Kabir Humayun: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader alleged that BNP and Jamaat are taking advantage of students’ logical movement for safe roads. Obaidul Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the remark at a joint meeting organized at Awami League’s central office in city’s Bangabandhu Avenue yesterday, reports Banglanews24.com. Quader said, “BNP and…
DOT Desk Chittagong Port handled a record number of containers in the outgoing year, reports The Financial Express. Until December 26 of the 2018, the prime seaport of the country handled over 2.861 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of containers, said Golam Sarwar, director (traffic) of the Chittagong Port Authority. He expressed the hope that…
NDTV: Protein is the building block of the body and helps your body function smoothly and maintain muscle mass. When we think of protein, eggs, fish and chicken might strike us immediately. It is important to include healthy sources of protein in your diet every day. Protein is the building block of the body and…
The learning and creativity: ‘RD Burman’s music is eternal, universal and a life-long joy.’ Each and every song RDB composed and set to tune has a unique identity in its treatment, an unmistakable RDB stamp. A straight-from-the-heart tribute to the musical genius of RD Burman by Peeyush Sharma. More than two decades of music has…
Anadolu Agency: The UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has called on China to release the detained Uighurs in Xinjiang, an autonomous region in the country. The report, adopted by the committee at its 96th session between August 6-30, said the committee is “concerned” by the Chinese legislation having a “broad definition of…
Desk Report: Bangladesh Tariff Commission has prepared two priority lists containing 200 potential exportable products for seeking duty-free and quota-free access to Gulf Cooperation Council market, reports New Age. The lists have been prepared based on export capacity of Bangladesh, import demand of GCC countries—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Saudi…
Afrida Ahmed: The Supreme Court yesterday extended its previous order that stayed the bail granted by High Court to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Comilla murder case, reports The Daily Star. However, the apex court asked the High Court to hear and get rid of the rule over the bail in four weeks. The case…
DOT Desk: Two drug peddlers were killed in a gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Teknaf upazila in the district, reports The Daily Sun. Two firearms including one foreign pistol, 11 rounds of bullet and 40,000 Yaba tablets were recovered after the gunfight. The deceased was identified as Md Sabbir Hossain, 25,…
DOT Desk Islamic University (IU) authorities will introduce the Fine Arts department at the university from 2019-20 academic session, reports The Daily Sun. The activities of the department will be conducted under the Arts faculty, he said, adding that a total of 30 students can enroll at the department.