Hossen Sohel: The Catholic church in Australia said on Friday it would oppose laws forcing priests to report child abuse when they learn about it in the confessional, setting the stage for a showdown between the country’s biggest religion and the government, reports Reuters. Pope Francis, leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, is facing…
Techradar Huawei has revealed it sold 200 million smartphones in 2018, setting yet another new milestone for the company. The Chinese phone giant confirmed sales had risen by almost a third compared to 2017, surpassing last year’s total of 153 million devices shipped as it cemented its place as the world’s second largest smartphone maker…
Reported by: Riku Amir Written by: Eshan Maitra National Health Crisis Management Center & Control Room, of Directorate General of Health Services reports that, 1,445 patients were admitted into hospitals with the case of Dengue Fever in past 236 days. Highest number of patients visited Central Hospital, with total of 241 patients. Then, 157 patients…
Tech Explorist Have you ever been shown a photo of an adorable baby, a brand new puppy or really cute kitten and your first reaction is to want to squeeze it? You may have noticed that you even had a physical reaction such as clenched fists. Knowing its normal, this emotion is known as cute…
By Nobonita Chowdhury Let’s face it: we’ve all watched Disney movies at some point in our lives. We would sing along to the musical numbers, dress up as Disney princesses at class parties, have their faces printed on our lunch boxes and what not. However, now that I’ve become more aware of gender roles in…
The Hill: President Trump is rolling the dice, making the 2018 midterm elections a referendum on his ability to carry the Republican Party to victory against the odds. In a string of Wednesday tweets, the president sought to reassure his supporters that they cannot lose as long as he’s in charge. The tweets came in…
Tara Sattar A R Rahman has won Japan’s Fukuoka Prize to add to his numerous collections of awards and honors. He won the award on Monday this week for his marvelous contribution to the Asian music, according to a report published in ANI. This prestigious award was won previously by prominenet musicians like sitarist Ravi…
-Prof. AAMS Arefin Siddique, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Dhaka: When Bangabandhu was murdered on August 15, 1975, it was as if the whole nation was murdered. Bangladesh couldn’t move forward since that day. The nation went in a completely Pakistan-centric direction. After murdering Bangabandhu, the conspirators declared Bangladesh Betar as ‘Radio Bangladesh’; and instead…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT : The Inspector General of Police very recently has been reported to have said that the law and order situation centering the upcoming parliamentary election is better than ever, and law enforcers are well prepared to ensure a peaceful environment during the polls. If the prevailing situation continues, we will…
DOT Desk: “Nitol Paye Ilik Jhilik” is a hugely popular song from Fuad. The song was voiced by Rajib. Now the song has been selected for a film named “Prem Amaar-2”. For the film the song has been recorded again with singer Imran Mahmudul. It has already been published on YouTube, reports The Daily Observer….