DOT Desk: Students of the 13th batch of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) graduates of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) got appointed in jobs in Japan through a direct interview at IUB very recently, reports The Daily Observer. Two companies namely Venturas Ltd. and Human Resocia Co. Ltd from Japan interviewed 38 IUB…
Reuters: Singapore’s worst cyber attack in its history, in which personal information of about 1.5 million people including the Prime Minister was stolen, has the hallmarks of a state-linked group, the government’s communications minister said on Monday. In late June, hackers started stealing personal details and prescription records of patients who visited Singapore’s outpatient clinics…
DOT Desk Police arrested 74 people including 45 BNP leaders and activists from different upazilas from Tuesday night to Wednesday reports Daily Sun.BNP candidate for Satkhira-3 constituency Dr Shaidul Alam said a police team led by Assistant Superintendent of Kaliganj Police Jamirul Islam along with the officer-in-charges of Kaliganj. and Debhata police stations conducted the…
MEMO: A delegation from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement arrived in Moscow yesterday at the invitation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Arab48 reported. In a statement, Islamic Jihad said that the delegation is led by the deputy leader of the movement Ziyad Al-Nakhalah and membership of Mohammad Al-Hindi and Anwar Abu Taha. They will meet…
DOT Desk: Inward remittance jumped by nearly 15 per cent or around $2.0 billion in calendar year 2018 following the depreciating mode of taka against dollar, officials said, reports The Financial Express. Remittance inflows rose to $15.53 billion in 2018 from $13.54 billion a year ago despite a falling trend in outbound jobs of Bangladeshis….
Hossen Sohel: Though Bangladesh has showed extraordinary generosity by opening its doors to Rohingyas, their fate remains very uncertain even after one year of their shelter at makeshift camps in Bangladesh, said Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders. It said the donors and governments with influence over the government of Myanmar have failed…
Anadolu Agency At least 10 people were slightly injured after a volcanic eruption triggered earthquakes in southern Italy, Italian news agency reported on Wednesday. The Catania city of Sicily, a Mediterranean island, was hit by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake on early Wednesday, ANSA reported citing local officials. Some old buildings were damaged due to the…
Four members of a family died from electrocution at Ramdighi village in Dharmapasha upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Ranjit Sarker,45, his father Jagajit Sarker,70, wife Rita Sarker,35, and daughter Sonali Sarker,10. Tabakar Talukder, chairman of Chamardani union, said Ranjit got electrified after a branch of a tree along with a live…
BBC Roger, a kangaroo who won global fame for his enormous size and impressive physique, has died at the age of 12. The roo was rescued as a joey after his mother was killed in a car accident, and grew up at the Kangaroo Sanctuary in Alice Springs in Australia. And he grew up a…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The search for the 20 workers, who went missing after a soil-laden trawler capsized in the Meghna river, and the sunken trawler resumed yesterday for the 3rd day, reports UNB. Members of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), Fire Service, River Police and Bangladesh Coast Guard are trying to locate the…