continues for 5th day NTV Online: The rescue operation for the 20 workers, who went missing after a soil-laden trawler capsized in the Meghna River in Munshiganj on Tuesday, has rolled into the 5th consecutive day as the trawler remains still traceless. Two teams started the rescue operation around 8:00am Saturday and they are trying…
BSS: Speaker of Jatiya Sangshad Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury distributed blankets among 800 cold-stricken poor and distressed people of 15 unions in her constituency- Rangpur-6 (Pirganj). “The speaker distributed the blankets at a function arranged by the Pirganj upazila administration on the upazila parisahd premises.” Earlier, the district administration distributed more 5,000 pieces of blankets…
UNB: At least two people were killed and 15 others suffered injuries after a bus and a truck collided head-on on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Shoshi area of Bijaynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria. The deceased could not be identified yet. Hossain Sarker, officer-in-charge of highway police, said the accident took place when a Sylhet-bound bus of ‘London…
DOT Desk: Dermatologists warn that fairness solutions often come with ingredients that do more harm than good. Kohinoor, the company that houses the legendary Tibet line of creams, was established in 1956, well known for Tibet Snow, their top selling face cream marketed as a “cream for all seasons.” They quickly became a household name…
DOT Desk: Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain is going to Singapore tonight for treatment, reports The Daily Star. Dr Kamal along with his wife Hamida Hossain will leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a flight of Singapore Airlines at 10:30pm, Gonoforum General Secretary Mostafa Mohsin Montu, told The Daily Star this evening. He said…
DOT Desk: New rock band Bangla Five released their debut album “Confusion” yesterday. The album release ceremony held on Selim Al Deen Muktomancha, Jahangirnagar University (JU). Noted rock musician Mac Haque from the band Maqsood O’ Dhaka was present during the launch event. The launching took place as part of the closing ceremony of three-day-long…
DOT Desk: The 14th International Plastic Fair (IPF) -2019, has become a platform to link the country’s plastic manufacturers with distributors. The local plastic manufacturers said that the fair has given them the unique opportunity to see the latest plastic machinery, technologies and raw materials, reports The Financial Express. IPF is jointly organised by the…
Hugo Dixon, Deputy chairman of the People’s Vote, and the editor-in-chief and chairman of InFacts, both advocacy groups supporting a new Brexit referendum/ The Economist The debate over a second Brexit referendum It is time to shed fantasies and consider realities, says Hugo Dixon, the deputy chairman of the People’s Vote THE BREXIT reality of…
Abrar Hussain of DOT BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has stated that the ruling Awami League arranged the victory celebration rally to cover up its ‘moral defeat’ in the December 30 election, reported the Daily Observer. “Awami League itself lost in the 11th national election of December 30. Countrymen have seen how vote…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The total expenditure of the upcoming fifth Upazila Parishad election was estimated at Taka 677 crore which is double that of the expenditure of the fourth, reports banglanews24.com. The government will bear it. “The 5th UP election is financed with Taka 677 allocation. Out of Taka 677, 225 will be spent…