Barrister Muhammad Nawshad Zamir writes for DOT : All the three nominations filed on behalf of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda for contesting in the 11th parliamentary election from Feni-1, Bogura-6 and Bogura-7 constituencies were cancelled after the scrutiny by returning officer (RO) relying upon Article 12(1)(d) of the Representation of the People Order…
DOT Desk: The government would engage with the Sri Lankan authorities on containing drug smuggling as the island country alleged that six Bangladesh nationals were found involved in smuggling a huge drug consignment, reports The New Age. The government on Sunday decided to send a delegation to Colombo to assess whether any Bangladesh citizen was…
Hossen Sohel of DOT A consortium of companies from China – Sichuan Road and Bridge Group, Shamim Enterprise Ltd, and UDC Construction Limited—have signed a concession contract with the government of Bangladesh to upgrade the Dhaka Bypass under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement, reports The Daily Sun. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) acted as financial…
Desk Report: The prices of hilsa increased in the kitchen markets of Dhaka city last week, reports Financial Express. Traders attributed this hike to a low catch of the delicious silvery fish in the fishing hubs. Official data also revealed hilsa went up in prices by 20-30 per cent this peak season from that of…
MEMO: Israeli occupation authorities began a massive settlement project that will annex large parts of four villages surrounding the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, isolating them, the Palestinian Information Centre reported yesterday. As a result, the villages of Biter, Wadi Fokin, Nahhalin and Hosan west of Bethlehem, home to some 20,000 Palestinians, would be…
Mahmudur Rahman writes for DOT : The young lady stood at the beginning point of the newly assigned bus stoppages introduced in Dhaka, lanes where buses can stop and offload and load passengers. The older man stood at the other extreme both holding their hands up to request the bus to stop. It did and…
Everyday carry is known as EDC. It is not the carrying of a full survival kit anyone at every time but can contrary to what many people think. In spite of, it includes items that you need to make a habit of keeping on your person when you leave home at all times. It may…
Hossen Sohel: Days after canceling a planned visit to North Korea by his top diplomat citing insufficient progress in denuclearization talks, U.S. President Donald Trump hailed his personal relationship North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday and said there was no reason to resume war games with South Korea. Trump’s statement came a day…
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DOT Desk: Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Dagonbhuiyan upazila of Feni in the wee hours, reports The Daily Star. The deceased were identified as Asad, 42, and Emamul Akand, 24, both hailing from Rajoir upazila of Madaripur district, a correspondent from Feni…