DOT Desk The fundamental business model in readymade garment (RMG) supply chains has not changed since the Rana Plaza building collapse despite improvement in workplace conditions and enhanced transparency level of global buyers, according to a recent report, reports The Financial Express. Bangladesh readymade garment industry still suffers from lack of ‘shared responsibility’ from the…
DOT Desk Most of the patriotic songs of prominent singer Syed Abdul Hadi have been well received by all. Among his songs Shurjodoye Tumi is a timeless masterpiece, reports The daily Star. The song is now 39 years old and on the occasion of Victory Day, a music video of the song has been released….
Samiul Bashar Samin Coffee. The treat that helps the world run at the speed of light. But you know how there was this one dude who always kept on ordering black coffee and you never understood how he could drink something so vile? Well, research now indicates that people who prefer black coffee are more…
A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan, Professor of Television, Film, and Photography, Dhaka University: The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) involving seven South and South East Asian countries has just concluded its 4th summit in Nepal. What can the emerging economies like Bangladesh gain from this multilateral arrangement? In…
BSS: A ten-day National Pitha Festival 2019 began on the premises of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy here with a view to popularize different traditional pithas (cakes). Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud inaugurated the festival while Academy’s Director General Liakat Ali Lucky presided over the ceremony.Shilpakala Academy and Utsab Udjapan Parishad organised the festival which will continue…
Desk Report: As a result of protesting against drug abuse, 50-year-old Mominul Islam has been lamed. He can’t move his left hand and right leg now, reports Daily Star. “But the sad thing is that the people, who put me in this situation, are yet to be arrested,” repents Mominul, a day labourer hailing from…
Sofian Khan: Malaysian law enforcers have detained 15 suspected militants including Bangladeshi accused of plotting separate “lone wolf” attacks on places of worship around Kuala Lumpur. Among them was a Bangladeshi restaurant owner accused of alleged arms smuggling to foreign militants. According to Inspector General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun, Police gathered around the 15 in…
Md. Taqi Yasir Imagine you are in a desolated and a relic city, which is a city of forgotten past, a sort of comatose feeling around and a feeling of terror. In that city, you are experiencing some paranormal activities and you are getting haunted. It came out from research that some of the cities…
Desk Report: Students who took to the streets over the last four days demanding safe roads have started policing delinquent drivers. A midday scene that played out in Dhanmondi yesterday illustrates the vigilant steps by the students who lost two of their fellows to a road crash on Jul 29. A police vehicle was stopped…
Shweta Sengar/ India Times East African country, Rwanda, has officially banned skin lightening and bleaching products. The Rwandan government is now sending officials across the country to enforce the ban. The country is leading a campaign against skin bleaching and substandard cosmetics, particularly products that include hydroquinone. “It is being implemented by the Ministry of…