MEMO: Prominent Islamic Scholar Sheikh Suleiman Dweesh has died under torture in a Saudi Arabian jail, AlKhaleejonline.com reported on Tuesday. According to a twitter account which documents and reports news of political detainees in the Kingdom, the Sheikh was arrested on 22 April, 2016. The fact that the full details of the treatment to which…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina is set to become the prime minister of the nation for a fourth consecutive term following her third-time-in-a-row unanimous reelection as leader of the AL Parliamentary Party yesterday. “The daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina, who is the celebrated…
Kabir Humayun: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) yesterday said some online portals are circulating false and motivated news about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over the ongoing students’ movement. The PMO issued a press release undersigned by PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim in this regard in the afternoon, reports The Daily Star.The release said that a…
AP: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three new money-laundering charges related to the alleged multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund that led to his stunning electoral defeat three months ago. Najib spoke softly as he entered his plea in the High Court. He has previously accused Malaysia’s new…
AFP Researchers have found “different patterns” in brain scans among children who record heavy smart device and video game use, according to initial data from a major ongoing US study. The first wave of information from the $300 million National Institute of Health (NIH) study is showing that those nine and 10-year-old kids spending more…
DOT Desk: Police detained a 28-year-old woman at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday evening as she turned up at the hospital to receive a newborn baby form its mother who had earlier promised to sell the baby to the woman, reports The New Age. The two-day-old newborn’s mother said she gave birth to her…
Raj Abrar: BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed claimed yesterday that their party will ‘force’ the government to hold a dialogue with political parties over the next general election. “He (Obaidul Quader) said there’s no need to hold any dialogue. You’ll certainly feel the need for talks. The government will be forced to engage in talks and…
Desk Report: At least 260 in 1 lakh people suffer from tuberculosis in Bangladesh, according to a new government survey disclosed, reports New Age. Health minister Mohammad Nasim launched the National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey report at a function in a Dhaka hotel. The survey of 1 lakh people, conducted jointly by the government and World…
Reported by: Masud Mia Written by: Eshan Maitra Export Promotion Bureau reports that, Bangladesh has exported over 40,693 crores taka worth goods to Germany in past 11 months. From July-May of 2016-17 fiscal year. That was 13.51% more than last fiscal year. Bangladesh earned total of 24,750.62 crores taka in past 11 months, from exporting…