Sky News: A young boy in Australia has admitted to putting needles in strawberries as a “prank”. Police said the boy, who has not been named, confessed to the gag as investigations continue over deliberate fruit contamination. They said they still did not know the motive for the attacks and were still looking for suspects….
M Humayun Kabir: Bangladesh yesterday observed National Mourning Day commemorating the assassination of its independence architect Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. A group of disgruntled army officers killed the Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujib, then President of the new republic, along with most members of the family on August 15, 1975 at his Dhanmondi residence…
UNB Bangladesh will be able to import power from the neighbouring countries via India as the Indian government has approved the ‘Guidelines for Import/Export (Cross Border) of Electricity- 2018’ which was published on December 18. According to section 3.1 of the guideline of ‘Cross-border Trade of Electricity’, the cross-border transaction between India and the neighbouring…
DOT Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today assured that the opposition will be able to come up with criticism against the government in the parliament as it is an important aspect in a democratic process. The opposition will not face any obstacle if it criticises the government, she also said. The premier came up with…
Monirul Alam of DOT The operational flaws owing to lack of skills of some of the Presiding Officers has maligned the image of EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines), which were used iof the Parliamentary elections held on Sunday, Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helaluddin Ahmad said yesterday. “… It’s you (Media) who carried out negative campaign against…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The cabinet has approved in principle the draft of the Bangladesh Flag Vessels (Protection) Bill 2019. The bill has a provision of at least 50% instead of the existing 40% of the seaborne cargoes related to Bangladesh’s foreign trade must be carried by Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) flag vessels. The decision…
Our Time Desk Did you know that at one point in history the women of Kerala were subject to heavy taxes known as mulakkaram or breast tax if they covered their bust. This was the norm in the 17th century coastal town of Cherthala in Kerala, the larger their breasts the heavier the tax. A…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Violent protests are continuing in India’s north-eastern states over a proposed amendment to the country’s citizenship law. The protests have been particularly vocal in the state of Assam, which recently saw four million residents left off a citizens’ register. The bill attempts to grant citizenship to immigrants who are not Muslim….
Banglanews24 Ten rooms of a tin-shed house and two shops were reported to have burnt in the fire at Sharifpur area in Gazipur City Corporation. The fire broke out around 2 pm yesterday. No casualties were reported. The loss was estimated at Taka 2 lakhs.
Arafat Hassan: Naogaon journalists formed a human chain in front of district Press Club yesterday, demanding arrest and exemplary punishment of the murderers of journalist Suborna. Press Club president Kayes Uddin led the chain where Ananda TV correspondent Kazi Kamal Hossain, press club general secretary Mir Mosharraf Hossain Jewel, senior vice-president Shafiqul Islam Khokon, joint…