Tara Sattar United States of America had dropped a bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima 71 years ago which exhilarated the entire city and killed about 140,000 soldiers and civilians. Ever since, none of the American President has paid a visit to the once devastated land. But, that history is about to change. President…
AFP: An Australian man rammed his four-wheel drive into a Sydney police car, hijacked a supermarket delivery truck and taxi, rammed other cars and stabbed and wounded a passerby before killing himself in front of police on Friday. The dramatic chain of events, which police said was not terror-related, began when police tried to…
Iktedar Ahmed speaks to DOT Dr. Kamal Hossain, Gono Forum President on Saturday said that the two lawmakers-elect of his party may take oath and join the 11th parliament. Dr. Hossain expressed that it will not create any problem with its alliance partner BNP, though BNP has already decided not to join the parliament. Dr…
DOT Desk Crossing the boundary of the country, ‘Debi’, the first ever film produced by popular actress-turned-producer Jaya Ahsan, is currently being screened in the theatres of different states in the United States of America, reports The Independent. As a part of the film’s promotion, Jaya attended a special screening of ‘Debi’ in Jamaica Multiplex…
BSS: Road Transport and Bridges Minister and General Secretary of Awami League (AL) Obaidul Quader yesterday said Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony as the people of all faiths are living peacefully. “We have excellent relations among the people of different religions….they are practicing their respective religions peacefully,” he told a meeting on the…
DOT Desk: The tenth edition of Chobi Mela, the most prestigious photography festival in Asia, will begin on 28 February, reports Independent BD. The festival will continue with many happenings till 9 March 2019. Chobi Mela – International Festival of Photography is put together biannually by Drik Picture Library Ltd. and Pathshala South Asian Media…
Desk Report: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) embassy in Dhaka has taken a new move to ‘select’ a number of local recruiting agencies to submit visas to the embassy for hiring manpower from Bangladesh, said sources concerned, reports Financial Express. Under the new ‘Drop Box’ system, all the manpower recruiters here will have to…
Sayeed Muhammad: The national budget for fiscal year 2018-19 has set a growth target of 7.8% as Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith rolled out a Tk 4,64,573 crore national budget yesterday. Muhith presented the budget, his 12th and largest ever, to parliament. In FY2016-17, the government’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth target was 7.4%,…
Reuters U.S. investment bank J.P. Morgan said on Wednesday the chances of Britain calling off its divorce from the European Union had increased after a string of humiliating parliamentary defeats for Prime Minister Theresa May cast new doubt over her plan to quit the bloc and sent sterling higher. Britain’s pro-Brexit trade minister Liam Fox…
Tanzim Taqrim Mexico’s new Anti- Gentrification saint is a hipster and an apocalyptic virgin. Locals pray to Santa Mari La Juaricua for protection of their homes. Sandra Valenzuela is a local who moved to this area 3 years ago and she found the statue in the old apartment she bought. Sandra named the saint after…