Prof Apu Ukil speaks to DOT : People rejected BNP in the 11th parliamentary polls. The world has seen that BNP suffered a crushing defeat. That’s why BNP is now afraid of taking part in the upazila council and Dhaka North City Corporation elections. BNP’s conspiracy was foiled as the 11th parliamentary elections were held…
Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury writes for DOT : In order to transform Dhaka into a smart city we need to start a conversation around the following issues between not only the experts and government officials but also be inclusive enough to accommodate and address the voices and concerns of people and stakeholders from all walks…
The Guardian, UK: Scott Morrison has said 26 January 1788 was “pretty miserable” for his ancestor, in a speech defending the celebration of Australia Day, while tens of thousands of people joined Invasion Day marches around the country calling for the public holiday to be abolished. Morrison told a citizenship ceremony in Canberra that his…
AFP: Prolific French composer Michel Legrand, who won three Oscars and five Grammys during a career spanning more than half a century, died Saturday (Jan 26) aged 86, his spokesman said. Legrand lived in a musical whirlwind, with the same appetite for popular music to jazz, from conducting to film. “Since I was a child,…
Channelnewsasia: Germany should stop using coal for electricity production by 2038, a government-appointed commission said Saturday, laying out an €80-billion roadmap to phase out the polluting fuel. The commission agreed to the deadline after months of bitter wrangling as pressure mounts on Europe’s top economy to step up its commitment to battling climate change. The…
AFP: Rescuers worked overnight into Saturday searching for around 300 people missing after a dam collapse at a mine in southeast Brazil killed at least nine, but the local governor said “odds are minimal” that they would be found alive. Seven bodies were recovered Friday hours after the disaster, which saw a torrent of mud…
Arafat Hasan of DOT BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has described Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s call for national unity as ‘all talk’ and revealed that it will “not take it into consideration.” In her speech to the nation on Friday, Hasina had called for the nation to unite in order to help transform…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited Jatiya Oikya Front, an alliance of BNP and several other parties, for a tea party at Gono Bhaban, her official residence, on February 2. Sheikh Hasina, also president of the ruling Awami League, invited the Okiyafront leaders to take tea with her at Gono Bhaban…
Dr. Badiul Alam Majumder speaks to DOT : The by-election to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will be held on February 28. The nomination forms will be scrutinized on February 2, while the candidates will have till February 9 to withdraw candidacy. The Upazila Parishad Election will also be held across the country in…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, announced yesterday that the government would soon implement the ninth wage board for journalists. After holding a meeting of the cabinet committee for wage board implementation with the leaders of the Newspaper Owners Association at conference room of information ministry, Quader told reporters that government…