DOT Desk: Triple-cropped land areas have almost doubled in the country in the last 17 years, signifying a vibrant agricultural production scenario, reports The Financial Express. Entry of the private sector in developing and selling various hybrid seeds has largely contributed to the rise in share of such lands, said experts. Triple-cropped farms means lands…
UNB: A move is underway to install pre-paid metres for electricity consumers in Cumilla and Mymensigh regions as part of the government’s plan to gradually replace all the post-paid electricity metres. According to official sources at the Power Division, state-owned Power Development Board (PDB), which is responsible for power distribution system in Cumilla and Mymensingh…
DOT Desk: The house of a journalist at Narsingshar village under Natai Dakkhin union in Sadar upazila was ravaged for two consecutive times allegedly by the local union parishad (UP) chairman and his men over previous enmity, reports The Daily Star. The goons first attacked the house of journalist Shamim-un-Bashir on Sunday evening and then…
BSS: Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) today distributed 500 blankets among cold-hit poor and distressed people at a ceremony on RCCI Public School and College ground here. The RCCI with the assistance of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) distributed the blankets among the cold-stricken people to mitigate their sufferings under their…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Around 900 metres of the much-hyped Padma Bridge is visible now following the installation of another span named F-6 on the pillars no 36 and 37 yesterday, reports The Financial Express. The 150 metre span, weighing 3,140 tones, was installed at Jajira point around 10:00 am. This is the sixth span of…
Monirul Alam of DOT The prime challenge of Bangladesh Bank’s monetary policy is to increase credit flow to the private sector during the remaining periods of current financial year (FY), from January to June 2019, insiders observed yesterday. This challenge emerged out of the sluggish credit growth to private sector — 5.65 percent of six…
Maj Gen (retd) Abdur Rashid speaks to DOT There is no international pressure behind the influx of Rohingyas from India. Pressure is on to take back the Rohingyas from Bangladesh. The international pressure has grown even more. In recent times, some Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from India. There are some 40,000 Rohingyas in…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed writes for DOT All present there are 80 prison cells in Bangladesh. Among them, there are 4 central jails, 30 district prisons, 27 sub-jails and 16 thana jails. About fifty thousand prisoners are accommodated in these jails but in reality the number is over one lac. All prisoners are not guilty…
Afsan Chowdhury speaks to DOT National Oikyafront will survive if it joins Parliament, but will disintegrate if it chooses not to. National Oikyafront was made up of several opposition parties. If these all decide to join parliament, they’ll remain united even outside the House. If they choose not to, it’ll be impossible for them to…
Arafat Hasan of DOT : The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the Dhaka North City Corporation by-polls, reported The Daily Star. After a meeting at the Nirbachan Bhaban yesterday evening, Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed announced that the election schedule will commence from February 28. Elections to the councilor posts in the…