BDnews24: Bangladesh Bank has denied motorcycle ride-sharing app Pathao the permission to add payment service ‘Pathao Pay’.This means the users of the service will no more be allowed to recharge their virtual wallet.Those already having money in the wallet will get the services announced by Pathao earlier, according to its CEO and cofounder Hussain Elius….
Professor Kamel Hawwash/ Middle East Monitor Britain’s two major political parties have been gripped by accusations that they have a problem with racism. In the case of the Labour Party, this allegedly takes the form of anti-Semitism, while in the Conservative Party, it is alleged Islamophobia. Clouding the anti-Semitism issue, somewhat, is the fact that…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed : In August 2017, the world witnessed one of the largest cross-border forced displacements of recent times. In a report, titled “Rohingya emergency” it was stated that the Bangladesh government has responded generously throughout the Rohingya crisis, focusing on meeting up the massive humanitarian needs and mitigating the impact of the seasonal monsoon…
Bangladesh Water Development Board Director General Md. Mahfuzur Rahman inaugurated the titular initiative at a place called Vetukia in Jessore sadar upazila. During this time the Jessore district Water Resource Development and Management Committee President and District Administrator Md. Abdul Awal and said committee’s members were present. Water Resource Ministry Deputy Secretary Md. Abul Islam,…
Hossen Sohel of DOT A low pressure system has intensified in the Bay of Bengal and, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, reports Teh Daily Observer. The Met Office has advised the Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra ports to hoist a Distant Cautionary Signal No. 1 in response to the weather system. Forecasters say…
M Humayun Kabir: The BNP held a rally in the capital for the first time in two and a half years demanding party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail and her treatment. Senior leaders of the party attended the rally at party’s Nayapaltan central office yesterday afternoon with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir…
BSS, Dhaka Police arrested two activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir in possession of fire-arms and bullets at Satkania Upazila in Chittagong on Sunday morning. The arrested were identified as Mohammad Rifat, 22 and Didarul Alam, 20. Police recovered a light gun (LG), a country-made single barrel gun and four cartridges. A team of Satkania police…
Reported by: Ismail Hussain Emu Written by: Eshan Maitra Citizens of Dhaka were relieved to see less hawkers on the roads before the Ramadan. But, influential hawker leaders are now making their way onto the roads and footpaths, either by force or bribery. There were hawker meetings regarding it, at Farmgate & Gulistan areas. Viti…
Mohiuddin Ahmed, Author and Researcher : The Rohingya issue has become more complex and it is needed to verify if a third party is provoking it. Myanmar is now accepting the fact that the Rohingyas were subjected to rampant mass killing. At the same time, the country is it will take back the Ronhingya refugees…
DOT Desk: The Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, is an annual film festival that film makers aspire to attend. This year, in the 69th edition of the festival, Bangladesh will make a debut in the renowned Berlinale Co-Production Market with Bangladeshi director Bijon Imtiaz and producer Arifur Rahman’s film Paradise. Arifur Rahman,…