Prof Abu Ahmed, Stock Market Analyst: The partnership between Dhaka Stock Exchange and a Chinese consortium will not cause any positive output immediately. Many are curious to know why no changes are taking place in the country’s stock market even after the partnership of the Chinese consortium with the DSE. Benefits will not come in…
Ambassador Muhammad Zamir writes for DOT : Winter is looked forward to in our country. It is a season that arrives towards the beginning of December and lasts till the third week of February. It also assumes special importance because of the various festivals and significant occasions that dot its landscape. This winter, like every…
Salma Leena The title is confusing and contradictory. It can be regarded as an oxymoron too. So why do on earth I come up with this seemingly wild idea? Well, I am obliged to explain. As a student of Literature; I happened to go through the works and accomplishments of many famous, talented writers. I…
BSS: The cabinet yesterday approved a proposed agreement with New Delhi enabling the neighbouring country to use Chattogram and Mongla ports for goods movement to and from India. “The weekly cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at her office gave the approval,” Cabinet Secretary Md. Shafiul Alam told a media briefing…
Floaters; Have you ever noticed something swimming in your field of vision? It may look like a tiny worm or a transparent blob, and whenever you try to get a closer look, it disappears, only to reappear as soon as you shift your glance. But don’t go rinsing your eyes! What you are seeing is…
Times of India: Political parties in Pakistan are scrambling to make nominations for the keys posts ahead of the August 15 deadline for the first session of the national and provincial assemblies. Under the Constitution, the first session should be called within 21 days of elections. As the elections were held on July 25, it…
Reported by: Asaduzzaman Shamrat Written by: Eshan Maitra First span of the Padma Bridge project had been successfully completed, on 30 September. The project has reached total 49% construction goal at the expense of 6,066 crores taka. The standing committee member from the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges proudly announced this at their meeting….
DOT Desk Japan will continue to fully support Bangladesh’s development on all fronts so that it can attain the status of a middle-income country by 2021, reports The Daily Sun. Senior Deputy Minister of Japanese Foreign Ministry Kazuyuki Yamazaki said this at the 2nd Bangladesh-Japan Foreign Office Consultation held in Tokyo on Monday. Japan will…
Samiul Bashar Samin According to his lawsuit filed in Florida, Diveroli later wrote a 360-page manuscript titled “Once a Gun Runner,” told his incredible story to Rolling Stone magazine and hooked up with well-connected Hollywood producer Elliott Kahn to sell film rights. Diveroli made Kahn sign a non-disclosure agreement. Together the two got some interest…
WIO News: En route to mountainous Tajikistan’s “roof of the world” lies a hastily-erected memorial to four bike tourists killed in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group late last month. The attack comes as a deep blow to Tajikistan, which has been trying to promote the authoritarian country as a tourism hotspot, simplifying visa…