Prof. Syed Anwar Husain speaks to DOT : Dhaka University authorities must be more vigilant to ensure a fair and transparent DUCSU election. Even a minor discrepancy could spell disaster. Therefore, the authorities must ensure a transparent electoral atmosphere through caution and diligence in order to prevent any disruption. Otherwise, the election would be in…
Arafat Hassan: Naogaon journalists formed a human chain in front of district Press Club yesterday, demanding arrest and exemplary punishment of the murderers of journalist Suborna. Press Club president Kayes Uddin led the chain where Ananda TV correspondent Kazi Kamal Hossain, press club general secretary Mir Mosharraf Hossain Jewel, senior vice-president Shafiqul Islam Khokon, joint…
Monirul Alam of DOT The prime challenge of Bangladesh Bank’s monetary policy is to increase credit flow to the private sector during the remaining periods of current financial year (FY), from January to June 2019, insiders observed yesterday. This challenge emerged out of the sluggish credit growth to private sector — 5.65 percent of six…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Amid rising political tension with Japan, South Korea has step up efforts to share with the world its experience of their neighbor’s wartime atrocities, including sexual violence against its women, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told Reuters. Kang said South Korea was seeking to host an international conference on sexual violence in…
Sayeed Muhammad: Dhaka Clean-up Campaign, a cleanliness programme organised by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in Dhaka on April 13 this year, has ended up being named in Guinness Book of World Records as the largest clean-up campaign. DSCC Public Relations Officer Zakir Hossain confirmed the development, saying authorities of the Guinness Book of World…
UNB, Dhaka Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq, father of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan, has said it is the responsibility of the government to hold the trial of the killers of his son in the interest of establishing the rule of law in the country. “So far as I know there has been no progress in…
Reuters: Five Kenyan soldiers were killed and 10 wounded on Wednesday when their car ran over a homemade bomb in northern Kenya, the military said. A Kenya Defence Forces statement did not say who it believed was responsible for the attack in coastal Lamu County although it referenced “lurking terror elements” in the region. On…
Desk Report The overnight hostage crisis at a café in Dhaka ended after around 13 hours on Saturday morning after an operation by Joint forces of Police, RAB, Border Guards and Armed Force commandos. 13 hostages were rescued including 3 foreign nationals. The crisis begins around 8:45pm on Friday at the Holey Artisan Bakery and…
Abrar Hussain of DOT The World Health Organization published a report yesterday revealing that one person dies from road-related accidents every 24 seconds, with a total of 1.35 million traffic deaths around the world each year. Demanding global action, the organization added that the number of fatalities annually has swelled by around 100,000 in just three…
We know Malala Yousafzai and she came to the famous The Ellen Show for an episode. Here is some of the conversation between Ellen and Malala Ellen: you were shot in the face at 15 years of age and you hold no anger towards the man, who shot you, how is that possible? Malala: I…