Hindustan Times Pakistani traffic authorities have for the first time in the country’s history, issued a driving licence to a transgender woman, a media report said on Tuesday. The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) on Monday issued Laila Ali her license on the special directives of Islamabad’s police chief who said that she had been driving…
DOT Desk The disciplinary committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Wednesday banned four footballers of Abahani Limited and Basundhara Kings for several terms for their involvement in an ugly spat during November 23 Federation Cup final, reports New Age. Basundhara player Sushanta Tripura was suspended for eight matches along with a fine of Tk…
UNB US-Bangla Airlines has announced attractive holiday packages for tourists to Singapore and Malaysia. Credit card users will be able to avail the packages through payment in six equal monthly installments (EMIs), said the airlines in a press release issued Tuesday. To avail its Kuala Lumpur package, holidaymakers will have to pay Tk 29,990 for…
The Local A section of stairs from the Eiffel Tower in Paris sold for almost €170,000 on Tuesday, auctioneers announced, around three times the pre-sale estimate. More than two dozen wrought-iron steps from the original spiral structure, from between the second and third floors of the Paris landmark, were sold to a Middle East collector…
Kabir Humayun of DOT The High Court has directed the jail authorities to produce Barrister Mainul Hossain before a medical board at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for his health check-up. The court also asked the jail authorities yesterday to get the medical report and submit it before the HC by December 6. The High…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT: After taking all legal measures, finally, on November 29, 40 Bangladeshi people have been deported from Germany to Bangladesh. The German government has made all arrangements to send them back. According to sources, they are returning as per the agreement signed between Dhaka and the European Union for the repatriation of…
Wion Video sharing website, YouTube has just become the latest company to join the booming video streaming service trend after it allowed its users to watch feature-length films — for free. According to media reports, YouTube users in some parts of the world — not including India — can now stream selective movies on the…
Arafat Hasan of DOT A Muslim congresswoman-elect has co-authored changes to a longstanding rule banning the wearing of head coverings on the US House floor, an effort which has been given support by the nation’s largest Muslim rights group on Monday. Ilhan Omar, a Somali refugee who was one of the first two Muslim women…
Sarwar Jahan Chowdhury writes for DOT : The pre-election politics in India , this time around, has attained some unique characteristics . This is already marked by some kind of special desperation by the ruling BJP. This desperation stems from certain mis-governance and failure of the Narendra Modi government and their unprecedented cravings for clinging…
M Humayun Kabir of DOT : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon all concerned to work together to maintain development flow of Bangladesh Air Force. “We want to build the Bangladesh Air Force as one of the most modern and advanced force. We have many plans for further development of the force. We will…