Separation: When Even The Same Language Is The Same No More

    Sheersho Zaman  It is no new fact that North and South Korea’s separation has lead them to be very different from each other. While one prospers in pop culture and glamour, the other remains in its military oriented and technologically isolated state. The one thing the separated nations have in common though is the language…

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      BNP candidate’s wife, daughter held in Satkhira

      UNB Detectives arrested the wife and daughter of jamaat leader Gazi Nazrul Islam, who is contesting the 11th parliamentary election with BNP ticket from Satkhira-4 constituency, from the district jail premises on charge of planning sabotage on Tuesday. The arrestees are Maksuda Khanam, wife of Nazrul Islam and her daughter Sharmin Sultana Khuku. Ali Ahmed…

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        GPH Ispat vows to enrich steel sector

        DOT Desk The 12th annual general meeting (AGM) of GPH Ispat Ltd has approved 10 per cent stock dividend for the shareholders for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The approval of dividend came in the AGM held at Chittagong Club Ltd today with GPH Ispat Ltd’s Chairman Md Alamgir Kabir in the chair, reports the Daily…

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          Political, govt officials congratulate PM

          Hossen Sohel of DOT Political leaders, government and public sector officials have congratulated Awami League President Sheikh Hasina over the unprecedented third consecutive term in office she won in the 11th parliamentary election, reports bdnews24.com. The Prime Minister’s Press Wing said that several political leaders, civilian and military officials went to Ganabhaban and greeted the prime…

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            RMG workers stage demo rejecting Tk 8,000 wage

            M Humayun Kabir: Rejecting the government’s decision to raise their minimum monthly wage to Tk 8,000, the workers of ready-made garment factories staged demonstration in Dhaka yesterday. During the demo, they demanded a minimum monthly wage Tk 16,000 instead of Tk 8,000 for the 4.4 million garment workers. Several hundred workers led by Garments Sramik…

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