Umer Beigh, Independent researcher and journalist/WION News Myanmar government has rejected the recently released UN report that called for the prosecution of top generals for genocide, claiming the international community was making “false allegations” in the report. In its response on August 29, Myanmar government said that since the government didn’t grant UN investigators permission…
BSS Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) will replace 358 peace keepers in United Nations Mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO), says an ISPR press release. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat briefed the new contingent members at Bangladesh Air Force Base Bashar at capital’s Tejgaon yesterday. Addressing on the occasion, Chief of Air Staff…
Abrar Hussain: United States President Donald Trump has once again verbally attacked his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, blaming him for charges against two congressmen that he alleged had jeopardized Republican chances in the upcoming midterm elections. On Monday afternoon, the Trump tweeted: “Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were…
Abrar Hussain: Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Sunday at the small Kazakh coastal city of Aktau to sign a legal convention regarding the Caspian Sea. After more than 20 years of intense diplomatic efforts, the five coastal Caspian nations – Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan – agreed upon…
Hindustan Times Actors Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan celebrated their son Taimur’s birthday a little earlier than expected. While their toddler turns two years old on December 20, the couple threw a small party for him and all his friends on Friday. Saif and Kareena posed with their son outside their home for…
Desk report: Tea garden workers’ organisations on Saturday demanded immediate implementation of six-point demand, including daily minimum wage of Tk 300, reports The new Age. They made the demands from a rally after forming a human chain in front of the Central Shaeed Minar in Sylhet city in the afternoon. Bishwabidyalaya Cha Chhatra Sangsad, a…
Desk Report: Overseas employers have been asked to offer higher wages if they were serious about recruiting skilled apparel workers from Bangladesh, reports New Age. Rights campaigners, women leaders and government officials raised the demand at a workshop in the capital. The workshop for Strengthening Migrant Labour Hiring Practice was jointly organized by Bangladesh Overseas…
Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury writes for DOT : She is only nine. But we are not talking about her biological age here. We are talking about an era increasingly influenced by the new generation of “Influencers” who dominates the social media, thus our entire online/offline planet, specially, in the West part of it. Lil Tay,…
BSS The government has brought some 306 upazilas under cent percent electricity coverage, 55 upazilas are awaiting for full coverage inauguration while the rest of 154 upazilas would be brought under electricity coverage by June 2019. “A good news is awaiting for the country as all upazilas will be brought under power coverage by June…
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT : We were not sure if we were going to win but we felt more confident than ever in 1970 that things were going to be better than before. Everyone I knew were planning to vote for the AL though that might also be a fact for voters of Dhaka-…