DOT Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has welcomed the criticism of the government from the opposition in the parliament as it is very important in a democratic process, reports The Financial Express. “In the trend of democracy, criticism is very important. So I can assure those who are in opposition in parliament can make criticism…
Tech Explorist: Scientists at the Penn State have developed a new type of Antireflection coating that could potentially improve existing coatings to the extent that it can make transparent plastics, such as Plexiglas, virtually invisible. The technology is compatible with current manufacturing techniques, thus it has scalable and wide applications. Scientists made this discovery while…
Richard Hurowitz, Investor, writer / The New York Times Anyone who has seen “Casablanca” knows the connection between Portugal and World War II refugees. But few know the story of the Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who in 1940 saved tens of thousands of lives only to be punished for this heroism by his…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday asked the election officials to take lessons from the polls-time mistakes and be prepared for the upcoming upazila elections, reports The Daily Star. The CEC asked the concerned officials to identify the mistakes of using the electronic voting machines (EVM) in the 2018 Jatiya Sangsad…
DOT Desk: Among foreign workers, highest number of Bangladeshis were legalized in the United Arab Emirates, foreign ministry officials, reports The New Age. Out of 1,00,000 expatriates who were legalized during a recent amnesty, 60,000 were Bangladeshis, foreign office director general Md Nazrul Islam told New Age on the sidelines of a Sensitization Workshop on…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Rapid Action Battalion is set to start an “undercover operation” all across the country to prevent question paper leak ahead of the upcoming SSC examinations scheduled to begin on February 2, reports The Daily Star. The elite force members have already scaled up their cyber monitoring and patrolling to prevent question…
Priyamvada Grover/The Print Bangladesh has come a long way since its independence in 1971, registering impressive performance on economic and social indicators. India, the fastest growing major economy, is seen as the powerhouse of South Asia, but this may soon change. Having already stolen a march over India on key social indices, small neighbour Bangladesh…
DOT Desk: A group of local young people went on demonstration in front of Cox’s Bazar deputy commissioner’s office seeking administrative initiatives for securing their jobs, reports The New Age. Participants shout ‘want jobs, want rights’ slogans during the demonstration, which was organised by local NGOs. Ukhiya Odikar Bastabayan Parishad convener Safique Azad presided over…
UNB: Jute-made products are turning heads at the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF). Pavilions showcasing them are attracting people, from the young to the old, with their colourful designs and diversity. The array of products includes bags, purses, folders, tablemats, prayer mats, doormats, rugs, and room dividers, among others. The huge, albeit unanticipated, number of…
The Guardian, UK: Spice Girls T-shirts sold to raise money for Comic Relief’s “gender justice” campaign were made at a factory in Bangladesh where women earn the equivalent of 35p an hour during shifts in which they claim to be verbally abused and harassed, a Guardian investigation has found. The charity tops, bearing the message…