Marilyn Thipthorpe The dream of millions to have millions is one fantabulous fantasy; but for the select few who actually do have millions it’s a different story. Here’s how they roll: • When you buy the Vertu Signature Touch, you will get access to Vertu’s Concierge. This concierge is going to be your very own…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed Before switching over to Rohingya issue we must have a clear understanding on peace & prosperity. Again on which purpose the UN is mandated to international peace? The impact of peace is very wide. Peace and prosperity are the two words which are unlike two sides of a coin. Again peace…
Samiul Bashar Samin There are few things in this world that can put my heart to ease and ironically, a good old horror TV show is sometimes all I need to break away from the horrors in real life: like meeting deadlines or dropping my oreo in milk. I have to admit, I joined the…
Raj Abrar: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has announced that local automobile manufacturers and assemblers will be awarded special facilities in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2018-19 (FY19). “NBR will give the local automobile manufacturers and assemblers special facilities as our main target is to discourage imports of automobiles to create jobs in the…
AP Ever since a fire gutted Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, the question has been: Could what was destroyed be restored? A flicker of hope emerged last week when an emergency mission from the U.N. cultural agency held out the possibility that some objects had survived the Sept. 2 blaze and outlined…
Desk Report: Rabeya Begum, a resident of Gendaria, visited Dhaka South City Corporation many times but she never noticed the city museum (Dhaka Nagar Jadughar) located on the fifth floor of DSCC. Like many others, she went to the DSCC office on Monday last, but she was greatly surprised to know that a museum preserving…
Dr. A B Mirza Azizul Islam, Former Advisor to the Caretaker Government : The budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 cannot be implemented at all. Why cannot it be implemented? In recent history, the growth in the government spending lingered at an annual rate of 14-15%, which comparing to the rate in the FY2017-18, this…
WIO News: Popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg has been booked for allegedly abusing the prestigious Bharat Ratna as a clip featuring his voice went viral on the net. Zubeen, of the song ‘Ya Ali’ fame from the film ‘Gansgter’ was heard in a clip allegedly abusing the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. This, when…
DOT Desk: Former students of Dhaka University’s English department will celebrate their 31st annual reunion on January 25, reports The Daily Star. Graduates, from as far back as 1950s to as recent as last years, are expected to gather at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) for the event starting at 3:30pm. The alumni can register themselves…