UNB: Speakers at a discussion in New Delhi on Wednesday said Bangabandhu’s vision was to build a South Asia of peace, stability and development. They praised the able leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in rapid economic development of Bangladesh and said Bangabandhu would have been proud of what has been achieved under the leadership…
New York post: Going green could make the Sahara Desert go green. The world’s largest hot desert — with a scant population, strong winds and unobstructed exposure to the sun — is an idyllic landscape for generating renewable energy, according to new research. Scientists have been studying how to effectively turn this potentially endless generator…
Reuters: Pope Francis arrived in Ireland on Saturday for a highly charged visit to a society transformed since the last papal trip 39 years ago and beset by the kind of abuse scandals that have mired the Catholic Church in crisis. More than three-quarters of the Irish population flocked to see Pope John Paul II…
DOT Desk: Interest rate spread in the country’s banking sector decreased further in November, although the commercial banks increased their interest rates more on deposit than lending, officials said, reports The Financial Express. The interest rates on deposit returned to an upward trend in November 2018 after maintaining a declining trend in the previous three…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Bangladesh has moved three ranks up in the updated Henley Passport Index, securing 97th, reported The Daily Star. With visa-free access to 41 countries, Bangladesh is currently holding the 97th position jointly with Lebanon, Libya and South Sudan, according to the index released yesterday. According to the report, the Japanese passport,…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday claimed that the deployment of army will increase the confidence in voters, reports The Daily Star. The CEC made the comments after a mock-voting session using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) at the Residential Model School and College field yesterday. “I use this opportunity to…
Reuters: China on Sunday accused Taiwan’s spy agencies of stepping up efforts to steal intelligence with the aim of “infiltration” and “sabotage”, and warned the island against further damaging already strained cross-strait ties. The relevant agencies in Taiwan must end such activities immediately, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing An Fengshan, a spokesman of…
Leon Willems/Qantara Despite global media coverage and condemnation by governments and human-rights activists, Saudi officialsʹ murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not led to any meaningful sanctions. And such impunity is an important reason why the murder happened in the first place The details of the brutal, premeditated murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi are…
Habibullah Siraji speaks to DOT : We are trying to present this year’s Boi Mela with a different experience. The theme of the fair is the Language Movement of ’52 to 1971’s Liberation War. This is why the fair is divided among five courtyards named after five language martyrs – four of these are in…
Reuters President Donald Trump met with former New Jersey governor Chris Christie and considered him a top contender for the job of White House chief of staff, a position some advisers urged him to give to senior aide Jared Kushner, sources said.A source familiar with Trump’s thinking said the president had a positive meeting with…