Desk Report: The United Nations General Assembly has declared 23 September as International Day of Sign Languages. The resolution was initially adopted by consensus during the 48th meeting of the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, 16 November 2017 and officially adopted at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly. The first…
UNB, Dhaka The historic March 7, a memorable day in the history of Bangalees’ long arduous freedom struggle, will be observed on Sunday. On March 7, 1971, Bangalees’ undisputed leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his epoch-making speech of independence before a mammoth rally at the historic Race Course Maidan, now Suhrawardy Udyan, in the…
BSS Apple and the US government are squaring off in an epic legal battle with wide-ranging implications for how technology firms must work with law enforcement. The iPhone maker is being asked to provide “reasonable assistance” to the investigation of the last year’s deadly San Bernardino attacks by disabling security preventing the FBI from accessing…
Dr. Engr. Jnan Ranjan Sil It is undeniable the contribution of the freedom fighting in the independence struggle of Bangladesh .Its core formula is Joy Bangla,Joy Bongobondhu, 16th December, 1971,26 the March ,1971 are our Victory Day & Independence Day respectively, is this independence is only 9 months fighting output? Whether this fighting had been…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to put pressure on Myanmar and Aung San Suu Kyi over the Rohingya crisis. He said tough measures should be taken to put the pressure on Myanmar and Suu Kyi to end atrocities against the Rohingyas, according…
Barrister Al Amin Rahman writes for DOT Bangladesh’s next parliamentary election is tomorrow and before that we must look back & acknowledge that Bangladesh economy has transformed from a low income least developed status to a lower middle income status. On December 12, 2008 our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented us “the charter of change”…
Abrar Hussain: Imp-orted mobile phone handsets will be costlier after Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday proposed a 1 percentage point surcharge increase in his budget speech for fiscal 2018-19 at the parliament. Currently, there are 10% customers’ duty, 15% vat, 2% advance income tax and another 1% surcharge on imported mobile phone handsets, reported The Daily…
Nazrul Islam Mukul, Kushtia The Union Council polls of 11 Unions of Mirpur Upazila, Kushtia has ended in chaos. Ballot boxes were ransacked, voting centers were taken over and ballot papers were marked in front of public eyes. The candidates nominated by BNP, JSD and other political parties made complaints to the Presiding Officer, but…
Hossen Sohel of DOT: Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury yesterday asked all government staff and officials of the land offices to submit their wealth statements by February 28, reports The Daily Star. “All staff and officials of land offices from union parishad to the Land Ministry must have to submit their wealth statements by this timeframe,”…
Eurek Alert: Using a manmade version of a human antibody to directly deliver a drug that inhibits a powerful driver of inflammation, can reverse a disease course that often leads to kidney failure and dialysis, investigators report. They have additionally found that it’s the powerhouses of kidney cells, called mitochondria, that are particularly impacted by…