Abrar Hussain: President M Abdul Hamid yesterday applauded the contribution of artists and cultural activists to all achievements of the nation as he inaugurated the month-long Asian art exhibition at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital. “The art-culture too has a huge contribution to our nation building . . . The cultural activists always…
Tech Explorist: New Horizons made history with the flyby of Ultima Thule, a mysterious object 4.1 billion miles (6.6 billion kilometers) from Earth in the Kuiper Belt. It’s the farthest flyby of an object in our solar system. The spacecraft flew past Ultima Thule in the early hours of New Year’s Day, introducing the era of…
India Times More than 30 women from Chennai are all set to go to Sabarimala temple to pay respects to Lord Ayyappa. The women, all aged between 35 and 40, are part of Manithi which works for the welfare of women and children. “We are ardent devotees of Lord Ayyappa, and the Supreme Court ruling…
DOT Desk: The fortnight traffic discipline programme in capital Dhaka begins Tuesday in order to develop and bring discipline in the city traffic system, reports The Daily Observer. The awareness programme, initiated by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP traffic), will be continued till January 31. During the campaign, the DMP will make the people aware to…
Muhammad Zubair writes for DOT : The Parliament of Bangladesh is the supreme authority to pass a legislation, which derives its authority from the Constitution. It may delegate its legislating power to any other body. Thus, the members of parliament are regarded as the ‘Law Maker’ of the Republic. It is desirable that the persons…
DOT Desk RAB arrested acting editor of an obscure online daily newspaper on charge of publishing false, fabricated and anti-state news in the social networking sites from the city’s Ramna area, reports The Daily Sun. “We arrested Shaikh Riad Mohammad Noor, acting editor of an online newspaper Daily 71.com from his own flat at Segunbagicha…
Desk Report: Asian Development Bank’s lending to Bangladesh is likely to exceed $2 billion this year, said a top official yesterday. The ADB has already approved over $1.6 billion, of which $1,535 million is sovereign, $60 million non-sovereign and $8.7 million technical assistance. “More projects worth over $600 million are likely to be approved by…
UNB Police arrested two people along with four pistols, eight magazines, 20 rounds of bullet and 731 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Koylabari truck terminal area in Shibganj upazila early Wednesday. Officer-in-charge of Shibganj Police Station MM Moynul Islam said tipped off, a team of police conducted a raid in the terminal area and…
Ridwana Tasnim For a little less than a century, the beautiful Disney characters with their attention-grabbing stories have captured the hearts of every little child out there, leaving them dreaming that someday, one day, they will get to meet these mysterious characters. The only drawback of these fairytales is that they aren’t real. And when…
Prof. Dr. Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, Chairman, JANIPOP and Vice Chancellor, Begum Rokeya University : The Election Commission is a constitutional body, a sovereign institution. If it decides to adopt EVMs (Electronic Voting Machine), deploy the army or take any other decision, the political parties are obligated to accept those decisions. I do not know whether…