Sofian Khan State Minister for Information Tarana Halim yesterday said that the file on the 9th wage board for journalists is now awaiting the Prime Minister’s approval. “We have sent the file to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) with a proposal of forming a 13-member committee for implementing the 9th wage board for the journalists. It…
AFP: Animal conservation in Africa has suffered several setbacks in recent months prompting experts at an African tourism conference this week in Cape Town to warn about the cost to the travel industry. “Obviously it’s negative,” said the African Tourism Association’s (ATA) managing director Naledi Khabo, who spoke at the inaugural event organised by Airbnb….
Sayeed Muhummad: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has turned down a statement issued by the US embassy in Dhaka over the attacks on student protesters for road safety, calling it to be unprecedented. The minister made the statement said this while talking to reporters at his Secretariat office in Dhaka yesterday, reports Bangla daily Prothom…
BSS Yoko Ono, the Japanese-born singer, artist and widow of John Lennon, was hospitalized Friday in New York with flu-like symptoms, US media reported. The 83-year-old went to the hospital on her doctor’s recommendation, with what appeared to be “just an advanced case of the flu,” her spokesman Elliot Mintz said, according…
June Yong/Channel NewsAsia If we allow our perception of the “ideal child” to cloud our decisions, we may forget that our children are individuals who need their own space to grow and develop, says one mother of three. After MOE’s announcement about reducing testing at certain educational milestones, many tuition centres have stepped forward to…
UNDP Five years ago, on the night of November 15, a cyclone ripped through Bangladesh’s coast killing more than 3,000 people and leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. “We woke up in terror after the roof of my house was swept away, and moments later we were chest deep in the rising waters,”…
Khondokar Ibrahim Khaled, Economist, Former deputy governor of Bangladesh bank Interviewer: Ashique Rahman Written by: Fabia Shahzadi If this government can somehow manage to implement this vast budget, then it will bring a positive influence on Bangladesh’s economy. However, some questions have emerged regarding the proposed budget. This is because last year the revenue…
Shahriar Kabir speaks to DOT : We are touring all over the country and requesting voters not to cast their votes for anti-liberation forces. We want a parliament free from any collaborator, or locally known as Rajakar. We are requesting people to cast their votes for the candidates of the pro-liberation forces. We are also…
Monsur Iqbal, from Sreemangal Thousands of farmers of Hakaluki Haor Para are suffering from the attack of insects during the last two years when they are losing their crop due to the loss of crop. Only two years after flooding of semi-paddy boro rice, the farmers of Haorpar have faced severe losses. Farmers have sown…
Desk Report: Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL), one of the state-owned distribution authorities, has disconnected a total of 363 illegal gas connections including 21 industries, 17 commercials, six captive and one CNG gas line in different drives during the month of July, reports Asian Age. TGTDCL, in association with the Intelligence Executive…