Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank: The move to fix bank loan interest rate at 6% was not right. Bankers say they would fail to attract depositors just because of the interest rate. So why did they agree to do so? This is not right. Now they say they cannot grant 9% defaulted loan….
Dr. Maleka Banu speaks to DOT : There was a time when women were dependant on the bread-winners of the house to cast their votes. She had to vote for whomever the husband or brother chose to vote. But the situation has changed. Women are now more aware of their political and social rights. They…
NDTV The Enforcement Directorate said Nirav Modi’s seized properties, jewellery, flats and bank balances are in India, UK and New York among others. Fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi’s wealth and properties worth Rs. 637 crore in India and abroad have been seized, the Enforcement Directorate said today. High-priced jewellery, luxe apartments and bank accounts stowing hundreds…
Afrida Ahmed The winner of one of the world’s most prestigious awards is often controversial. No less than 318 people and organizations are nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.The nominations are supposed to be secret, but the White Helmets search-and-rescuers in Syria, Pope Francis, and US President Donald Trump are expected to be on…
DOT Desk: Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 26 people including six drug traders from different areas of Dinajpur district in last 12-hour ending at 8:00am on yesterday morning. Law enforcers also seized 189 bottles of phensidyl syrup during the drives, reports Financial Express. Police said they were picked up from different areas of the…
Mohammad Ali Sattar It is with great pride that we salute the little soccer girls who emerged champions in the group qualifiers of the AFC Under-16 Women’s Championship 2017. The contest just finished in Dhaka. They have beaten other teams most convincingly and in a comprehensive manner. The scoring ability of these girls was amazing….
Eurek Alert: Researchers know that lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals are more likely than heterosexuals to use alcohol, tobacco or other drugs, but until now they didn’t know to what degree. New research out of the University of Michigan provides that context by examining the severity of alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse reported by…
DOT Desk: Poet and pro-VC of University of Dhaka, Muhammad Samad has become the recipient of “The Prizes 2018: The International Best Poet.” The award is given every year by China’s The International Poetry Translation and Research Centre or IPTRC, reports The Daily Observer. Nine other poets from nine other countries have been nominated for…
Reuters: Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on Thursday it would hold a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean Sea from Sept. 1 to Sept. 8, the TASS news agency reported, a move that coincides with rising tensions between Moscow and Washington over Syria. Russia has this month been actively expanding its naval forces in the…
UNB: The Election Commission of India on Sunday appreciated the role of Bangladesh Election Commission saying it was “meticulous planning and organization” by the Bangladesh Election Commission. “….a lot of gaiety was visible. Whatever we’ve perceived I think it was very meticulous planning and meticulous organisation by the Bangladesh Election Commission,” Ariz Aftab, Chief Electoral…