UNB: A schoolboy reportedly committed suicide by taking poison at Jashmantapur village in Mohammadpur upazila. The deceased was identified as Nur Mohammad, 10, son of Shafiul Islam and a student of class IV of a local school. Police said Nur demanded Tk 200 to his mother in the afternoon. As his mother refused to provide…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) seeking a stay on the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) again. The plea also sought a stay order on the by-polls for the six wards of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), reports Jago News. Supreme…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Reiterating that the current parliament has not been formed with people’s mandate, BNP yesterday demanded reelection under a neutral administration to establish a ‘pro-people’ government, reports UNB. “Awami league established a one-party rule in 1975 annihilating democracy. In the same style, they’ve now formed a government and parliament without people’s mandate…
DOT Desk: During the last fiscal year of 2017-18, farmers produced a whopping 402,790 metric tons of vegetables. Rajshahi has been recognized as the largest vegetable producer in the country, reports The Dhaka Tribune. This has been possible mainly due to the increase in land-use for vegetable harvesting as well as the increase in vegetable…
DOT Desk: The government has formed 29 committees mainly to monitor implementation of the latest wage structure and labour situation in the country’s different labour-intensive industrial hubs, officials said, reports The Financial Express. They said the committees or teams, each having two members, have also been instructed to make necessary arrangements for mass publicity of…
David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes/ New York Times A new American intelligence assessment of global threats has concluded that North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear stockpiles and that Iran is not, for now, taking steps necessary to make a bomb, directly contradicting the rationale of two of President Trump’s foreign…
DOT Desk: The work to turn the Rose Garden into a museum has not yet started over five months after the government bought the 19th century palace in Old Dhaka. It has witnessed many historic events, including the first major inaugural meeting of the Awami League, reports The Daily Observer. The Department of Archaeology Director…
DOT Desk: Bumper production of bean and its fair price have delighted the farmers of Sadarpur upazila in the district this year. Six unions of the upazila- Krisnapur, Sadarpur, Charbisnupur, Charnachipur, Bhasanchar and Akoterchar- saw bumper production of the winter vegetable, reports The Independent. The growers have been successful in cultivating two new varieties of…
BSS: A massive development of mother and child healthcare services took place in the country over the years. Bangladesh has demonstrated its successes in achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG)-5 by ensuring good health of mothers during and after giving birth to children. Experts concerned said sound health is a basic right of people and a…
Patrick Meney, Agence France-Presse, Tehran/ Hindustan Times Forty years ago Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Shiite spiritual cleric who led Iran’s unfolding Islamic revolution, was welcomed back to Tehran by a jubilant throng after more than 14 years in exile. Forty years ago Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Shiite spiritual cleric who led Iran’s unfolding Islamic revolution,…