DOT Desk Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has approved a project of construction of dual gauge double line between Joydebpur and Ishwardy sections of Bangladesh Railway, reports The Daily Sun. The project was approved on December 5. The total cost of the project including construction of dual gauge railway line and consultancy fee is…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has alleged rampant violations of electoral code throughout the nation ahead of the election. In a statement published yesterday, the independent watchdog expressed grave concerns over the Election Commission’s inaction over the violations and attacks as well as intimidation and harassment on opposition activists, reports The Daily…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT President M Abdul Hamid has instructed the judges and others concerned to ensure hassle-free justice for the litigants, including the poor ones, as soon as possible. “It’s people’s fundamental right to get justice . . . There is nothing to show kindness or sympathy to the justice-seekers,” he said in a…
UNB A Turkish national and a pick-up driver were killed in a road crash on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway at Senbhag in Puthia upazila on Monday night. The deceased were driver Golap Hossain, 26, hailing from Madhupur upazila in Tangail district and Turkish national Abbasi, 40. Mostafizur Rahman, in-charge of Poba Highway Police, said that the pick-up…
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DOT Desk Awami League in its election manifesto yesterday pledged to form a National Minority Commission to ensure safety of the minority communities, reports Daily Star. Laws that discriminate religious and ethnic minorities will be amended and the communities’ property rights will be ensured within a fixed timeframe. Moreover, steps will be taken to implement…
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Afsan Chowdhury, Journalist, researcher, and political commentator/Dhaka Tribune What Bangladesh’s politicians can learn from regional history December is a significant month not just for Bangladesh, but Pakistan as well. If for Bangladesh it signals victory over Pakistani forces, the Pakistanis have to face the harsh judgment of history that it not only was humiliated, but…
C.P. Surendran, Senior journalist based in India/ Gulf News After the poll results, India is looking at the possibility of a power change in 2019 Rahul Gandhi can’t seem to stop smiling. With Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan under his belt after the recent assembly polls, and the otherwise fractious Congress party uncharacteristically united behind…
DOT Desk More than one-fourth brick kilns in Khulna district are operating illegally as 45 of them did not renew their licences, reports The Financial Express. Sources at the DoE said 130, out of 175 brick kilns, in the district have renewed their licenses, reports UNB. As per law of the land, it is illegal…