Nicky Morgan/The Economist The debate over a second Brexit referendum People were given the right to vote and expect the result to be respected, says Nicky Morgan, MP If the prime minister cannot win majority support for her Withdrawal Agreement and Future Framework (which I will support) in the House of Commons, then Parliament will…
BSS: LGRD and Coopera-tives Minister Md Tajul Islam on Sunday called for formulating a 100-200 years master plan to make the mega city Dhaka as livable for its citizens. “Now we are working on our 7th five-year plan. We will have to make 100-200 years master plan to make Dhaka city livable for citizens,” he…
Arab News: The leader of the Taliban says there will be no peace in Afghanistan as long as the foreign “occupation” continues, reiterating the group’s position that the 17-year war can only be brought to an end through direct talks with the United States. In a message released Saturday in honor of the Eid Al-Adha…
DOT Desk: ‘Fagun Haway’ is based on a short story called ‘Bou Kotha Kou’ by Tito Rahman. Tauquir Ahmed’s film “Fagun Haway” (“In Spring Breeze”), based on the 1952 Language Movement will be released on February 15, reports The Dhaka Tribune. The film was previously set to be released on February 8. A two-minute-long trailer…
Tarannum Sattar I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard In this day and age, as we talk about journalism, the next thing that pops into our mind is media. Be that print or electronic. And the media is always deemed…
Ashik Kabir ‘Hasta Siempre” the Spanish song title means ‘ Until always’. The song was composed by Carlos Puebla which is a reply to revolutionary Che Guevara’s farewell letter when he left Cuba. The lyrics of the song describe the significant moments of Cuba and Che’s contribution as a revolutionary leader. Every word of the…
Reuters: The Kremlin said on Tuesday that a new U.S. bill on sanctions against Moscow does not bode well for Russia’s relations with the United States. The U.S. Congress published on Tuesday the text of a bipartisan bill that among other things includes restrictions on investment in new Russian sovereign debt and bans several state-run…
Mohammad Robi-Ullah An abbot of a monastery was killed by 5-6 assailants last Sunday morning. Jogeshwar Roy had his throat slit when he was preparing for morning prayers beside the monastery situated at Debiganj of Chandigarh. Khaleda Zia, the leader of the government’s most prominent opposition party BNP, reacted to this news by saying, “I…
Abrar Hussain of DOT The British government will reportedly spend over 100 million pounds ($130 million) chartering extra sea ferries in order to ease cross-Channel congestion if the United Kingdom fails to secure a trade deal before leaving the European Union next year. Just three months before the United Kingdom is due to leave the…