DOT Desk: Bus services have been getting more complaints from commuters in Dhaka. During rush hours, bus passengers are charged ‘seating service’ fares, but rarely get seats. Buses still pick up as many people as possible, from as many stops as possible, and even though everyone is charged extra for seats, the majority of commuters…
We are pleased to inform that after the successful arrangement of the live workshop on Fiber Optic Bronchosocopy in Children. The program was enlightened by the Chief Guest: Prof. Dr. Sufia Khatun ; Special Guest: Prof. Dr. Rusul Amin, Prof. Dr.ARM Luthful Kabir, Prof. Dr. Abid Hossain Mollah, Prof. Dr. Shakil Ahmed, Asso. Prof. Dr….
Hossen Sohel of DOT UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday criticised as “too slow” Myanmar’s efforts to allow the return of Rohingya Muslim refugees, describing the lack of progress as a source of “enormous frustration.” More than 720,000 Rohingya are living in camps in Bangladesh after they were driven out of Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state…
Rachel Gilmer, Organiser with and the Co-Director of the Dream Defenders/Aljazeera Now, as support for Trump is waning, leftists need to stop ‘playing-it-safe’ and present a new vision for this country. This week, the White House Council of Economic Advisers doubled its estimate of how much the shutdown – the longest in US history –…
DOT Desk: Putting emphasis on keeping Bangladesh Embassies open for 24 hours, Planning Minister MA Mannan on Saturday (Jan 19) said the embassies officials should be labor-friendly ones. He was addressing a debate competition titled ‘UCB Public Parliament’ arranged by Debate for Democracy at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), reports Banglanews24. “I know that Bangladeshi…
Sky News: Police have p-p-p-picked up a pair of stolen penguins – with a tip-off preventing their disappearance from turning into a “cold case”. Nottinghamshire Police said the two Humboldt penguins were taken from a zoo in November but they were able to recover the South American birds after “putting our beaks in”. After finding…
NYtimes: Donald Trump hungered for applause — the more frequent and louder, the better. He found that campaign rallies were a source of it like none that he had ever savored. He thrilled to the appearance of his name not just in gold letters on tall buildings but also in newspaper headlines and on…
Poulomi Ghosh/Daily O, India From ‘Pappu’ to ‘Param Pujya’, Rahul has actually ridden the arc of the last ten years — and come out on top. Politicians in India are treated like fine wine. There’s lesser value if you are young and vibrant. The more you age, the finer you become. So, unlike the #10yearchallenge…
DOT Desk: An experimental farm of Emu birds set up in Batiaghata in Bangladesh’s south-western district of Khulna is now abuzz with visitors every day. Ashraful Alam Khan, chairman of Bhatiaghata upazila, set up the farm on one bigha of land at Kismat Fultola, aiming to create jobs for youths. Now people from different corners…
DOT Desk: The unauthorised bus stops on roadsides in the capital continue to snarl up traffic in addition to causing sufferings to commuters every day under the very nose of the authorities concerned, reports The Daily Sun. The indiscriminate parking of vehicles therefore deals a blow to the city dwellers on a daily basis while…