Reuters: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Saturday to provide nearly $300 million in new security funding for Southeast Asia, as China forges ahead with plans to bolster its engagement in the region. Pompeo unveiled the figure to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers from the 10-member Association of…
NY Times: The leader of the United Nations said that he had picked Michelle Bachelet, a prominent women’s rights advocate and the first woman to serve as Chile’s president, to be the organization’s next top human rights official. The announcement by Secretary General António Guterres ended the uncertainty over who would replace Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein,…
DOT Desk The crisis management committee for the readymade garments (RMG) sector on Saturday urged workers to return to their workplaces on December 17 giving them assurance of resolving the anomalies, if there is any, in the new wages structure the government had announced recently, reports The Daily Observer. The appeal was made at an…
DOT Desk In spite of the animated ambience prevailing among both the country’s winter vegetable farmers and consumers, a grey zone peeps through the scene, reports The Financial Express. It comes in the form of negligible profit, in worse cases losses, afflicting a large section of growers due to low price offered by the market…
Marilyn Thipthorpe 1. You’re Selectively Social: You definitely don’t mind hanging out with a group of people, even large groups, but you can only take so much of it. You find yourself selectively scheduling when you go to social events because you’d prefer to spread them out whenever possible. 2. You Have A Small Friend…
Desk Report: Bangladesh would seek US investment in the country’s proposed Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the fourth TICFA meeting to be held in Washington on September 13, officials said, reports Financial Express. Investment opportunities, market access for locally made products, customs and supplementary duty structure, labour issues and implementation of trade facilitation agreement will…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP’s decision not to join the Gono Bhaban tea party at the invitation of the prime minister has exposed the party’s old negative political attitude. Speaking at a press conference at the party chief’s Dhanmondi office, he said the leaders of Jatiya Oikya…
DOT Desk A card has been launched recently for the Bangladeshis to get better facilities in India at renowned hospitals and clinics, accommodation at hotels and guesthouses, reports The Independent . They informed that the Bangladeshis will be able to enjoy different facilities including 10 to 20 per cent discount in medication at some 70…
Desk Report: Passengers were in rush at Gudaraghat, adjacent to Gulshan spot of Hatirjheel lake, to commute by water taxi after purchasing tickets. They, however, were returning as there was a signboard there saying: Hatirjheel water taxi service has been suspended till October 4, reports Daily Asian Age. It was known from the ticket counter…