growth to encourage domestic production and assembling of motor cars in the country, reports The New Age. In a letter to NBR chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, the ministry on…
DOT Desk: The textbook festival will be celebrated across the country on Tuesday, marking the distribution of free textbooks among the students of schools and madrasa, reports The Financial Express. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will distribute books from Azimpur Government Girls’ School and College field around 9:30am, said senior information officer Arfazur Rahman of…
Monirul Alam of DOT : Incumbent Prime Minister Shekh Hasina has obtained initial legitimacy to formulate new government for the next five-year regime, for the third consecutive tenures since 2008, as her party Awami League (AL) awarded absolute majority in the 11th Parliamentary polls held on Sunday. According to unofficial announcement, AL alone registered victory…
The Guardian, UK: Theresa Virtuoso is more than used to digging up tombs. But when the archaeologist found the skeleton of a man who died while trying to escape the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79, she couldn’t help but think about his final moments. “At that moment, it wasn’t only about doing a…
Wionews: The popularity rating of South Korean President closed 2018 at its worst, amid an economic slowdown in the country and an alleged case of spying on civilians by a former official in the presidential office, a report said on Monday. Support for Moon Jae-in stood at 45.9 per cent, according to the survey conducted…
Dr. Foqan Uddin Ahmed writes for DOT : Migration is a significant feature of globalization. During the decade, international migration of labor increased tremendously. It has become an important source of employment and also plays a vital role in reducing poverty in Bangladesh. Labor migration has become an important factor for Bangladesh in respect to…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : A plane with 30 Russian children, who had been kept in a Baghdad prison together with their Islamic State (IS)-linked mothers, landed in Moscow. Some of the children are as young as three years old, reports RT news. Flying from Baghdad to Moscow were 16 girls and 14 boys, who…
Arab News: Patrick Shanahan, who on Tuesday becomes the acting US secretary of defense, takes the helm of America’s massive military machine at a critical time. Shanahan is moving up from his position as deputy defense secretary to the top spot following the resignation of Jim Mattis, who quit over long-running — and ultimately irreconcilable…
Wionews: A latest video released to Turkish media adds new development in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The video shows a group of men arrive at Saudi consul-general’s residence in Istanbul. In the video, one of the members of Saudi hit team can be seen carrying bags, Turkish media speculate the bag to…