M Hafizuddin Khan, Former Caretaker Government Adviser: The Election Commission’s move to procure electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the upcoming general election is quite absurd. There has been no consensus among the political parties over the use EVMs in the next national election. 99 percent voters are not aware of the use of the EVMs….
Tanzim Taqrim On Saturday, The Prime Ministry Press Center said that next week Turkey’s prime minister will pay a two-day official visit to Dhaka at the invitation of his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina.The center said in a statement that during his visit on December 19 to December 20 Binali Yildirim will hold a number of…
Desk Report The government’s oil import bill is set to jump 36 percent this fiscal year thanks to the appreciation of the dollar and an increase in global oil prices — a development that can lead to a hike in oil prices in the local market, officials said. In fiscal 2018-19, 75 lakh tonnes of…
A national coordination of protest announced the start of a social movement called “red vests” across Tunisia, inspired by the “yellow vests” protest movement in France this year. During a press conference at the headquarters of National Union of Tunisian Journalists, the founders of the movement announced that protests will start on Dec. 17, 2018…
Kabir Humayun: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the global community to invest in education to secure peace for future generation. Sheikh Hasina made the call at a high-level meeting on International funding for education at the UN Headquarters in New York on Monday, reports Banglanews24.com. “Education is the most powerful weapon to ensure permanent…
Sayeed Muhammad Election to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) for its mayoral post will be held within a span of 90 days after the government announces it vacant. The post fell vacant with the death of Annisul Huq on Thursday. “The new mayor will elected within 90 days after a gazette announcing the post…
AP, Athens Under heavy security, authorities on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios deported 202 migrants and refugees on boats bound for Turkey — the first to be sent back as part of a controversial European Union plan to limit the amount of migration to Europe. The operation that started at dawn, as migrants…
Metro The Queen will use her Christmas Day speech to spread a message of ‘peace on earth and goodwill to all’, which she believes is needed ‘as much as ever’. In the tradition started by her grandfather King George V in 1932, Queen Elizabeth II will also encourage those with strongly opposing views to bridge…
Sky News For a brief period earlier this year, the “distracted boyfriend” meme – using a stock image of a man angering his partner by ogling another girl – was inescapable. But its broad appeal does not appear to extend to Swedish regulators. After it emerged, social media posters used the meme to communicate an…