PM for national unity, vows to wipe out corruption

    Sayeed Muhammad of DOT :  Laying emphasis on a national unity forgetting all the differences to take the country forward, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said her government will eliminate corruption from the country. “Now, we need a national unity; we’ve to move forward unitedly forgetting our differences. The link of our unity will…

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      The Covington controversy proves social media is cancerous

      John Podhoretz/ New York Post Can social media be saved? We had better hope so. Over the past week, we have seen a virtual lynch mob hunt a group of high schoolers ­almost exclusively on the basis of truncated viral footage — and there has actually been an ongoing argument about whether what has happened…

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        Cyber safety for adolescent girls

        Fayazuddin Ahmad writes for DOT :  Adolescence is already a confusing period for young people. Quick modernization, change of values due to urban and global influence may make this confusion more complex for rural and traditional youths. The widespread propagation of virtual socialization using cellphone, digital footprint and social media escalates the dynamics. These quick…

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          Women in the Islamic Republic are second-class citizens

          Azadeh Karimi & Elahe Boghrat/Kayhan Life The Iranian media have reported on the suspicious death of Zahra Navidpour, a 28-year-old woman whose body was discovered on January 6 at her mother’s home in the northwestern province of East Azerbaijan. Ms. Navidpour had filed a criminal complaint against Salman Khodadadi, an influential 56-year-old Majlis (Iranian Parliament)…

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            Party-based politics petering out

            Afsan Chowdhury speaks to DOT :  The country’s political arena is tapering off and politics has now become confined to a single party. Awami League has won the just-concluded 11th parliamentary elections by a landslide. People have shrunk the political sphere through casting votes for a party. Therefore, the country’s politics has become confined to…

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              Transforming Dhaka into a smart city- I

              Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury writes for DOT :  What is a Smart City? A Smart City is an urban development that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs by incorporating information and communication technologies (ICT) to enhance the quality and performance of urban services…

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                Assam citizenship bill: Anti-migrant protests rock NE India

                Abrar Hussain of DOT Violent protests are continuing in India’s north-eastern states over a proposed amendment to the country’s citizenship law. The protests have been particularly vocal in the state of Assam, which recently saw four million residents left off a citizens’ register. The bill attempts to grant citizenship to immigrants who are not Muslim….

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                  Priyanka Gandhi’s appointment shows Rahul can’t handle things alone: Sumitra Mahajan

                  Huffington Post: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said Priyanka GandhiVadra’s entry into politics shows that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi cannot handle politics alone and needs his sisters’ help. The veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader representing Indore in the lower house of parliament since 1989 further said that talented people must be given an opportunity…

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                    BNP deciding not to contest next elections right

                    Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury speaks to DOT It is the right choice of BNP that it decided not to participate in the next elections to be held under the current government. The elections include the by-polls of Dhaka North City Corporation.BNP-led Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain went abroad for medical purposes. His return will…

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