Desk Report: The Bangladesh Telecom-munication Regulatory Commission has fined Robi Axiata Limited Tk 50 crore as the mobile phone operator continued receiving ‘unauthorised’ fibre optic transmission service from Bangla Phone Limited, reports New Age. The telecom regulator issued a letter to Robi in this regard on Monday asking the mobile operator to pay the amount…
DOT Desk Arifin Shuvoo and Bidya Sinha Mim are set to play the leading roles in Shaapludo, reports The Daily Star. The film, which is directed by Golam Sohrab Dodul, started shooting last month and finished on December 3. “We wanted to surprise everyone, and this is why we did not announce the film beforehand”,…
AP, Paris Some French train drivers, teachers and others are on strike to reject a government reform relaxing the 35-hour workweek and other labor rules. The strike is not affecting Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, but 20 percent of flights at Paris’ Orly airport have been canceled. The strike also affects schools, public hospitals and…
AP, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his envoys are ready “to spare no effort” to restore the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the disputed Western Sahara to its full operation and end the controversy with Morocco — as called for by the U.N. Security Council, the United Nations said Monday. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said…
Raj Abrar: A Ugandan judge yesterday granted bail to 12 opposition politicians, including popular songwriter Robert Kyagulanyi, who have been charged with treason over their alleged role in the stoning of President Yoweri Museveni’s convoy this month. Kyagulanyi’s lawyer alleged that his client has been left unable to stand after being beaten while in detention,…
Sabah Mannan After the terrorist attack on al-Rawdah mosque targeting Sufis in the town of Bir al-Abed claimed at least 305 lives for which no group has yet claimed responsibility, Egypt’s military launched air strikes targeting “terrorist” locations and vehicles.Egyptian security sources reported that the military will not rest until all those involved in Friday’s…
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…
Arafat Hasan: Fisheries and Livestock Ministry officials have claimed that Bangladesh is unlikely to face any shortage of cattle during the Eid-ul-Azha this year, noting the adequate supply of locally-reared cattle enough to meet the demand of sacrificial animals. There are now 1.16 crore sacrificial animals in the country for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha against last…
Abrar Hussain: At least 33 people have been killed and 98 injured in road accidents throughout the country yesterday, reports the Dhaka Tribune. In Gaibandha, 16 people lost lives and 40 were injured when a bus lost control and crashed into a tree on the Rangpur-Dhaka Highway in Palashbari upazila. According to the Dhaka Tribune,…
DOT Desk: The overabundance of fast fashion — readily available, inexpensively made clothing — has created an environmental and social justice crisis, a study claims, reports The Daily Sun. Globally, 80 billion pieces of new clothing are purchased each year, translating to USD 1.2 trillion annually for the fashion industry, according to the study published…