BSS: Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Kazi M Aminul Islam yerterday said a separate Economic Zone can be set up for manufacturing halal products. He made this comment while speaking at seminar, titled ‘Halal Certification Standards and Challenges: Opportunities for Bangladesh Market’ organised by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) in…
DOT Desk: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said it busted an international drug racket by arresting five peddlers, including three women, in Dhaka. RAB legal and media wing director Mufti Mahmud Khan told reporters that the accused were arrested during different raids in the city’s Airport police station area, reports The Independent. The arrestees were…
CNN The next generation of electric cars could charge their batteries in the time it takes to fill up at a gas station. A group of companies including Germany’s BMW (BMWYY), Porsche and Siemens (SIEGY) say they have developed technology that could help make super-fast charging a reality. They unveiled on Thursday a 450 kW…
DOT Desk: Based on the 1952 Language Movement, the film Phagun Hawa is set to release on February 8, under the banner of Impress Telefilm Limited. The film is adapted from a story named Bou Kotha Kou, written by Tito Rahman. Directed by Tauquir Ahmed, the film was shot in Paikgachha Upazila of Khulna, reports…
DOT Desk The Information Ministry is all set to launch a media centre at Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in Dhaka city to provide election related information from December 29-31, reports The Daily Star. State Minister for Information Tarana Halim came up with the announcement at her secretariat office yesterday. The media centre will remain open for…
DOT Desk At least five leaders of the quota reform movement were injured during an onslaught on their demonstration on Dhaka University campus yesterday, reports The Daily Star. Bangladesh Chhatra League activists pounced on them before a scheduled human chain near TSC around 3:00pm. The injured — Bin Yeamin Mollah, Tarek Rahman, Ahmed Kabir, Jashim…
Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam, Professor, Dept. of English, University of Dhaka: Any developed country needs skilled manpower since it is not possible to ensure sustainable development without skilled workforce. We hire managers from abroad, who take away $5 billion from us every year, mostly from the pharmaceutical and RMG sectors. The skilled manager is who…
M Humayun Kabir: An eco-friendly smart auto-rickshaw has drawn great attention of commuters in the capital city of Dhaka. In the smart auto-rickshaw, there are WiFi, a filtered-water system, calculator, two fans, a car TV loaded with classic Indian and Bangladeshi movies, a fire extinguisher, and much more, reports The Daily Star. Apart from these,…
Syed Nasir Ershad French presidential front-runner Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday rejected accusations he was resting on his laurels after winning the first round of the election, insisting nothing’s won yet in the race against the far right’s Marine Le Pen. The 39-year-old centrist said his victory in Sunday’s first round of voting was…
Reuters: Moldovan President Igor Dodon was involved in a car crash on Sunday but was not seriously hurt, Russian news agency RIA cited his aide Maxim Lebedinsky as saying. Dodon “feels good, he did not need medical help”, Lebedinsky said. Earlier Russian news agencies had reported Dodon had been taken to hospital on Sunday after…