Mango trading now on final stage in Rajshahi, Chapainawabgonj
Desk Report: Mango trading in Rajshahi and Chapainawabgonj districts is now on the final stage amid last moment’s exorbitant price of the tasty and delicious seasonal fruit after more than two and half months long brisk business. Excepting a few places like Seroil Bus Termnal and Shaheb Bazar areas, most of the businessmen including the…
Deal inked to hire consultants for Padma Bridge component
UNB, Dhaka The Bridges Division on Wednesday signed an agreement with a British firm to appoint consultants for the management support consultancy service of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project. Padma Bridge project director Shafiqul Islam and Vardaman Jones, director of High Point Rendel, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides at the Setu…
Iran Guards say they killed 10 militants near Iraq border
Reuters: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday they had killed ten militants overnight in a security operation conducted in the northwest of the country near the border with Iraq, the official news agency IRNA reported. “A well-equipped terrorist group … intending to infiltrate the country from the border area of Oshnavieh to foment insecurity and…
Chanchal going to Nepal for Eid shoots
DOT Desk: Popular actor Chanchal Chowdhury will be leaving for Nepal in the first week of February to film four Eid tele-fictions that are all directed by Shokal Ahmed and scripted by Brindabon Das. The actor will be staying in Nepal for two weeks, reports The Daily Star. “I liked the stories and characters of…
Evening flights on Dhaka-Sylhet route
Desk Report: US-Bangla Airlines started operating regular evening flights on the Dhaka-Sylhet route.The airline will operate five flights a week except for Saturdays and Tuesdays, Kamrul Islam, general manager for marketing support of the carrier, said, reports The daily Asain Age. The flight will depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:40pm and will arrive…
592 die on duty in 2018: Study
DOT Desk: At least 592 employees died in 484 workplace accidents across the country in 2018, according to a report launched, reports The Financial Express. The highest number of deaths-31 per cent or 184 — was recorded on construction sites followed by 29 per cent or 170 in the transport sector. The report revealed that…
Ogyan party men strike cop in Dhamrai, loot Tk 2.5 lakh
Desk Report: Ogyan party members allegedly took away Tk 2.5 lakh from a police constable after making him unconscious in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka, reports Daily Asian Age. Abdul Alim, sub-inspector of Dhamrai Police Station, said Moinul Islam who is posted at Savar Model Police Station, was returning home by a bus after withdrawing Tk…
Bangladesh flower market reaches Tk 12b
DOT Desk Bangladesh flower market has reached Tk 12 billion (142.86 million US dollars), according to the Bangladesh Flower Society, reports The Financial Express. Abdur Rahim, President of the Bangladesh Flower Society, said that about 3.0 million people are directly and indirectly involved in the Tk 12 billion sector. About 20,000 people are directly engaged…
Bangladesh is not a country for people like Shah Ahmad Shafi
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT : Hifazat-e-Islam Amir Shah Ahmad Shafi has expressed that girls should not be sent to school and college. In response, Sultana Kamal said that what is said by Amir Ahmed Shafi of Hefazat-e-Islami is totally anti-constitutional and the government’s commitment to empowering women. Now the government should deal with this…