EC unaware of attack on Dr Kamal

    Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed has claimed that the Commission was not reported the attack on Dr Kamal Hossain’s motorcade, reports The Daily Star. “We are uninformed of the incident since no one lodged a written complaint in this regard,” he told reporters at Agargaon yesterday. According to him, there…

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      An Upheaval at the Ends of the World

      Robinson Meyer, Staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers climate change and technology/The Atlantic Two new reports find that the North and South Poles face an “unprecedented” climate future. It was not so long ago—only 108 years, within a great-grandma’s memory—that a person’s eyes first beheld the South Pole. When Roald Amundsen made it…

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        Army to be deployed from Dec 24 to Jan 2

        Hossen Sohel of DOT Army will be deployed for 10 days from December 24 in the forthcoming national election slated for December 30, said Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed on Thursday night, reports The Financial Express. “The army will be deployed as the striking force from December 24 to January 2,” he told reporters…

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          Meat becomes costlier

          DOT Desk Meat became pricier last week after remaining almost stable for about two months, reports The Financial Express. Onion, ginger, and potato prices, however, showed a slight decline during the period while most of other essential commodities remained static. Prices of beef, mutton, and broiler chicken increased by 9-12 per cent in the week….

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            Month long BITF begins Saturday in Chattogram

            DOT Desk The month long Bangladesh International Trade and Export Fair-2018 (BITF-2018) will begin in the city on Saturday with the participation of India, Pakistan and Thailand, reports The Daily Asian Age. City Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin will formally inaugurate the fair at Bandar field of Feringi Bazar area under Kotwali thana in the city…

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              25pc Khulna brick kilns illegal

              UNB More than one-fourth brick kilns in Khulna district are operating illegally as 45 of them did not renew their licences. Sources at the Department of Environment’s Khulna office said 130, out of 175 brick kilns, in the district have renewed their licenses. As per law of the land, it is illegal to operate such…

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                Khancha screened in Nigeria

                DOT Desk Khancha, a Bangladeshi film, was recently screened in Nigeria for the first time at the Second Asian Film Festival organised by Korean Cultural Centre, Abuja, reports The Daily Observer. Khancha is a 2017 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Akram Khan. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film…

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                  This is what our Yemen policy looks like

                  Nicholas Kristof, New York Times Op-Ed Columnist. He writes about human rights, women’s rights, health, global affairs/BDnews24 I’m giving up most of my column space today to introduce you to Abrar Ibrahim, a 12-year-old girl in Yemen who weighs just 28 pounds. Nothing I write can be as searing or persuasive or true as Abrar…

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