Hossen Sohel of DOT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman yesterday on the occasion of the installation of her government for the third consecutive term, reports BSS. Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Bhaban at…
Ivan Caeiro/Seven Billion Today Anil was a sewer worker who died when the rope lowering him into the sewer snapped. He was 27. He was working in New Dehli. He was a Father to three young children. Unions say about 100 sewer workers die each year. We need good safety equipment. Another life has been…
Tanzim Taqrim On Sunday, after three days of protests in many cities Access to the popular photo sharing and messaging apps Instagram and Telegram was restricted on mobile phones. According to the semi-official ISNA news agency and other media, on Sunday access to Telegram, which the government has accused of being used to foment violence…
Samiul Bashar Samin Sixteen of Lou Reed’s solo recordings will comprise a new box set due out this fall. The RCA & Arista Album Collection spans the late Velvet Underground frontman’s albums between 1972 and 1986. Reed spent the months prior to his death in 2013 remastering each of the LPs, which include Transformer, Berlin…
A no-deal Brexit might cause severe harm to British economy, risking one in 10 British firms going bankrupt, a recent report suggested. Failure to reach a deal with the European Union (EU) before March could cause delays at British customs due to an increase in paperwork and checks. According to a survey of more than…
Taqi Yasir The second version of Portugal Film Festival will begin in the country with more than 70 films in the queue. The films will be screened in more than 500 cinemas. Tickets will be sold at 2.50 euros which is 2.83 dollars. The festival will last for three days. The initiative is taken up…
Sejuti Mourin: Teachers and employees of non-MPO educational institutions, have began an indefinite hunger strike protesting for enlistment under the government’s Monthly Payment Order (MPO) facilities. Hundreds of teachers and employees under the banner of “Non-MPO Shikhya Pratishthan Shikhyak Karmachari Federation” gathered in front of the National Press Club at 10 am yesterday. Earlier on…
The Guardian, UK Two South African men accused of cannibalism were given life sentences for murder on Wednesday, with the judge saying they were guilty of “the most heinous crime”. Judge Peter Olsen sentenced Nino Mbatha, 33, and Lungisani Magubane, 32, to life in prison for the killing last year of Zanele Hlatshwayo, the Witness…
Md. Ali Raj: As drug dealing business spreaded into the country in recent years, many people have taken it as their profession also. Claiming himself as a big businessman, Ishtiaq Ahmed, who was a ragpicker 18 years back is one of those successful and powerful business mafia. Law enforcement agency has named him as a…
DOT Desk: With an aim to let people know about ancient Dhaka’s culture and heritage the Asiatic Society Heritage Museum at Nimtali of the Old Town is all set to be launched for public visit today, reports The New Age. The museum will, however, remain open for the members of the society from 9:30am to…