Reported by: Jannatul Ferdous Panna Written by: Eshan Maitra Standing Parliamentary Members’ Committee from Ministry of Shipping sat for a parliamentary meeting with the cabinet, on Thursday. They proposed of creating a separate & special court for the implementation of Riven Pollution Preventing Laws. Committee President Maj. Rafiqul Islam Bir Uttam led the seminar….
Mohiuddin Ahmed speaks to DOT : There has never been a free and fair election in Bangladesh. BNP has to at first release a statement regarding their loss in the polls. This is a tragedy for those hoping for a BNP victory. I did not expect it to win. Those people sitting in their living…
Reuters: Malaysia has agreed with Singapore to postpone the development of a high-speed rail service by two years, Malaysian media reported, as Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy looks to review mega projects to cut its massive debt. Malaysian business weekly The Edge on Saturday cited sources confirming both countries agreed to postpone the project to May…
UNB, Dhaka The Central Anti Smuggling Task Force has been reconstituted with the chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as its chair. Nineteen members from different law enforcement and intelligence agencies have been included in the new committee headed by NBR chairman Md Nojibur Rahman, said Mainul Khan, director general of the Customs…
UNB: Following last year’s success, rice farmers in Comilla once again are looking forward to another successful harvest of the Aman variety this year, as moderate rainfall during the ongoing monsoon season allowed them to plant their seedlings at the right time. If the weather remains amenable then the expected production target may be exceeded,…
Sofian Khan Bangladesh and Turkey ton Tuesday signed two MoUs to enhance cooperation in the areas of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) as well maintain the standards of products.The Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) are between Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation, Industry and Technology, Bangladesh and Ministry of Science, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization, and…
UNB Chinese Ambassador to Dhaka Zhang Zuo on Saturday (Dec 8) said Bangladesh has adequate capability to hold fair and impartial elections. “I hope the elections will be a free and fair one,” he said. He further said China is cooperating with Bangladesh and Myanmar’s joint efforts to solve Rohingya crisis. Zhang Zuo was replying…
Reuters: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday withdrew amnesty for an opposition senator involved in a failed coup 15 years ago and ordered his arrest, in what would be the second detention of a lawmaker critical of him. Antonio Trillanes, Duterte’s most vocal opponent, has accused him of hiding wealth, and has supported petitions to…
DOT Desk The campaign ‘Bhalobasar Bangladesh’ has been trending on the social media for years, reports The Daily Observer. The participants had submitted over 9500 one-minute videos and three of the country’s top film-makers have made films based on three of them. The films were screened at the ‘Bhalobasar Bangladesh Film Fest 2018’ and also…
Noman Mosharef BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed sees a landslide victory for his party BNP in the next election, stressing they would take part in it, whatever unfavorable situation that might be. He also said the ruling party would be bound to negotiate with BNP in face of people’s move, warning of unprecedented mobilization…