Newsonair: In Pakistan, a special medical board has said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is not completely well and more tests are required before suggesting treatment for him. A medical report released yesterday said that Sharif has vague symptoms of pain in both of his arms. Sharif is presently serving a seven years jail…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT : On Apr 25 of 2016, a group of assailants armed with machetes broke into Xulhaz’s apartment in Dhaka’s Kalabagan and hacked him to death along with Tonoy. Their murders took place amid a series of executions carried out by extremists across the country that year. Xulhaz, a 35-year-old programme…
Reuters: The death toll from the explosion of a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves in central Mexico has risen to 66, the governor of the state of Hidalgo said on Saturday. At a news conference with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Hidalgo Governor Omar Fayad said 76 people had also been injured in Friday…
DOT Desk: Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has stressed that Israelis should not come to Malaysia as the country does not have diplomatic relations with Israel, reports The Daily Star. Dr Mahathir said Malaysia had the right to keep its border closed to certain people, especially from countries the nation feels are doing a lot…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The BNP has paid respects to founder Ziaur Rahman on his 83rd birthday, reports bdnews24.com. Zia was born in Bogura’s Gabtali on Jan 19, 1936. He took control of the government after the assassination of Bangbabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975 and formed the BNP. His wife, Khaleda Zia, took control…
Anadolu Agency: A former leader of Afghanistan’s Mujahedeen on Saturday threw his hat into the ring for April presidential elections in the war-ravaged country. Announcing his candidacy, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of the Hezb-e-Islami party, sharply criticized the current Kabul government and vowed to bring drastic reforms for peace, transparency, and governance. The Afghan political arena…
Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury writes for DOT : In Afghanistan, according to Article 62 of 2004 Constitution, a candidate running for President must meet the following criteria: I. Muslim citizen of Afghanistan, born of Afghan parents; II. He cannot have dual citizenship, a citizen of another country would be disqualified. III. Must be at least…
Raj Ahmed of DOT Sudan’s State Security Prosecution has issued arrest warrants for 38 journalists and activists on charges of “incitement” and spreading “false news”, local media reported. According to broadcaster Sudania 24, the state prosecutor’s office issued the warrants under articles 66, 69 and 77 of the Criminal Code and Article 17 of the…
DOT Desk: The new Internal Credit Risk Rating System (ICRRS) rolled out by Bangladesh Bank will help strengthen the risk management practices of banks and rein in bad loans, expect economists and bankers, reports The Daily Sun. They say the new rating system will help banks review the previous performance of a credit holder automatically…
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