DOT Desk Sale of warm clothes has gained momentum in the district and its adjacent areas as mercury has plummeted across the region with the wintry chill intensifying over the last few days, reports The Financial Express. The traders of warm clothes have been doing brisk business at makeshift footpath shops as well as the…
Tarannum Sattar 39 days on, Dhaka is still gripped with the fear of July 01. The post-trauma state of the family is only deteriorating. And the ones who went missing are being pleaded to get back home. Everywhere we look now, there is disbelief and mistrust in each other. A line has been drawn between…
Nobonita Chowdhury In case you’re not aware, Fitzgerald is the one who wrote The Great Gatsby, eons before Leonardo Dicaprio turned it into a soap opera. If you just want to read a Fitzgerald novel and get things over with, then this article is not for you. However, if you’d like to have a deeper…
M Humayun Kabir: Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder has strongly opposed the use of electronic voting machine (EVM) in the upcoming national election. “It alone might plunge the polls into controversy,” said the commissioner, reports The Daily Star. Mahbub Talukder placed the opinion in written form yesterday when he walked out of a key meeting to…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Executive Editor, The New York Times, Bangladesh National Section: Bangladesh Passengers’ Welfare Association (BPWA) estimated that a total of 200 people were killed and 754 others injured in accidents on roads, waterways and railways across the country during the Eid ul Fitr holidays in 2018. The number of casualties came from 127…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her party is devoted for welfare of the people out of its political commitment, not only for getting their vote. She came up with the statement while inaugurating Community Vision Centers in 20 upazilas of eight districts surrounding Bagamata Sheikh Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Eye Hospital and Training…
BRAC Maya Apa, a digital wellbeing assistant, is re-inventing the way people from all walks of life access specialist advice on health, lifestyle and legal matters. It combines AI and real doctors to connect users to experts. Maya Apa is one of BRAC’s socially-responsible investments that assist in the organisation’s mission to empower people and…
Tarannum Haider Maliha The Rampal Power Plant project in one of the most discussed topic in Bangladesh as well as around the world. Those who don’t even have any idea what it is have also heard the name of Rampal Power Plant. What is Rampal Power Plant? It is a dream of building the country’s…
Desk Report: In a major move to curb street accidents in city, Dhaka’s bus owners have decided to scrap the contractual agreement with drivers and include them on a monthly payroll, reports Daily Star. Dhaka RoadTransport Owners’ Association (DRTOA) drew up the major decision yesterday, what is seen as a big move to curb competition…