Desk Report : Mission heads of the European Union (EU) member states, the EU delegation, and chiefs of Norway and Switzerland missions have reiterated their concerns over several provisions of the Digital Security Act, reports the financial express. “We reiterate our concerns around several provisions of the Digital Security Act which unduly restrict the freedom…
Desk Report: As traffic police continue to check fitness certificates of vehicles and other documents, many bus owners still refrain from running their vehicles on the streets in the capital, causing immense sufferings for the commuters, reports Daily Sun. Besides, CNG-run auto-rickshaws drivers are charging passengers extra fares, cashing in on the shortage of vehicles…
Rahat Islam of DOT : BNP has hailed Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB) report regarding irregularities in the December 30 national election and commented that it unsettled the both the government and the Election Commission (EC). “The ministers of the government and the Election Commission are failing to hide their faces after TIB unveiled the absolute…
Al Jazeera: The United States will shut the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s diplomatic office in Washington, DC, over the Palestinian government’s refusal to enter into US-led negotiations with Israel. “We have been notified by a US official of their decision to close the Palestinian mission to the US,” PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said in a statement…
Hossen Sohel: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a ruling party leadership vote yesterday, setting him on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier and try to cement his legacy, including by revising the post-war pacifist constitution, reports Reuters. If Abe, who quit abruptly after a troubled 2006-2007 term, stays in office through November 2019, he will…
The Guardian: An explosion at a weapons depot in a rebel-held town in north-west Syria killed at least 39 civilians, including a dozen children, according to reports. Rescue workers used bulldozers to remove rubble and extract people trapped in the two buildings flattened by the explosion in Sarmada in Idlib province on Sunday. A civil…
Sky news A feisty young seal pup is recovering after his sense of adventure got the better of him. The pup, believed to be about three weeks old, was found four miles from sea after apparently taking a wrong turn. He was found in the garden of a home in Terrington St Clements, Norfolk, on…
Reuters: A front-running and far-right Brazilian presidential candidate began physical therapy on Saturday and remained in serious but stable condition after being stabbed during a campaign rally earlier this week, doctors and family members said. Congressman Jair Bolsonaro, who is unlikely to return to the campaign trail before the Oct. 7 first-round vote, was being…
DOT Desk: Based on the 1952 Language Movement, the film Phagun Hawa is set to release on February 8, under the banner of Impress Telefilm Limited. The film is adapted from a story named Bou Kotha Kou, written by Tito Rahman. Directed by Tauquir Ahmed, the film was shot in Paikgachha Upazila of Khulna, reports…
Desk Report: ‘Noashal’, an immensely popular drama serial on RTV, is set to bring back one of its key stars on the screen once again. Ekushey Award-winning veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman, who has not been seen for more than 200 episodes, will be reprising his role on the special request of the director Mir Sabbir….