DOT Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said this election has become a mockery. The BNP leader made the comments at the Syedpur Airport in Nilphamari when he was returning to Dhaka from Thakurgaon after voting ended yesterday at 4:00pm, reports The Daily Star. Ruling party men and police worked hand in hand during…
Science Alert Mining corporation Rio Tinto says that an autonomous rail system called AutoHaul that it’s been developing in the remote Pilbara region of Australia for several years is now entirely operational — an accomplishment the company says makes the system the “world’s largest robot.” One Track Minded The ore-hauling train is just one part…
Cognition and Culture It’s been six months since we launched the Color Game App. The project will last for another half year before we make all our hypotheses public. For us, the Color Game is an experiment in cultural evolution: we want to see how communication practices change over the long run. That makes it…
DOT Desk Chittagong Port handled a record number of containers in the outgoing year, reports The Financial Express. Until December 26 of the 2018, the prime seaport of the country handled over 2.861 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of containers, said Golam Sarwar, director (traffic) of the Chittagong Port Authority. He expressed the hope that…
UNB: BNP told the Election Commission that its polling agents had been obstructed in 221 constituencies during the election. “Our polling agents are being intimidated and obstructed while entering voting stations. In some cases, they are being driven out from the polling stations or being arrested,” BNP Joint Secretary General Moazzem Hossain Alal, who led…
Science Alert A Danish startup called Organic Basics claims its underwear will remain fresh through weeks of wear, eliminating the need for frequent washing. And this could be a boon for the environment – if it’s actually true. When your sweat meets your clothing, it creates an ideal environment for bacteria. It’s this bacteria that…
Monirul Alam of DOT : Mercury goes up across the country as the clock strikes 8am from when voters in 299 out of 300 constituencies start casting the ballots for the next eight hours, to bring to power a new government. The election, which is of both tension and enthusiasm among the people, is also…
Sumayyah Sarwat writes for DOT : Communal violence is often used as a political weapon in Bangladesh. Especially, poll time violence against minor religious and ethnic groups is a common scenario during every general and local election. Religious minorities have a long history of being inhumanly targeted by the political parties and their political vengeance….
Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury speaks to DOT : If the government does not present any obstacles in the fulfillment of the people’s desires then there will be no scope for violence surrounding the election. Hopefully, the people will be able to vote as they choose in this election, to elect their chosen representatives. There is no…
Ambassador Muhammad Zamir speaks to DOT : Awami League president Sheikh Hasina said that she and her party want every political party to contest the 11th parliamentary election. PM said that it’s political parties’ right and people will cast vote as they choose. Therefore, every political party should be able conduct their election campaign freely…