Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury writes for DOT : Universal basic income (UBI) is program, where all citizens (or permanent residents) of a country, or any other region, regardless of their income, resources or employment status, may receive a regular sum of money from a source such as the government. Universal Basic Income is also called…
Reported by: Shakil Ahmed Written by: Eshan Maitra Mosquito transmitted viral diseases almost turned into nationwide epidemic in often cases. Many becoming victim of dengue, chikungunya & other virus fever diseases every day. Hence, general public started questioning the effectiveness of Dhaka City Corporation, about mosquito control.Therefore, Dhaka South City Corporation has taken an innovative…
Hindustantimes: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the opposition saying that they are a group which is bankrupt of ideas and only united by their hate for Modi. PM Modi targeted the opposition for having no regard for institutions such as armed forces, police and CBI. “All they have in…
Reuters : As the world was focused on abortive efforts to begin repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar last month, hundreds of their fellow Muslims still in Myanmar were boarding boats seeking to escape the country. Their attempted flight cast the spotlight back on 128,000 Rohingya and other displaced Muslims…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy: Bangabandhu is the architect of independent Bangladesh. He had the towering courage and personality. Bangabandhu was a real epitome of courage, both in the physical and moral sense. The historic 6-Point Program, an explicit embodiment of Bengali nationalism was unfurled at Lahore, the…
NY Times: When the twin towers fell on Sept 11, 2001, they came crashing down on the Cortlandt Street subway stop on the No. 1 line. The station was buried under debris, its sturdy beams bent like paper clips. For nearly 17 years, the station has sat unused – achingly missing from the New York…
M Humayun Kabir: The government’s quota reform committee has recommended for abolishing the existing quota in the first and second class government jobs (9th to 13th grades). A gazette notification will be issued if the cabinet gives approval to the recommendations in its next meeting, said Cabinet Secretary M Shafiul Alam after the regular Monday’s…
Adv.Zahid Ahmed Hero Hindu marriage is treated as a sacrament or a sanskara. Under the Hindu Sastriya Law, the concept of marriage is more of religious than secular institution. According to Hindu religious mandate the marriage is called as the last of ten sacrament enjoined by Hindu religion for purifying the body. So marriage according…
DOT Desk: All the twelve Open Market Sale (OMS) outlets in the town reopened after being closed for around one month as there was no allocation of ata (coarse flour) by the ministry concerned during that period, reports The Daily Star. The ultra poor people from slums, remote villages and char areas crowded around the…
BBC: Neighbours has shown the first ever TV same-sex wedding in Australia. The soap is reflecting on marriage equality, after same-sex marriage was legalised in December. Executive producer Jason Herbison said representation of the LGBT community is “a priority”. He told The Huffington Post that the marriage of David and Aaron is a “defining moment”…