Sejuti Mourin The Qulkhani of late Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Annisul Huq will be held on December 6 at the Gulshan Azad Mosque in the city after Asr prayers. “A special doa mahfil will be held at Gulshan Azad Masque after Asr prayers on that day for seeking eternal peace of my…
BBC: Teaching his native Arabic to students online has been a game changer for Syrian refugee Sami as he makes a fresh start in the UK.The Aleppo University engineering graduate says that working for an online language learning platform in London has helped him find his feet and motivation as he begins life anew. The…
Desk Report: The much-talked about proposed Road Transport Act-2018 was placed in parliament last night, amid criticism over the “lenient” nature of the punishment over deaths caused by reckless driving, reports the daily star. The draft law retains the punishment of five years’ imprisonment for causing death to a person by reckless driving, a sentence…
Reported by: Ismael Hussain Imu Written by : Tanzim Taqrim Arnob AIG (Intelligence and Special Affairs) of Police Moniruzzaman on Wednesday highlighted the position of militancy in Bangladesh and regional context. A regional platform will be developed to curb terrorism and militancy. He said this at a two-day workshop that began in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur…
UNB: Bangladesh Volleyball Federation (BVF) announced a 21-member final squad of Bangladesh team for the 1st Asian Challenge Cup Men’s Volleyball scheduled for September 15-22 in Sri Lanka capital Colombo. Bangladesh team comprises 14 players and seven officials. Members of Bangladesh team: M. Rashed Khan Menon, M. Sazibur Rahman, M Mohasin Uddin, Narayon Debnath, Masud…
Amarta Chowdhury writes for DOT On 2015 several rebels from Myanmar ambushed a Border Guard Bangladesh unit near the remote, jungle clad village of Boro Modok, Bandarban. Ongoing clash left several wounded from the both sides. While cross border activities of rebel groups originating from Myanmar is no new incident in Chittagong Hill Tracts region,…
BSS The district administration has completed preparations to observe the Rokeya Day-2018 with three-day programmes at her birthplace Pairaband village in Mithapukur upazila here from December 9 next. Deputy Commissioner and President of the Rokeya Day Observance Committee Enamul Habib said the observance will begin with placing of wreaths at Begum Rokeya Smritistambha in Pairaband…
Arab News: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani rejected on Sunday resignations tendered a day earlier by three senior security officials, the government said. The resignations from 8More on Page 7, Col (From Page 8) Defence Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami and Interior Minister Wais Barmak, as well as Masoom Stanekzai, the head of the National Directorate of…
Desk Report: Police have made no visible progress in the investigation into the attack on US Ambassador in Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat in Mohammadpur, Dhaka even a week after the incident took place, reports Dhaka Tribune. An official vehicle of the US Embassy in Dhaka carrying the ambassador was attacked by a group of armed adult…
Mir Nasir Hossain, Former FBCCI president : The upcoming budget needs to be composed of necessary measures to restore discipline in the banking sector. Interest rates for bank loans have climbed up to an intolerable level and needs to be reduced. Government-owned banks are unable to make investments even having enough liquidity. They are charging high…