AP, Cairo Nearly three years into a crackdown overseen by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, allegations of human rights abuses including killings, torture and secret detentions are starting to bring an international backlash from the Egyptian leader’s allies. In the past month, Egypt was rebuked over its human rights record by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry,…
Julian Francish as worked for many years in Bangladesh with poverty alleviation programmes and disability related programmes/BDnews24 My elder brother, James, who was born in 1943 with a genetic chromosomal abnormality, Down’s Syndrome, and who had a severe learning disability, died in 1999 in the UK as a result of negligence. He died of bronchial…
DOT Desk: Rafiath Rashid Mithila stars in well known director Partha Sen’s short film, ‘Mukhomukhi’, opposite Kolkata actor Gaurav Chakraborty. The short film, which was released recently, revolves around a Bangladeshi filmmaker who travels to Kolkata for professional purposes and ends up befriending a man, reports The Daily Star. Mithila, who has proven herself with…
Myisha Nawar 1. Bart’s name is an anagram of Brat. His full name is Bartholomew Jojo Simpson. 2. All characters have 4 fingers on each hand, except for one with five: God. 3. In 1989, it took Danny Elfman just two days to compose the show’s famous theme tune. 4. Krusty the Clown was originally…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Bir Pratik Taramon Bibi, known for her courageous role in the Liberation War, has died at the age of 62 in Kurigram, reports bdnews24.com and BSS. The Bir Pratik will be laid to rest with state honours at the Kacharipara Taltala graveyard on Saturday afternoon, Kurigram Deputy Commissioner Sultana Parveen said….
Samiul Bashar Samin I need to earn a salary. I am doing what I can to make a living, but hoping to do what I would like to do,” the writer and director says. Charlie Kaufman said Friday that making independent films in the U.S. has been getting more and more difficult for him. The…
Arafat Hasan: Police reportedly released 37 students who were detained during student protests on Monday, reports The Daily Star. These protesters were being kept at Tejgaon Industrial Police Station and were later released into the custody of their parents yesterday. Bangla daily Prothom Alo reported that the students were not sued.
Barrister Al Amin Rahman, Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme Court : The Government of Bangladesh extends magnanimous treatment and environment towards foreign investors under its relaxed legal policy framework and principle of compliance with international norms and principles. Globally, foreign investors tend to invest in a place where there is an assurance of making profits. Businesses throughout…
Nazrul Islam Mukul, Kushtia “Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and Neurodiversity”- with this view, World Autism Awareness Day was observed in Kushtia. A colorific procession set out from Kushtia city fire service on this occasion on Saturday at 10:30. The procession led by additional district commissioner Md. Mujib-Ul Ferdous, district police super Pralay Chisim…
Samiul Bashar Samin Love hurts”—as the saying goes—and a certain degree of pain and difficulty in intimate relationships is unavoidable. Sometimes it may even be beneficial, since, as it is often argued, some types (and amounts) of suffering can lead to personal growth, self-discovery, and a range of other essential components of a life well…