Hossen Sohel of DOT : The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, or FCO, has awarded Julian Francis for his outstanding contribution to Bangladesh since its independence, reports bdnews24.com. The FCO has announced 93 awards in recognition of truly exceptional and outstanding service to Britain internationally and overseas, popularly known as the Queen’s New Year’s Honours,…
BBC: Australia’s most wanted jihadist, Neil Prakash, has been stripped of his Australian citizenship. Announcing the move, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton described Prakash as “a very dangerous individual”. Intelligence officials say Melbourne-born Prakash was a recruiter for the Islamic State (IS) group and encouraged terrorist plots in Australia. He is currently being held in…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Three people were killed and 35 others injured after a bus rammed another bus carrying workers near the gate of the Korean EPZ in Chattogram, reports bdnews24.com. The accident occurred near the KAFKO Gate around 7:45am on Saturday, said Chattogram Metropolitan Police Karnaphuli Zone Assistant Commissioner Zahedul Islam. Enraged workers…
Mahjabeen Khaled speaks to DOT : Awami League (AL) in last ten years has materialized the dream of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through building a ‘Sonar Bangla’ under leadership of his talented daughter and our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In today’s election, AL shall win by huge margin and shall be able to continue the…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : With some politicians still facing trouble getting their walls built, Russia announced having finished a border between Ukraine and Crimea that took over a year and cost less than $3 million. Efforts for building the two-meter tall, 60-kilometer long fence separating the peninsula from Ukraine opened in September 2017, reports…
Rahat Islam of DOT : The Pentagon is considering allowing Kurdish fighters to keep their US-supplied weapons after American forces withdraw from northern Syria, breaking a promise it had made to Turkey, according to a news report by RT. US commanders preparing for the troop pullout from Syria have recommended that Kurdish militias be allowed…
Prof Anu Muhammad speaks to DOT : I think the upcoming elections are going to be a one-horse race. Different organisations have worked for the last one month for a one-sided poll. Since the polls are being held under a partisan government, so the government now is in charge. Government, Election Commission and law enforcing…
Dr. Emajuddin Ahamed speaks to DOT : Awami League president Sheikh Hasina said that the BNP appeared to have sensed its defeat in the 11th parliamentary election, and that the opposition party had attempted to sabotage the polls. She also said that BNP so far killed five AL leaders, injured 141, attacked 170 election offices…
Afsan Chowdhury speaks to DOT : BNP has allied with Dr Kamal’s Gono Forum in the recently formed political platform, Jatiyo Oikya Front (JOF) and BNP has also partnered with the war crimes accused fundamentalist party Jamaat-e-Islami under the umbrella of 20-party alliance. Many of Jamaat’s leaders are convicted of crimes against humanity in the…
Barrister Nadia Choudhury writes for DOT : Every citizen of Bangladesh has a duty to support this country through being with the spirit of liberation war. We may have grievances against Awami league but the reality is in Bangladeshi political practice, on Awami league is our reliance. Because Awami League holds the actual spirit of…