Arafat Hasan of DOT The National Economic Council (Ecnec) Executive Committee approved Tk 368.87 crore for the enhancement of the Jatrabari (Mayor Hanif Flyover)–Demra (Sultana Kamal Bridge) highway into a four-lane project, reported BSS. The approval came from the maiden Ecnec meeting of the present government’s term held with Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh…
DOT Desk: Chittagong Customs House will introduce Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS) to expedite the flow of trade as well as check smuggling of contraband goods into the country through the Chittagong Port, reports The Financial Express. The PAPS will come into effect on July 1, 2019. And the present system in which the Import General…
DOT Desk: Indiscri-minate hunting, trapping and selling of local and migratory birds at different upazilas in Sylhet is posing a serious threat to nature and biodiversity, reports The Daily Star. Rampant poaching by professional and amateur hunters gets quite unruly during winter, starting from mid-October to mid-March, all over the division. Moreover, migratory birds from…
Julian Zelizer, CNN Political Analyst/ CNN I ran into a senior Democrat in the US House of Representatives while traveling Thursday night. After introducing myself and telling this member about my work as a political analyst and historian, this person asked me the question that seems to be on almost everyone’s mind: Is it time…
Elcrema: Sometimes men do things without having a clue that it’s annoys the woman in their lives. Women sometimes get tired of men without showing; it just keeps building till they get tired of that relationship. 1. INSINCERITY Every woman hates a man who’s insincere. Insincerity is a major turn off and is a big…
BSS: Rajshahi zone of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (REB) is going to attain the target of 100 percent power supply to all its 30 upazilas by next June. “We have already brought 28 upazilas under the coverage of hundred percent power supply in this zone,” said Enamul Haque, superintending engineer (current-charge) of REB, Rajshahi zone….
DOT Desk: Guests will be able to delve into the delicacies of Pitha with regular buffet dinner at the Latest Recipe, which will start on January 24 and continue till January 31, reports the Dhaka Tribune. Le Méridien Dhaka is going to organize an eight-day long Pitha Festival, according to a press release issued yesterday….
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury/The Economic Times Sheikh Hasina’s unprecedented electoral success that brought her to power for a record fourth time will not only continue to ensure stability along India’s eastern border but also open up a plethora of opportunities for sub-regional partnership, with Bangladesh acting as a bridge between India and Southeast Asia. This, in…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Police’s Cri-minal Inves-tigation Dept. (CID) has arrested former national footballer Kaiser Hamid on Sunday, after an arrest warrant was issued against him on charges of embezzlement of funds, reports Dhaka Tribune. Special Superintendent of CID Abdullah Hel Baki confirmed this to Dhaka Tribune, adding that he was arrested from Elephant Road…
Lt. Gen. (retd.) Mahbubur Rahman speaks to DOT : If the main opposition party Bangladesh National Party (BNP) negotiates with the ruling party for the sake of bailing their chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia from charges, it will be an insult to Ziaur Rahman. Instead of bargaining with the government, BNP should follow strategies of ethics…