DOT Desk A wild leopard was beaten to death by villagers in Panchagarh amid presence of police and Forest Department, reports The Financial Express. Ismail Hossain, a resident of Bashuniapara village, said his daughter first spotted the leopard near Pathraj River at Doulotpur in the noon. Reacting to her screams, hundreds of people gathered in…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT After West Indies won the second match of the three-ODI series, yesterday’s game was a do or die one for both the visitors and the home side, but a confident innings from Tamim and Soumya each put things on Bangladesh’s way. Winning the toss at Sylhet, Tigers opted to bat first…
Arafat Hasan of DOT A Dhaka court has sentenced two convicts to jail after they surrendered before it in connection with a case filed over the August 21 grenade attack 15 years ago, reported The Daily Star. The two convicts, then deputy commissioner (East) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Obaidur Rahman Khan and then deputy…
Andrew Hammond, Associate at LSE IDEAS at the London School of Economics/Gulf News If the crisis escalates, there will be pressure to toughen western sanctions on Moscow United Kingdom Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson visited Ukraine on Friday and told Kiev that it does not stand alone during the current high tensions with Russia, which continues…
Nusrat Jahan Progga When Kajol was born, her parents were the happiest couple in the village. Everyone came to see her, and Hijras went to their little house to dance around and give her “blessings”. However, her parents believed little Kajol was the biggest blessing God could have given them. Kajol was the youngest and…
BSS, Rangpur The massive steps taken by present government for development of the women have been lauded in ensuring safe maternity, maternal and neonatal health services, sanitation facilities and eradicating social curses. Government officials disclosed the information at a women rally organised by the District Information Office at Ajoddhapur Government Primary School premises under Sadar…
Shannon Sims Freelance journalist writing for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and CityLab/ The Atlantic Land rights, education, the economy, and public security lie at the nexus of the Brazilian president’s priorities and critics’ concerns. If you’re shocked by the transformations that Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s new president, is planning for his…
BSS, Satkhira Two minor children drowned in a pond at Zugipukuria village under Patkelghata thana of the district on Thursday. The victims were identified as Shuva,5, daughter of Saiful Sarder and Shuvo,4,son of Shariful Sarder of the village. Tariqul Islam, officer-in-charge of atkelghata thana, said the children slipped into the pond when they were playing…
WIO News: Popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg has been booked for allegedly abusing the prestigious Bharat Ratna as a clip featuring his voice went viral on the net. Zubeen, of the song ‘Ya Ali’ fame from the film ‘Gansgter’ was heard in a clip allegedly abusing the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. This, when…