British Council Bangladesh, in partnership with Ra’dia Inc, under the banner of Bangladesh UK Alumni Association (BUKAN) is presenting ‘Entrepreneurship Vista’ – a half-daylong workshop scheduled to be held on Saturday, 29 September 2018 at British Council Dhaka’s Auditorium. The inimitable event ‘Entrepreneurship Vista’ will be a hub of aspiring entrepreneurs where the participants will…
DOT Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has demanded the withdrawal of the politically driven cases against Jhenaidah 4 BNP candidate and his unconditional release from jail, reports The Dhaka Triibune. He stated this is a statement posted on BNP’s official social media site Facebook page on Thursday. The senior BNP leader has…
Michael Goodwin/New York Post As I sat a few feet from President Trump while he ripped special counsel Robert Mueller and warned Democrats he is preparing a devastating counterpunch, the phrase “The Gathering Storm” came to mind. That’s the title of Volume I of Winston Churchill’s masterful history of World War II. It also describes…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland has praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s development innovation- ‘the SDG-Tracker’ and championing women empowerment, reports UNB. “The Commonwealth under its Innovation Hub has placed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s social innovation initiative of designing and creating ‘the SDG-Tracker’ for as a best practice for realising Agenda 2030,”Patricia said….
NDTV Rows of yellow-labelled whiskey bottles sit alongside imported French wines, while cans of Korean beer chill in the fridge: with Iraq’s Mosul free of terrorists, the booze is back. The city spent three years under the iron-fisted rule of the ISIS group, which punished those caught drinking alcohol with public lashings or worse. But…
CNN: Hundreds of Muslims in western China are engaged in a standoff with authorities to prevent their mosque from being demolished. Officials said the newly completed Weizhou Grand Mosque in Ningxia had not been given proper building permits. But worshippers refused to back down – one resident said they “won’t let the government touch the…
Sayeed Muhammad: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged all professionals including diploma engineers to provide their best efforts aiming at building the country as a better place for the future generation. “(We) should work with the aim of ensuring smooth life standard to the next generation. So, we should work with due dedication,” she was quoted…
Raj Abrar: The United States yesterday emphasized the importance of holding “free, fair and participatory election” in Bangladesh that “truly reflects the will of Bangladeshi people”. “Bangladesh and the US are indeed friends. This friendship is based on shared values and willing to talk to each other openly and honestly,” USAID Administrator Mark Green told a…
Kabir Humayun: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate a three-day National Power and Energy Week 2018 today at International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital. PM’s Power and Energy Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid, Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Power and Energy Md Tajul Islam, Power Secretary…
Desk Report: State Minister for Labour Mujibul Haque believes that most workers of readymade garment factories will accept the announcement of the Tk 8,000 minimum wage, reports the financial express. “I believe that, aside from a small portion, most garment workers will accept it. There is no scope for discontent as the minimum wage was…