DOT Desk From new to heavyweight candidates contesting in the upcoming national election scheduled for December 30, all political campaigns are seen to have a digital presence these days, reports Dhaka Tribune. The pre-election campaign has brought vibrancy to every corner of the country with debates over tea at tea stalls — both in urban…
Reuters Islamic State launched an attack on Friday on positions held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in southeastern Syria and the U.S.-led coalition mounted air strikes in the area, an SDF official said. Islamic State used car bombs and dozens of militants in the attack near Abu Khaser village in the Hajin area…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT At least 1,441 incidents of violence against women and children occurred in the country last year, Zinat Ara Haque, executive coordinator of We Can Bangladesh, has said. Of them, 996 were women and the rest were children, with around half the incidents taking place in Dhaka division, reports The Daily Star….
DOT Desk More than thirteen shops were burnt in a fire that broke out at Satroshi Bazar in Sadarpur upazila of Faridpur, reports The New Age. Faridpur Fire Service and Civil Defence officer Saifuzzaman said the fire broke out from a shop at around 3:00am and spread soon. On information, three firefighting units went to…
Professor Dr Mizanur Rahman, Vice Chancellor of Jagannath University : We can hold talks and the result will be the same like before if a party refuses to take part in the polls. All parties should participate in the electoral race. Chances of a good election increases manifold if all parties join the electoral race….
DOT Desk Aggregate shortfall in tax revenue collection against the target widened further, marking a deficit amounting to Tk 167.99 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, reports The Financial Express. The shortfall was about Tk 114 billion in the first quarter (July-September) of FY 19. According to the…
UNB: Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) on Sunday demand proper investigation into the rape of two minor girls of Tripura community at Rangati’s Tripura Para in Lama upazila of Bandarban on Wednesday allegedly by the members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The human right body, in a press statement, also demanded steps to ensure exemplary…
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT : I remember the Dhaka of the 60s when it was almost a likeable city, lazy, rainy and with many trees. Cars were few, rickshaws dominated and the middle class also grew around that placid culture. It was a city where the really rich were Pakistanis and so if you…
Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury speaks to DOT : If the government does not present any obstacles in the fulfillment of the people’s desires then there will be no scope for violence surrounding the election. Hopefully, the people will be able to vote as they choose in this election, to elect their chosen representatives. There is no…
Desk report: ‘Miss World’, a world-renowned beauty pageant competition, has introduced many beautiful and talented women from different countries to the world, reports The Independent. With the title ‘Miss World Bangladesh 2018’, the beauty pageant competition began its audition round yesterday on the premises of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation in the capital. The winner…