Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest scandal of a national cricketer, Shakib Al Hasan seems to appear with yet another controversial role. A video featuring the ace-all rounder apparently verbally abusing and showing indecent body language to a Bangladesh national cricket team fan has been making the rounds in Facebook. Many of those posting the video…
DOT Desk: At least 34 personnel of the United Nations and associated organizations—26 peacekeepers and eight civilians—were killed in malicious attacks in the line of duty in 2018, said a UN spokesperson on Thursday. The casualty rate for 2018 was the lowest it has been in the last five years and was less than…
Laurien Beane, Course Coordinator, Queensland Undergraduate Early Childhood, Australian Catholic University/The Conversation, Australia As the new year dawns, parents likely turn their thoughts to their child and new beginnings they may experience as they enter an early childhood education and care centre or preschool. Naturally, it’s a time of reflection on the previous year, and…
CNN Huawei is coming under pressure in two more key European markets — the latest in a series of problems the Chinese company faces around the world. Telecommunications firm Orange has ruled out using Huawei products in its core 5G network in France, and Germany’s Deutsche Telekom says it’s reviewing purchases of Huawei equipment. The…
DOT Desk: After nearly two decades, flocks of migratory birds from Siberia started coming again to vast water body Nilsagar, a sanctuary for birds, at Dhobadanga village of Sadar upazila this winter, reports The Daily Star. Thanks to the authorities concerned for launching a useful project aiming to create a congenial atmosphere, by providing shelter…
Hindustan Times: A 50-year-old woman, allegedly held captive on the terrace of her brother’s house in northwest Delhi’s Rohini for the past two years, was rescued on Tuesday in a very poor condition. The woman, who was lying in her own excreta and was allegedly tortured, was found almost reduced to bones by a team…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT At least five people were killed and four others injured when a microbus lost control and crashed into a roadside tree in Brahmanbaria yesterday afternoon. The deceased are Apu, 33, his wife Jhumur, 20, Parash, 32, Rijon, 31, and Hasan Jaman, 32. All of them were residents of Dhaka’s Khilgaon area….
Desk Report: The board of directors of Bangladesh Autocars Limited has recommended 3.0 per cent cash and 12 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2018, reports Financial Express. The board has also decided to implement installation of LPG facilities in the existing premises or any other suitable location from company’s…
Arab News The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemeni rebels alongside government forces on Friday strongly criticized a UN human rights mission as its mandate comes up for renewal. The coalition said any extension should be decided by the Yemeni government, which already announced on Thursday that it was ending cooperation with the UN investigation into suspected…