Reuters: Greek lawmakers began the final steps on Wednesday toward ratifying an historic accord on a name-change for neighboring Macedonia, as a bitter row rumbled with opponents who say it harms Greece’s national identity. Parliament opened a two-day debate on ratifying the so-called Prespes Agreement, a U.N. mediated deal between Athens and Skopje changing the…
Reuters: The family and friends of an Israeli student who was killed in Australia walked in a funeral procession through the streets of her home town on yesterday. Mourners gathered to witness the body of 21-year-old Aiia Maasarwe being laid to rest in a cemetery in the Arab town of Baqa al-Gharbiyye in northern Israel, a…
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque speaks to DOT Awami League after assuming the office has gained more power and can do whatever it wants. The premier after taking the helm again has got so much power that she can settle the quota issue permanently in just a day. The government takes decision on what it finds…
Hossen Sohel of DOT People from all walks of life have paid their last respects to Ekushey Padak-winning lyricist Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul at Central Shaheed Minar, reports banglanews24.com. Guard of honour was given to the composer and music director Bulbul at Shaheed Minar premises at 11 am yesterday. Different political parties, social and cultural organizations and…
Ambassador Muhammad Zamir writes for DOT The middle of December has seen a robust performance by India’s Congress Party in a few key State elections in India. The Congress ended up winning in the States of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and barely missed a majority in Madhya Pradesh in a neck-and-neck finish. Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
DOT Desk: The Hazari-bagh tannery industry site that had long been subjected to rampant pollution would be regenerated as a modern township with 45 residential high-rises and civic amenities, according to top officials of Dhaka’s development regulator Rajuk, reports The Daily Star. The 65-acre area — now abandoned following relocation of tanneries to Savar and…
BSS: The US top officials have appreciated the Bangladesh new government’s commitment and various initiatives to eliminate corruption, combat terrorism and prevent trafficking in person. The appreciation was made when Bangladesh foreign secretary Shahidul Haque held meetings with some top ranking officials of the US Department of State in Washington DC in the USA on Tuesday,…
DOT Desk: The 17th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum has selected 23 projects for presenting at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 18 to 20 March 2019. Bangladeshi project ‘Belonging’ is the first documentary that has been selected at the forum from Bangladesh, reports The Independent. ‘Belonging’, directed by Abid Hossian Khan, has…
Desk Report: At least nine students of a college were injured as they engaged in a clash with policemen to protest assault of one of their teachers in Mymensingh yesterday reports Banglanews24. Five police members also sustained injuries. Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam College Computer Science teacher Delwar Hossain said an auto-rickshaw hit the college’s English…
Zeba Siddiqui, Ruma Paul; Additional reporting by Serajul Quadir in Dhaka and Gopal Sharma in Kathmandu; Editing by Martin Howell and Alex Richardson/ Reuters A top official at an observer group that monitored Bangladesh’s election, as well as one of its foreign volunteers, have said they regret participating in the process, casting doubt on the…