Afrida Ahmed One powerful man in the multi-billion dollar live streaming business is about to change 24-year-old Lele Tao’s life forever, reports BBC.It’s a multi-billion business dominated by big corporations but top stars don’t stream from their bedrooms. Lele performs in front of a webcam in a tiny studio. She sings, chats with her fans…
Ambassador Wali-ur Rahman speaks to DOT : There is no boundary line in political and economical relationship between European Union and Britain, said Ambassador Wali-ur Rahman. “The political declaration of UK to get out of Brexit lays the basis for a close and enduring future relationship between the UK and the EU. Both sides have…
Desk Report: Fire fighters are not getting enough water to douse blaze in Mymensingh town as most of its ponds were filled with earth, creating public concern, reports The Daily Star. Locals said there were at least 20 ponds in the town. Many of those were used as the only source of water for taking…
AFP: Ukraine said Saturday it had jailed a man who plotted an assassination attempt against a Russian journalist who sparked a worldwide outcry earlier this year by faking his own murder. Ukraine security chief Vassyl Grytsak said a Kiev court had on Thursday sentenced Borys German, a Ukrainian citizen, to four-and-a-half years in prison after…
M Humayun Kabir The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a new ‘Access to Information Policy’ with a view to maintaining ADB’s high standards of transparency. The policy will come into effect on January 1, 2019 and it will replace the current Public Communications Policy (PCP), reports Asian Age. Bambang Susantono, ADB…
DOT Desk: The government has formed 29 committees mainly to monitor implementation of the latest wage structure and labour situation in the country’s different labour-intensive industrial hubs, officials said, reports The Financial Express. They said the committees or teams, each having two members, have also been instructed to make necessary arrangements for mass publicity of…
WIO News : Controver-sial Islamic prea-cher Zakir Naik, wanted in his home country India, said he has not broken any law and was being targeted by the “enemies of Islam,” in a rare public speech in Malaysia where he has sought refuge. Naik, 53, is facing charges of money laundering and hate speech in India,…
Desk Report: Anju Ghosh, the lead actor of ’90s blockbuster sensation ‘Beder Meye Josna,’ one of the most commercially successful films in the history of Bangladesh, is now in Dhaka. Anju came to Dhaka on September 6, 22 years after her last visit here. She now lives in Kolkata, reports Daily Asian Age. General Secretary…
DOT Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today blasted Hefajat-e-Islam Chief Allama Shafi over his recent comment on women, reports The Daily Star. Reflecting on his advice against women’s education, Fakhrul said such comments are unwanted, unwelcome and regrettable. “I am stunned and surprised at Hefajat-e-Islam Chief Allama Shafi’s comment,” said the BNP leader…
This Sunday will mark the date of one of the most pivotal and important elections in Sweden. ‘The Sweden Democrats’ is a far-right party, which is expected to achieve historic gains. The left is expected to be totally battered. Sweden opened its doors to 163,000 migrants in 2015 ALONE. Prime Minister Stefan Lofven stated that…