DOT Desk: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said his party will take part in the upcoming upazila elections under the party banner, reports The Daily Star “We will not take part in the elections as a part of any alliance. Awami League will contest the upazila elections under the party banner with boat…
The role of the prime minister’s catalyst to rescue the Chhatra League from endangered situation is realistic. But giving the power of forming the Chhatra League committee or selecting leader by Sheikh Hasina is primarily not democratic. Because the Chhatra League as an institution was established two years before the Awami League, on 4th January…
DOT Desk: Mostly run by first generation entrepreneurs, almost all family businesses (FBs) in Bangladesh are expected to grow in the next two years, contributing significantly to the economy’s growth story, according to the findings of a survey in the country, reports The Financial Express. The Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) has conducted the survey. Interestingly, only…
DOT Desk Ad-Din Barrister Rafique-ul Huq Hospital started specialised campaign on cataract operations to reach the medical services to underprivileged ones on charity, reports The Daily Sun. Supreme Court senior lawyer Barrister Rafiq-Ul Haque inaugurated the month-long campaign on the hospital premises in the capital’s Jurain Postogola area on Thursday. Hospital Director Mohammad Jahangir, Ad-Din…
Sky News: Human-sized cages are being installed in a zoo’s tiger and bear enclosures to catch people who fall into them. Delhi Zoo is introducing the cages after a visitor fell into its white tigers’ moat in 2014 and was mauled to death. The student was leaning against the moat separating the enclosure from the…
Arifur Rahman Tuhin 90% of the bankers believe that, takeover loans already increasing the risk factors in the Banking Sector. 50% believe that, this will lead to even dangerous situation in the future. Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) reported this, at their “Loan Takeover in Bangladesh: Is it a healthy practice?” – tilted round-table…
Asa Winstanley/ Middle East Monitor Much like white South Africans, Jewish Israelis will never voluntarily give up their privileged position as settlers. Dissident Israeli scholar Nurit Peled-Elhanan’s important academic study, “Palestine in Israeli School Books” is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand some important realities about the Israeli state and Israeli society. As…
Science Alert: Sometimes we don’t know what’s weirder: nature’s strange creations or the ridiculous names we humans give them. That is certainly the case with the Sarcastic Fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi). If you happen to spy one skulking away in whatever shell, rocky crevice or piece of rubbish they can find, they’re typically seen as a…
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama/ The Washington Post Europe has often been hailed as a global leader when it comes to trade and privacy, particularly after its passage of the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union’s privacy law, which came into effect in May. And while it is no doubt a worthwhile endeavor to protect European citizens…
Abrar Hussain: President Abdul Hamid congratulated Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election as President of Turkey yesterday, stating that this is a ‘demonstration of Turkish people’s confidence’ in his leadership. “I’m immensely delighted to know that the people of Turkey have re-elected you as their President for a new term. I would like to extend my…