Sheersho Zaman Imagine for a second you are sitting at school and having fun with friends. Or you’re just in the middle of class. Through the corner of your eye, you notice the quiet kid sitting at the back. He always sits there; usually head-down on the table. But this time, he looks different. He…
UNB: Amid the growing popularity of mobile app-based ride sharing services, a local IT company is going to launch both the car and motorbike ride services through new mobile app called ‘First Drive’ on August 15 to bring more relief for Dhaka city commuters. The residents of Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar will be able…
Shah Ali Farhad, Lawyer, researcher and political activist/BDnews24 In the last 10 years, Bangladesh has come a long way on the road of development because one politician has kept her biggest promises and pledges to the people. In 2008, the yet-to-be Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina talked of ‘Vision 2021’ in her ‘Manifesto of Change’ (Din…
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT : I remember the Dhaka of the 60s when it was almost a likeable city, lazy, rainy and with many trees. Cars were few, rickshaws dominated and the middle class also grew around that placid culture. It was a city where the really rich were Pakistanis and so if you…
Afsan Chowdhury, Researcher and Political Analyst: It is mainly due to lack of expertise for which different types of irregularities are taking place at Bangladesh’s central bank. People’s confidence in Bangladesh Bank has eroded and it all began from the incidence of the reserve heist. A negative impression has already been created among the people…
Desk Report: An immigration court in Malaysia has sentenced a Bangladeshi national to six years and eight months’ jail for 16 charges under the Immigration Act, reports Financial Express. Judge Zahilah Md Yusof also meted out a fine of RM30,000, in default six months’ jail, and two strokes of the cane to Md Mohiuddin Mamun,…
Animesh Sarker Elon Musk, a Canadian-American business investor, inventor and engineer once said “If something is important enough, you should try, even if the probable outcome is failure.” Similarly, Naveen Tewari, the CEO and founder of a global mobile advertising and technology platform known as InMobi, has built himself up from failures. Like many startup…
Reported by: Hasn Arif Written by: Eshan Maitra New VAT law & 2nd-term Gas Price Increases, initiation failed and greatly threatens the upcoming budget. Finance Minister is under pressure. Therefore, again the topic of forming Financial Stability Council (FSC) rose for the need of time. The council will be bestowed with the power of…
Marilyn Thipthorpe We always love to smell these glorious buds of fragrance. Whether it be by the roadside or your garden, it seems like everyone always has the time or at least wants to stop for a while and just take in the beauty of flowers. Here are 10 amazing facts on flowers that you…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved nine projects of Tk 16,433 crore, including a Tk 8,690-crore project to bring some 1 crore people under the electricity coverage across the country. The approval came from the 2nd ECNEC held at the NEC conference room in Dhaka its…