Syed Hasan Imam speaks to DOT The murder of our intellectuals is a permanent scar. The damage that was done to our country on December 14 of 1971 left an eternal void. The Pakistanis thought that by murdering our intellectuals and talented, they would send us back into a dark age. But they couldn’t fulfill…
Animesh Sarker Are you struggling to maintain a healthy lifestyle? Are you worried about your diet? There are much simpler ways than losing weight in order to become fit. Here is how you can perk up your health by adopting these habits. As someone’s mother might force them to have more fruits and vegetables every…
Desk Report Exporters who do not enjoy bonded warehouse facility will be allowed to get refund of customs duty and value-added tax paid on import of raw materials without physical inspection reports on export goods as National Board of Revenue has relaxed rules in this connection. NBR has recently issued a special order relaxing the…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Bangladesh umpire Tanvir Ahmed, who wrongly no-balled West Indies pacer Oshane Thomas twice in the fourth over of the third and final T20I has admitted that he made a mistake owing to his inexperience, reports The Daily Star. “In terms of a no-ball, there is always the issue of the foot…
Saleem Samad of DOT Popular micro-blogging site Twitter said it has removed thousands of fake accounts from Bangladesh, Iran, Russia and Venezuela. However, it could not be ascertained in a global Twitter’s media statement, how many fake accounts in Bangladesh have been removed. Last December, Twitter announced that it had suspended 15 accounts “originating from…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Jatiya Oikyafront, the major opposition alliance formed against the ruling coalition Grand Alliance for the upcoming elections, will unveil its manifesto on December 17. According to a press release issued yesterday and undersigned by the alliance’s Chief Coordinator Mostafa Mohsin, the manifesto will be unveiled at an event in a hotel…
Eshan Maitra Imagining about any other 100-year-old grandpa, we would picture some ancient person of interests and stories about good ol’ times. But not Jacque Fresco. He is one of the fortunate man and the genius who lives in the future. He has made over 5,500 technical futuristic architectural sketches in the past 40 years….
Sharar Shams Shayor One of Bangladesh’s iconic bands since the past decade, Black is back with a new song and a promise of a new album to be released this year. Since the departure of Jon Kabir, the current lead singer of Indalo, Black has struggled to recruit a new front-man, leaving a trail of…
James ONeill/NEO Two recent reports from the United States strongly suggest the United States is planning a major war with Russia and China, but are far from certain that they could in fact succeed in such a war. The reports also provide insights into how the United States will meet the budgetary demands of such…