DOT Desk: Bangladesh’s economy is set to continue to expand at a fast pace in the near term, above 7 per cent per year, says a new UN report launched, reports The Daily Sun. Strong fixed investment, vigorous private consumption and accommodative monetary policy will lead the growth, according to the World Economic Situation and…
BBC: India’s Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal to stop forest rangers from killing a “man eating” tigress in the western state of Maharashtra. The court said it would not interfere if forest rangers are forced to shoot the tiger if they fail to capture it. Officials say the tiger has killed five people but…
DOT Desk Artist Monirul Islam was conferred with the “Royal Spanish Order of Merit” for his outstanding contribution to art on December 16. The award was handed to the artist at the Dhaka residence of the Spanish Ambassador to Bangladesh at Gulshan in the city, reports The Daily Observer. The Spanish Ambassador in Dhaka Alvaro…
Snowie Grangers I don’t usually write open letters. But I care about my best friend’s problems with OCD. I see her spend a lot of time overwhelmed with anxiety, euphoria, depression and contentment but in the ten years of friendship, I have never seen her angry. I mean, angry at her OCD. But I am….
Samiul Bashar Samin A smile is more than baring teeth”, sings St Vincent on ‘Every Tear Disappears’. But you can spin that sentiment backwards, too: the baring of teeth doesn’t necessarily imply a smile, and in St Vincent’s case, it could mean something altogether more menacing. ‘St Vincent’ is her fourth solo album, coming on…
Ejinsight: Back in 1985, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee passed a resolution declaring Sept. 10 of every year as Teachers’ Day across China. Coincidentally, it was on Teachers’ Day this year that Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma Yun announced that he is going to retire next year in order to return to his previous…
Collected from Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s official facebook page The BNP is making one complaint after regarding the Election Commission in an effort to make the upcoming elections controversial. First they were complaining about arrests. Their activists conducted thousands of arson attacks throughout the country during 2013 to 2015. They burned to death hundreds of innocent…
BSS: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has issued a set of directives asking the authorities concerned to take up different measures including keeping doors of the running buses always closed and stopping getting in and down of passengers without stoppage to ensure road safety in the capital. The directives came from a meeting of the…
Maj Gen (retd) Abdur Rashid speaks to DOT : The government’s zero tolerance policy against corruption will come successful based on the application of the process. Graft is a social and national illness. So, there has to be legal action in order to reduce anomalies. Moreover, the people also need to be made aware of…
Desk report: Television Program Producers Association of Bangladesh slapped ban on model cum actress Sarika Sabrin for six months due to unprofessional behavior with a producer, reports the Daily Sun. The organization took the decision at a meeting unanimously on July 28. The ban has been effective from August 1.According to a notice issued by…