DOT Desk: An alleged drug dealer was killed in a gunfight with the members of police in Monagram village in Cumilla Sadar upazila, reports The Daily Observer. The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, 25, son of Jahangir Alam, a resident of Jormeher village of the upazila. Saiful was accused in five smuggling cases, said…
M Humayun Kabir: Home-bound passengers have thronged in thousands at the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka yesterday, the first day of Eid journey, on trains. While visiting the station, a large number of home-goers were seen waiting in queues in front of platforms to get standing tickets. Talking to the Daily Star, Sitangshu Chakraborty, station…
Contact Music: Demi Lovato is planning to spend at least three months in rehab. The ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ hitmaker has agreed to seek professional help after she almost died last month following a suspected overdose and, in order to make sure she doesn’t fall off the wagon again, she wants to check into a secret…
DOT Desk Two films of celebrated actor Jaya Ahsan, ‘Debi’ and ‘Ek Je Chilo Raja’, are scheduled to be screened at the Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) 2019, reports The Daily Star. With the theme ‘Better Film, Better Audience, Better Society’, the 17th edition of Dhaka International Film Festival, organised by Rainbow Film Society, will…
Syed Mahfujul Haque Marjan, Faculty Member of Criminology, Dhaka University : Bangladesh has seen a new wave of terrorism in the last few years. The Holey Artisan Attack is an example of this new wave. Terrorists are now using different web platforms to disseminate their messages, recruit new members and collect donations. Our law enforcement agencies…
Desk Report Dengue infection has taken an alarming turn in the capital as thousands of people are contracting the mosquito-borne viral disease even though the rainy season, when the menace peaks, is over, reports New Age. Dengue has so far killed 15 people as of September this year, the highest in a year in the…
Hussain of DOT Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore has said that Myanmar’s “commitment” to enacting the recommendations of Kofi Annan’s committee – which include ensuring freedom of movement and access to education – would help mend the lives of suffering children in the crisis-ridden Rakhine state. She said children from the Rohingya Muslim minority, an…
Jane Younger/ Khaleej Times The first thing I should probably say is that while a lot of people think polar bears and penguins live together, in fact they live at opposite ends of the Earth. Polar bears live in the northern hemisphere and penguins live in the southern hemisphere.All these penguins have special adaptations to…
Tech Explorist: A team of Indian scientists has developed a new technique that promises to help produce bioactive dental filling materials which will take much lesser time for the formation of new bone tissues. Bioactive dental filling materials are gaining popularity as they last longer, restore minerals in teeth and slow down secondary tooth decay…
Sajeda Farisa Kabir, Barrister, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh; Associate Director, BRAC Human Rights and Legal Aid Services/BRAC Living in Dhaka is a challenge, no matter who you are. Traffic is manic, there are motorcyclists cruising the footpaths and people are forced to walk on the streets. There are no designated bus lanes and no…