The Guardian, UK: A court in Montengro has sentenced an investigative journalist to 18 months in prison, on charges that press freedom advocates have described as bogus and intended as a warning to others in the Balkan country. The court in Podgorica handed down the sentence to Jovo Martinović on Monday, finding him guilty of…
Desk Report The board of directors of IFAD Autos has recommended 22 per cent cash dividend for shareholders (excluding sponsors/directors) and 10 per cent stock dividend for all shareholders for the year ended on June 30, 2018. The sponsors shareholders hold 14,15,16,665 shares out of total 22,54,46,000 shares of the company and general shareholders will…
AFP: An Australian cartoonist has come under withering criticism for portraying tennis superstar Serena Williams using — what Harry Potter author JK Rowling described as — “racist and sexist tropes” Mark Knight’s caricature, published in Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper on Monday, shows a butch and fat-lipped Williams jumping up and down on her broken racquet…
Allure: Priyanka Chopra has wrapped up her honeymoon with new husband Nick Jonas, and while the buzz from her extra-long wedding celebrations (plural) probably hasn’t worn off yet, she’s hitting the ground running in 2019 with new projects and a gorgeous new hair color. “With this #10yearchallenge taking over the internet, it’s got me thinking…
Reuters: Khurshid Alam says he pulls 17-hour shifts three days a week driving a private bus in Dhaka, where tens of thousands of students held angry protests for over a week demanding an end to rash driving that killed two teenagers late last month. Prime Minister Sheik Hasina’s government has moved swiftly to defuse the…
Desk Report: Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL), one of the state-owned distribution authorities, has disconnected a total of 363 illegal gas connections including 21 industries, 17 commercials, six captive and one CNG gas line in different drives during the month of July, reports Asian Age. TGTDCL, in association with the Intelligence Executive…
Sayeed Muhammad: Former Adviser to the caretaker government M Hafizuddin Khan has stated that holding general polls freely and fairly is constitutional responsibility of the Election Commission. At a roundtable organised by The Dhaka Forum, a think-tank, the former caretaker government’s adviser said that if the EC fails to do so, its members will have…
Jafar Ahmed Only 113 crores taka was collected at only two venues, in the first Bangladesh Tax Fair in 2010. But 8 years later, total of 2,217.33 crores taka was collected in 167 venues countrywide. Even, income tax submission has increased by 72.40% and 25.89% more general public voluntarily sought for related public services this…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday introduced her party’s candidates for the constituencies of Dhaka in the upcoming general election. She came up with the move while addressing an election campaign rally- at the Youth Club grounds in the Gulshan 2 area of Dhaka, reports the Dhaka Tribune. The candidates…
Sana Hussein/Middle East Monitor A Syrian family gathered in a mosque in the Illinois suburb of Willowbrook two weeks ago today. Supported by their friends and community members they mourned the loss of their daughter, Layla Shweikani, two years after her death. Days before, the Syrian government had confirmed that Layla, a Syrian-American citizen, had…