NDTV: A pair of his father’s old tandoor ovens helped Hong Kong restaurateur Asim Hussain achieve a dream — the world’s first Michelin star for a Pakistani restaurant, an accolade he hopes will fire interest in the country’s often overlooked cuisine. Like many of Hong Kong’s 85,000 strong South Asian population, Hussein’s family trace their…
DOT Desk: Renowned companies have come up with unique designs and different types of plastic products at the 2019 Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) to attract shoppers, reports The Independent. These products include wardrobes, buckets, baskets and bowls, storage units, lunch boxes, plastic products, hangers, kitchen accessories, school supplies and much more. Moreover, they are…
DOT Desk: UNICEF on Tuesday appealed for $3.9 billion to support its work for children in humanitarian crises, said a press release. Millions of children living in countries affected by conflict and disaster lack access to vital child protection services, putting their safety, well-being and futures at risk, warned UNICEF, reports The Daily Sun. UNICEF’s…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the international community including Vietnam to keep up pressure on the Myanmar government to take back their forcibly displaced nationals from Bangladesh, reports BSS. “Myanmar must take back their nationals from Bangladesh and we want the global community to help their repatriation from here,”…
Oddity Centre: Ajay Munot, a rich businessman in Maharashtra, India, has recently built and donated 90 houses to the poor, instead of spending the money on a lavish wedding for his daughter. Munot had been planning to spend Rs 70-80 lakh ($115,000) on his daughter Shreya’s wedding, but after consulting with a local politician, he…
DOT Desk: Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) on Tuesday demolished some structures built illegally on the banks of the river Buriganga, reports The Daily Sun. BIWTA officials conducted the demolition drive in Kholamora Ghat area under Kamrangichar and Keraniganj in the capital. “We’ve demolished a seven-storey building constructed illegally on the riverbank,” said BIWTA…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has said some of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the recently-held 11th parliamentary election were faulty, reports Dhaka Tribune. He made the statement at an inaugural session of EVM training for the upcoming upazila polls, held at the Election Training Institute (ETI),…
DOT Desk: The Depart-ment of Archaeology in Barishal is preparing to take over the Lakhutia Zamindar Bari and temple, one of the oldest archaeological sites in Barishal division, reports The Daily Star. The office has already sent a field investigation report to its head office in Dhaka requesting them to take necessary steps to acquire…
BDNews24: The two were part of a gang that allegedly tried to rob a house in Nagri Union’s Rathora village around 1:30am Wednesday, said Kaliganj Police OC Md Abu Bakar Mia. The deceased men were between 35 to 40 years of age. Police could not immediately provide details of their identities. A gang of seven…
DOT Desk: Illegal sand lifting from the Kumar river in Char Durgapur area under Ishan Gopalpur union of Sadar upazila poses a threat to agriculture and the people living along the river, reports The Daily Star. During a recent visit, this correspondent saw workers extracting sand from the riverbed with a diesel-run dredger. The sand…