A statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the famed Indian independence leader, has been removed from a university campus in Ghana’s capital, Accra. University of Ghana lecturers began a petition for its removal shortly after it was unveiled in 2016 by India’s former President Pranab Mukherjee. The petition said Gandhi was “racist” and African heroes should be…
AFP: A love-lorn dolphin has prompted a French coastal town to ban bathing on its beaches, fearing people may be hurt by the antics of the over-excited mammal. Roger Lars, mayor of Landevennec, on the western tip of Brittany, issued a ban on voluntarily approaching within 50 metres (yards) of the dolphin and outlawed bathing…
UNB: President Abdul Hamid yesterday expressed his profound shock and sorrow at the death of opposition chief whip Tajul Islam, a lawmaker from Kurigram -2constituency. The President conveyed his profound sympathy to the bereaved family members and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul. Tajul Islam Chowdhury, Chief Whip of the opposition in parliament…
ScienceAlert: Researchers have spotted a biological pathway triggered by insulin that supercharges T cells – those cells that spit out cytokines to tell the rest of the immune system to be on guard. All of which means scientists might eventually be able to develop new ways of either boosting or dialing down the body’s immune…
Abrar Hussain: At the invitation of Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, Thailand’s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today on a four-day royal visit, reported The Daily Star. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam will receive and welcome the Thai princess at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on her arrival in…
Dr Kamal Hossain, Politician, Chief of the Constitution Drafting Committee: I was initiated into the politics by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Before entering into politics, Bangabandhu once told me, “You are a good lawyer. You have come from a middle-income family and established yourself in your own right. So it is not difficult for you…
Reported by: Hasan Arif Written by: Eshan Maitra Since, new VAT law implementation by Finance Minister Abul Mal Muhit, were halted for 2 years by the PM herself. Upon the request of the business owners. Ministry of Finance & National Board of Revenue (NBR) has agreed on fulfilling VAT shortages via increasing the reach of…
Desk Report: British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh apparently conducted promotional activities for one of its new products in Dhaka’s Lalmatia area yesterday, defying the country’s tobacco control act, reports Daily Star. A group of 10-15 representatives of BAT Bangladesh set up a decorated point of sale, containing packs of the company’s new cigarette, at a…
Waliur Rahman speaks to DOT In the year 2050, Bangladesh’s income per capita will be almost twenty thousand dollars. We will become the 30th economy in the world. The country’s economy will balloon to 3.3 trillion dollars – a thirteen-fold increase! Awami League will maintain the trend of development. Everything is written in its manifesto….
Muniyat When you walk into your favorite store what is the first thing that catches your eye? What attracts you and makes you think “I absolutely need this!” Is it that neon pink clutch? Or those leopard printed leggings? As a buyer, there are many aspects that affect our acquiring decisions. Majority of people are…