BSS The first-year honours admission test for 2018-19 academic sessions of the science disciplines under “Ka-Unit” of Dhaka University (DU) will be held inside and outside of the DU campus today. A total of 81,096 students applied against 1,750 seats of Ka unit, said a DU press release. No electronic devices, including calculator, mobile phone,…
DOT Desk A company, on an average, has to spend around 435 hours to comply with tax payments each year in Bangladesh, according to a recent global report, reports The Financial Express. The length of time for tax payments in Bangladesh is the second highest compared to other Asian peers and almost double the world…
UNB: Rumana Ahmed, the Bangladeshi star women cricketer, has been selected for the ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year. Rumana is the first Bangladeshi women to earn this honour. The ICC announced the team on Monday which is led by India’s Harmanpreet Kaur. Rumana had the tremendous year of 2018 when she scalped 30…
Bishawjeet Dutta Titu Roy were taken into another 4-days’ remand for the second time, on Saturday. Though, none came to his aid, at first. Now, Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council local leader Advocate Babul Shona announced that, 7 lawyers including himself, will defend Titu Roy at the court. Also, Titu Roy will get administrative & media support…
Ali Riaz Since 30 December 2018 several analysts around the globe have examined the results of the election and its implications for the Bangladeshi politics. These analyses have been published in various newspapers and web portals. The primary focus of these pieces is the future of Bangladesh, particularly the future of democracy. It is not…
Sarwar Jahan Chowdhury writes for DOT The pre-election politics in India , this time around, has attained some unique characteristics . This is already marked by some kind of special desperation by the ruling BJP. This desperation stems from certain mis-governance and failure of the Narendra Modi government and their unprecedented cravings for clinging on…
EurekAlert: The local LGBT community reports twice the number of poor mental health days as the general population of Richmond and Columbia Counties, and those who identified as transgender report twice that, according to a health needs assessment conducted by faculty and students at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Area LGBT individuals…
Reuters The U.S.-China trade war has triggered a seafood supply chain shake-up, with U.S. importers scrambling to stockpile frozen Chinese squid and tilapia ahead of looming price increases while Canada exports more lobsters to China. A series of retaliatory tariffs between Beijing and Washington has led to a shift in global trade, creating winners and…
Hasan Arif The government has taken an initiative to lessen the prices of all kinds of fuel oils. Decisions regarding the price of furnace oil, used in power plants and industrial factories have already been made. The Cabinet has discussed this topic briefly during their weekly meeting on Monday. State Minister for Power, Energy…