Eshan Maitra Did you know, there is only two playgrounds in the whole Dhanmondi area? Again, most of parts are owned by Abahoni club, that only they get to use. Rest of the pace is big enough. But not big enough for 10 football and 15 or above cricket games at the same time. Means,…
Monirul Alam of DOT : Incumbent Prime Minister Shekh Hasina has obtained initial legitimacy to formulate new government for the next five-year regime, for the third consecutive tenures since 2008, as her party Awami League (AL) awarded absolute majority in the 11th Parliamentary polls held on Sunday. According to unofficial announcement, AL alone registered victory…
Nobonita Chowdhury A previous article I wrote elaborated on the sea of study abroad opportunities lying in wait for Bangladeshi high school students. So this time I want to convince readers (especially ones who are a bit unsure about taking that extra step to apply) why studying abroad in high school might be a good…
Ummul Wara Sweety India was strategically successful in making both Bangladeshi major parties happy by the planned visit of their Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj. Each parties have affirmed their own meeting to be ‘very important’ regarding their own agendas and currently at peace about it, said politics researchers Prof. Dr. Emajuddin Ahmed.Though, India…
UNB: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh on Thursday signed an agreement for $100 million in grant to help develop basic infrastructure and services for Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar camps. The grant assistance forms part of an envisaged package totaling $200 million. Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD) Kazi Shofiqul Azam and…
DOT Desk A schoolboy was found dead at his house at Hamdah in Jhenaidah district town on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Samiul Alam, a class VI student of Jhenaidah Government Boys’ School and son of Alamgir Hossain, former chairman of Kalicharanpur union, reports The Financial Express BD. Mother of the victim Shahida Parveen,…
DOT Desk: Andrographis paniculata, locally known as “kalmegh” is being cultivated by many farmers in Tangail; and might invigorate the area’s economy, reports The Dhaka Tribune. Kalmegh is an herb of the Acanthaceae family. Kalmegh grows in waste ground and thrives in moist habitats; making Bangladesh’s weather perfect for its cultivation. The herb is tastes…
AP, Johannesburg South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday apologized for a scandal over millions of dollars in state spending on his private residence and said he would abide by a Constitutional Court ruling that he should pay back some funds. In a nationally televised address, Zuma said he acted “in good faith” in the…
Reuters: Four people, including two police officers, were killed in a shooting in eastern Canada on Friday in the latest eruption of gun violence across the country that has led to calls for weapons bans in cities. Below are mass shootings in Canada over the past three decades. TORONTO, ONTARIO: July 22, 2018 – A…
Sofian Khan On Saturday, Pope Francis stated his strategy of avoiding the term “Rohingya” while his visit in Myanmar believing that both the civilian and military leadership was able to get his message without shutting down dialogue.Upon his return at Rome, the Pope to the reporters said that he has been firm with Myanmar’s military…