Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed has claimed that the Commission was not reported the attack on Dr Kamal Hossain’s motorcade, reports The Daily Star. “We are uninformed of the incident since no one lodged a written complaint in this regard,” he told reporters at Agargaon yesterday. According to him, there…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the country’s drawback in power sector during BNP regime was unprecedented. “I don’t know whether people of any country have such a bitter experience,” she said while inaugurating National Power and Energy Week 2018 at a function at Bashundhara City International Convention Center in the city,…
DOT Desk Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) arranged a flower parade in the city on Friday, 2nd day of the three-day International Flower Exhibition and Conference, reports The Daily Sun. The parade started form the south plaza of Manik Mia Avenue and ended on the premises of Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC). DCCI…
M Humayun Kabir: The Malaysian government on Saturday detained at least 500 undocumented migrants, including Bangladeshis. The Immigration Department, in a nationwide crackdown against ‘illegal’ immigrants, checked more than 5,000 foreigners and made the arrests of over 500 illegal, reports UNB citing the report of the country’s national news agency Bernama. Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali,…
Desk Report: The 10th International Inter University Short Film Festival has introduced a new category titled “Short Film on Refugee” this year with a call to submit short films on refugees, reports Daily Sun. 10th International Inter-University Short Film Festival- 2018” organised by Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) in association with United Nations High Commissioner…
Tahjib Shamsuddin, Communications specialist at BRAC/BRAC Clay houses with tin roofs. The occasional moo of cows. Everything gave an impression of a world disconnected from modern technology in the village of Juranpur, Bangladesh. BRAC’s credit officer Ismat Ara was about to start her day. She was surrounded by a group of women who came to…
Arab News: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s partnership with the United States may be in jeopardy as ties strain, warning Ankara could start looking for new allies, in an op-ed published in the New York Times on Saturday. Relations between the two NATO allies have sunk to their lowest point in decades over a…
Kabir Humayun: Garm-ent workers will demonstrate in their factory areas across the country on September 21 protesting the fixation of minimum wage at Tk 8, 000. They also decided to continue their protest rally until the government fulfills their demand of re-fixing their minimum salary Tk 16,000, reports The Daily Star. Garment workers under the…
Malaysian entrepreneur Datuk Matthew Tee Kai Woon has been sworn-in as the 44th President of the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors’ Associations (IFAWPCA). At 42, Tee who is the Group Executive Director of Bina Puri Holdings Berhad has earned the record of being the youngest to helm the regional organisation. He is…
Asian Age: Citizens’ Rights Movement (CRM), a consumers rights body, on Saturday demanded for fixing mobile phone call at 10 paisa per minute with per second pulse. The CRM raised the demand at a press conference held at the office of Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) in the city. The demand came at a…