Hossen Sohel: The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey meet Friday in Tehran for a summit expected to shape the future of Idlib province, home to Syria’s last major rebel bastion, reports AFP. The summit comes as Syrian forces look poised to launch a major assault that is raising fears of a humanitarian catastrophe on…
Anu Muhammad speaks to DOT : It is not possible for Awami League maintain zero tolerance against corruption, ever. This is because the party has been in power for the last 10 years, when irregularities took place in every sector including bank. It exceeded the level of graft that it put in its earlier term….
Kabir Humayun: Autho-rities of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) preponed the Eid vacation from yesterday and asked its students to vacate halls. Male students were asked to vacate the halls by 5pm yesterday while female students were given till 10am today. The Eid vacation was supposed to start from August 19 but the…
Syed Nasir Ershad The global audience mostly judge Bangladesh in respect of the negatives or wrong reasons. They tend to look at Bangladesh in terms of whatever they can access or they are made known about. That is why, a first-time visitor gets awed as they touch down to Bangladesh.Yes, we have our share of…
Nusrat Jahan We often tend to think that a successful career is only about making a lot money, completely overlooking other important factors such as experience and job satisfaction. Although small companies do not guarantee a high paycheck, they do, however, guarantee a lot of other great opportunities that are difficult to find in larger…
Desk Report: Unscrupulous officials of Bangladesh Stationery Office have initiated a move to procure a large quantity of spurious foreign papers for printing materials for the upcoming national election, reports Daily Sun. A syndicate of stationary officials and paper importers are involved in the conspiracy to put the local paper industry into jeopardy. The unscrupulous…
Abrar Hussain: After a week of protests from students demanding safer roads, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan hinted firm action from the government. “Law enforcers and security forces have shown patience,” he said, “This does not mean that they will tolerate anarchy. We also have a limit. We will take action if that limit is exceeded.”…
M. Hafizuddin Khan speaks to DOT : Corruption is a serious crime that can undermine social and economic development in all societies. No country, region or community is immune and Bangladesh is no exception. According to all major ranking institutions, Bangladesh routinely finds itself among the most corrupt countries in the world. Since today is…
M Humayun Kabir: Quota reform leader Lutfur Nahar Luma, who was picked up from Sirajganj in a pre-dawn raid on Wednesday, will be produced before a Dhaka court seeking five-day remand. Md Najmul Islam, additional deputy commissioner of the cyber-crime monitoring team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told The Daily Star that police wants to take…
The Japan Times: There is no hot water in Odairajuku, no gas-powered stoves, no fridges and — most importantly — no internet. The nearest supermarket is an hour away by car, and so is the nearest place to get a signal on your phone. But what this tiny village in southern Nagano Prefecture does offer…