Chantal Mouffe, Professor of political theory at the University of Westminster/Gulf News Neoliberalism has created genuine grievances, exploited by the radical right. A new way must be found to articulate them These are unsettled times for democratic politics. Shocked by the victory of Euro-sceptic coalitions in Austria and in Italy, the neoliberal elites — already…
DOT Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has demanded the withdrawal of the politically driven cases against Jhenaidah 4 BNP candidate and his unconditional release from jail, reports The Dhaka Triibune. He stated this is a statement posted on BNP’s official social media site Facebook page on Thursday. The senior BNP leader has…
DOT Desk Owners of all licensed arms must surrender their arms to the concerned police stations or treasuries by December 24, a circular of the Home Ministry says, reports The Daily Star. The ministry issued the circular in light with the directives of the Election Commission. As per the circular, the arms will remain in…
Sayeed Muhammad: In a tragic turn of events, at least four people were killed in a shooting in the eastern city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, said Canadian police, adding that a suspect is in custody. The situation has been “contained,” police said on Twitter, according to NCC, with BBC reporting that authorities concerned described the…
DOT Desk: Although still producing earthen pots and utensils, lack of innovation and inability to use technology has held them back without ever reaching their full potential, reports The Dhaka Tribune. In the small village of Kartikpur in Bhedarganj upazila of Shariatpur, a dynasty of potters, namely Pals and Kumars, have sustained the rare pottery…
Eurek Alert A “gold rush” of seabed mining could lead to unprecedented damage to fragile deep-sea ecosystems, researchers have warned. With major decisions on the future of seabed mining expected in 2019-20, scientists and policy experts from the University of Exeter and Greenpeace have recommended a range of measures to prevent environmental damage. They say…
For the first time Dancers’ Association of KUET (Dhrupodi) is going to arrange Inter University KUET Dance fest today. In this fest along with host university KUET; DU, JU, DIU, BUP, KU Faridpur Engineering College will participate. Dhrupodi has started their journey on International dance day of last year with a regional function “Dance fest…
Reuters: The Kremlin said on Thursday there was no sign that the United States wanted to reach a compromise with Moscow to avoid imposing a new round of sanctions on Russia. A new round of U.S. sanctions came into effect on Russia on Monday and Washington has said it may decide to impose a second…
UNB: With Bangladesh’s 2-1 margin T20I series victory against hosts West Indies, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Liton Kumar Das moved up their places in the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, which was updated on Monday. Captain Shakib (103 runs; 19-60-24) and experienced opener Tamim (95 runs; 0-74-21) were top run-getters for Bangladesh in…
Myisha Nawar Yamin Khan, a renowned comedian, talked about his comedy inspiration, the struggles in the industry, his Youtube channel ‘Gold Digger’ and the present day Bangladeshi comedy scenario in a discussion with the Daily Our Time team at a rendezvous session. What started out as a school spectacle of imitating teachers branched out into…