Prof. Nazrul Islam, Former Chairman, UGC: To make people obey traffic laws, efforts should be underway throughout the whole year, not just one week. The effort should be constant. The current situation of road transport is due to years of indiscipline, corruption and anarchy. These problems cannot be solved in a mere week or even…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The World Bank said the move, coinciding with a UN climate summit meeting of some 200 nations in Poland, represented a “significantly ramped up ambition” to tackle climate change, “sending an important signal to the wider global community to do the same”, reports Daily Maverick. Developed countries are committed to lifting…
Reporter by: Biplab Biswash Written by: Eshan Maitra A prime suspect of the Holey Artisan Attack, Terrorist Sohel Mahfuz aka Nasirullah has spilled out some intriguing information in the interrogation by Bangladesh Counterterrorism Unit. He was receiving funding and arms supply from Terrorist Musa, for the HA Attack. They had regular meetings at Malda-Murshidabad…
Desk Report: A health company is claiming it was hacked after a job applicant received a rejection letter saying that candidates with ‘ghetto’ names would not be considered for a post. Mantality Health, in Missouri, sent the email to Hermeisha Robinson stating: “Thank you for your interest. Unfortunately, we do not consider candidates that have…
DOT Desk Bogura’s Kahalu upazila chairman and Jamaat leader Mawlana Tayeb Ali and five leaders and activists were sent to jail on Wednesday in a case filed under the Special Powers Act. District and Sessions Judge Naresh Chandra Sarkar passed the order rejecting their bail prayers, reports The Observer. On October 3, cocktails were exploded…
Kabir Humayun: The workers of a readymade garment factory yesterday blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Maleker Bari for realising their salaries and other dues. The agitated workers of ‘Newtex Factory’ also protested the incident of falling ill of some their fellow workers after drinking contaminated water in the factory on Saturday evening. Witnesses said workers from…
NDTV This turtle has the coolest ride in town – at least until he heals fully. An injured wild Eastern box turtle recently discovered by a Maryland zoo employee has now been fitted with a tiny customised wheelchair made of Legos. According to Maryland Zoo, the turtle was found with a severely fractured shell. “It…
Advocate Mohammad Rayhan Uddin, Supreme Court of Bangladesh & Judges’ Court, Chittagong JUDICIARY is considered to be a neutral organ of a society. It is vested with the task of dispensation of justice according to law. People resort to the judiciary to get legal and equitable remedy to redress their grievances. But a doubt is…
Kabir Humayun: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday left Dhaka for New York City at the invitation of UN Secretary General António Guterres. Party sources said the Emirates Airlines flight carrying Fakhrul accompanied by BNP executive committee member Tabith Awal took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2am. Contacted, Shairul Kabir Khan,…
Khaled Olomi/Seven Billion Today So the news has just broke that Russia is delivering new anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, after its plane was shot down last week. Apparently Syrian forces shot down the Russian aircraft as a mistake, as it happened during an Israeli air strike. There is really nothing we can do now, this…