Former Thai PM dies at 83
AP, Bangkok Banharn Silpa-archa, a provincial political powerbroker who served a scandal-ridden 16 months as Thailand’s prime minister in 1995-96, has died at age 83. His death early Saturday morning was announced by Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital, where he was admitted Thursday after an asthma attack. Banharn was considered a master of pork barrel politics, making…
An icy forecast for ringed seal populations
Eurek Alert: Arctic sea ice is now declining at a rate of 12.8 percent per decade – 2012 had the lowest amount of summer ice on record. The drastic change has numerous implications for Arctic ecosystems, from increased shipping – the first commercial container ship crossed the Arctic Ocean in fall 2018 – to changing…
UAE keen to invest more in Bangladesh
Desk Report The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed its interest to invest more in Bangladesh, considering the potential economic opportunities in the south Asian country. Both the countries discussed the issue at a bilateral meeting on the margins of the ongoing 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)in New York on Friday….
Killing of Intellectuals
Dr. M A Hasan writes for DOT The most barbarous and shameful chapter of the genocide in Bangladesh took place toward the end of the war. The main designer of the killing of intellectuals was Major General Rao Farman Ali and a few top brass of Pakistan army, including General Rahim, Brigd. Bashir, Brigd. Aslam,…
Bumper crop of tomatoes in Rajbari brings prosperity to farmers
DOT Desk: Cultivating high quality tomatoes—using advanced techniques on the land near the Padma River—in Rajbari, has allowed local farmers to prosper. Free of preservatives, Rajbari’s tomatoes are supplied to Dhaka and different districts; after fulfilling local demand, reports Dhaka Tribune. According to the Rajbari Agricultural Expansion office, this year, 834 hectares of farmlands in…
Bangladesh gets higher FDI in 2018 Power, textile sectors receive larger amount
Monirul Alam of DOT Bangladesh received higher volume of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in the just-concluded year of 2018 compared to the previous year, the provisional data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) says. The country fetched USD 2580.44 million between January and December 2018. The FDI inflow in the previous year (2017) was USD 2454.81 million,…
Ex-Indian PM Vajpayee passes away
M Humayun Kabir: Former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away yesterday afternoon at a hospital in India. He was 93. Vajpayee, who was placed on life support as his condition worsened on Wednesday, breathed his last at 5.05pm, reports The Times of India. The former Indian PM was admitted to All India Institute…
Smile is back on faces of Bagerhat’s Aman paddy producers
UNB: A stream of joy goes through the farmers of the district after a long pause, as they witnessed a bumper production of Aman paddy this year exceeding all the pre-determined targets. Locals said the production rate is much higher this year as farmers planted high-yield variety of paddy over a larger portion of land….
Movie Review: The Witch
Samiul Bashar Samin To call The Witch a horror film may give you the wrong idea. We hear ‘horror’ and we tend to think shocks, monsters, the catharsis of laughter after a nasty fright. The Witch is perhaps more a dread film that keeps you in a state of pent-up terror for 90 minutes, convinced…