Daily O, India Government legislations are necessary, but things on the ground won’t change unless we as a society overcome our deep-seated transphobia. In a country fighting gender inequality, there is a huge section of people which has been pushed to social isolation because of our shared obsession of putting every human being into neat…
UNB A court here on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in Rampal upazila on Bagerhat in 2014. The convict was Habi Sarder, son of Jahir Sarder, a resident of Gona Balay village of the upazila. According to the prosecution, Hasina Begum, 32, daughter of Torab Ali Mollah,…
Cambridge Professional Academy signs a strategic partnership with ALIANAz to introduce globally recognised accredited qualifications via distance learning.Cambridge Professional Academy, a leading qualifications & training provider in the UK and internationally, has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with ALIANAz, a capability development organization. This partnership will allow the introduction…
Russia Today: An execution in Saudi Arabia has again caused a media stir after a man was beheaded and crucified in Mecca for murder, robbery and rape. It comes amid a human rights spat between the ultra-conservative kingdom and Canada. The Myanmar man was convicted of killing a woman and other crimes, the state-run Saudi…
Md. Taqi Yasir Harry Potter series do have some very massive blunders that nobody noticed before. Those mistakes are relevant starting from the wandering of Harry’s King’s Cross Station and ends at the duel of Lord Voldemort against Potter himself. Some of the major mistakes in different series are: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone….
MEMO: The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has said that German sports brand Adidas is no longer a sponsor of the Israel Football Association (IFA), media reports revealed last week. Quds Net News said that BDS activists wrote on its website that Adidas terminated its services to the IFA after a campaign asking the…
DOT Desk Bangladesh Venture Capital Ltd has received ‘Alternative Investment Fund Manager’ Licence from Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission under Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (Alternative Investment) Rules, 2015. “As a licence holder, Bangladesh Venture Capital Ltd (BVCL) will be able to manage the venture capital fund, private equity and impact fund,” said a statement…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed writes for DOT : Article 119 of the Bangladesh Constitution empowers the Election Commission to hold parliamentary elections. The Constitution gives the Commission ‘reservoir of power’ to ensure such elections (Afzal Hossain vs. Chief Election Commissioner, 45 DLR). Article 119 also empowers the Commission, according to the Appellate Division of the…
Desk Report: Bangladesh Cricket Board heaved a sigh of relief as opening batsman Tamim Iqbal and pace bowler Rubel Hossain finally secured the visa of United Arab Emirates, which paved the way for their participation in the forthcoming Asia Cup from the start, reports New Age. The rest of team members travelled to UAE on…
David Ignatius, Columnist/ The Washington Post One hundred days after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is pressing ahead with anti-dissident campaigns and remains in regular contact with Saud al-Qahtani, the media adviser whom the CIA believes helped organize Khashoggi’s killing, according to U.S. and Saudi sources. The Saudi crown…