Turkish military “neutralized” 10 PKK terrorists in airstrikes carried out in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Sunday. Turkish authorities often use the word “neutralized” in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured. In a Twitter post, the ministry said the airstrikes were carried out…
A security clampdown and a strike sponsored by separatists fighting against Indian rule shut most of Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, a day after chaotic protests and fighting killed seven civilians and four combatants in the disputed region. Armed police and paramilitary soldiers in riot gear fanned out across the region in anticipation of anti-India protests…
A coal mine accident in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing killed seven workers and injured three, state-owned Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. The workers at the Fengchun coal mine under the Chongqing Energy Group were killed in an underground transport accident on Saturday afternoon, Xinhua reported. The group has suspended operations at all of…
Nurul Huda speaks to DOT Different terrorist organizations are conspiring to sabotage the national elections because they don’t believe in constitutional politics. Such machinations are a subject of great concern. The Security forces as well as the government must take actions to prevent such vandalism. They must analyze how the perpetrators plan such conspiracies. Preparations…
DOT Desk A case was lodged with Darussalam Police Station in Dhaka yesterday over the attack on the motorcade of Dr Kamal Hossain on December 14, reports The daily star. Abu Bakar Shaju, a candidate from Jatiya Oikyafront from Dhaka-16 constituency, filed the case accusing 12 people in the early hours today, said Selim Uz…
Pratiti Shirin writes for DOT 9th December marked the 138th birth anniversary of Roquia Sakhawat Hossain commonly known as Begum Rokeya. She has been identified as the most important educator for advancing the cause of women’s education in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Bengal. Born in an aristocratic family in a remote village in…
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT December 1971 memories are blurred but I realize all too well that they are part of many of us, whether in or out. On the day of liberation, many families feasted but by January some were facing difficulties fetching a full table. Perhaps it was also a bit more resentful…
Aadita Chaudhury, PhD Candidate in Science & Technology Studies at York University, in Toronto, Canada/Aljazeera White supremacy and Hindu nationalism have common roots going back to the 19th-century idea of the ‘Aryan race’. Over the last few years, especially after Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 US presidential election, we have been witnessing the normalisation,…
DOT Desk Authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Sylhet dismissed a university teacher for sexually harassing a female student, reports The Financial Express. The accused teacher is Plabon Chandra Saha of Economics department. The decision was taken at the 211th syndicate meeting of the university on Saturday, said an official, wishing anonymity….
Al Arabiya Sources said that Houthi militias have looted equipment, documents and goods owned by traders and investors in the port of Hodeidah ahead of an agreed-upon withdrawal from the city. Foodstuffs, cars, supplies and other items that were on their way through the port were also stolen by the Houthis, sources confirmed. Sources said…