Muhammad Ali Bukhari, Toronto The all time great comedian, Charlie Chaplin’s first talkie film, The Great Dictator (1940), is loved and loathed in equal measures, but is an outstanding movie in many respects. It includes many classic scenes of comedy, particularly the interplay between Hynkel and Napaloni, but it also has serious undertones. But, some…
DOT Desk: US-based online retail giant Amazon is planning to expand its Whole Foods Market portfolio by adding more stores to put more customers within its two-hour delivery service range, according to a Wall Street Journal report run by the Reuters, reports The Financial Express. Whole Foods employees have visited regions of Western North America…
Straits Times: Voice-enabled devices were everywhere at the recently concluded IFA 2018 tech trade show – the latest evidence of the push by tech manufacturers to have consumers control their devices, from smartphones to speakers to home lighting, through voice commands. Voice assistant software has grown in popularity over the past two years, with four…
M Humayun Kabir: The agitating school and college students did not find license or papers of the jeep of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Naval Police Habib when they checked it after stopping his car on the city street. The high-up of the law enforcing agency was cruising along Karwan Bazar in his black jeep…
T.S The shooting for the Kung Fu Yoga was done in extreme cold conditions. But at the end of the shoot, Jackie Chan gave a very warm welcome to the actress Amyra Dastur. According to a source, the martial arts movie star was impressed with Amyra’s professionalism. “On the last day of the Iceland schedule,…
Raj Abrar: BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed claimed yesterday that their party will ‘force’ the government to hold a dialogue with political parties over the next general election. “He (Obaidul Quader) said there’s no need to hold any dialogue. You’ll certainly feel the need for talks. The government will be forced to engage in talks and…
NDTV: Indonesia’s biggest Islamic organisation called for greater tolerance on Friday as it criticised a court that jailed a mother of four for blasphemy after complaining that a mosque in her neighborhood was too loud. The 44-year old ethnic Chinese Buddhist woman, named Meiliana, was found guilty and sentenced to 18 months in prison by…
The Guardian: A new report suggests that young people are aware of their parents’ drinking – and it may well have an impact on their relationship with alcohol. So should you keep booze out of the family home? When you’re drinking wine at home, don’t look as if you’re enjoying it – at least not…
M Humayun Kabir: The 4th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit successfully concluded in Kathmandu yesterday after issuing an 18-point Kathmandu Declaration. Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli handed over the chairmanship of the grouping to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, reports The Statesman. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…
Rahima Ali Mukta writes for DOT : “If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?”- T.S. Eliot Relationship-building efforts extend beyond your students. In my last write up I have discussed building relationship with students, today I am going to talk about Parent-Teacher relationship. There’s no question that…