Rahat Chowdhury: The government has backtracked from their initial plan to impose 5% VAT on online shopping. According to the National Board of Revenue, the VAT on online shopping as announced in the new budget was a “printing error”. “It was printed mistakenly. We dropped the decision,” said Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, chairman of the NBR,…
Afroza Yasmin, Natore correspondent Natore’s first ever woman lawyer Shamsun Nahar is seeking the candidacy for the reserved women seat of the 11th national parliamentary election. District Woman Awami League Vice President Shamsun Nahar has been active in different protests since 1980. After passing her LL.B in 1979, she began her occupation as a lawyer…
Hindustantimes: Failure to meet global targets to limit rising temperatures will mean more heat-releated deaths, researchers said on Thursday. Countries have signed the Paris agreement on climate change to limit the rise in global temperatures to well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, and ideally to 1.5C. An increase of 3C…
Marilyn Thipthorpe We all know and hate that point when we get writers block. You’re searching for the right word or the appropriate opening sentence. Here are a few tips to follow if you are a budding writer. 1. Enjoy your work: Always appreciate your work no matter how trivial. Learn to enjoy what you’re…
Gary Younge, Noted columnist/ Gulf News For quite some time during the primary season for the 2016 presidential race, Democratic party leaders were delighted that Donald Trump was leading the Republican pack. They assumed the brash reality TV star would expose the bigotry of the Republican base before flaming out and leaving a more plausible…
Prof Dr Ajoy Roy speaks to DOT : BNP should go to the parliament if the party believes in parliamentary democracy. BNP should take up the role of an effective opposition party after going to the parliament. BNP should play the role for the sake of democracy. Democracy will not flourish if AL is given…
Mirror.UK: You might remember the French model Thylane Blondeau, who was named the ‘world’s most beautiful girl’ when she was just six years old. She took the fashion world by storm at a very young age, stunning with her model looks on the catwalk when she was just four years old and went on to…
DOT Desk After playing a Test and an One-day International series, Bangladesh and the visiting West Indies are now gearing up for the three-match T20 International series which is set to begin today (Monday) at Sylhet International Stadium, reports Daily Sun. Bangladesh clinched both the series by showing tremendous effort against the vesting West Indies….
Reaz Fiem Hello everyone. I am Reaz Fiem. a fat fighter. I bet this term sounds interesting and you do not have a clue. Well, let me tell you a small story that will clarify the term! As a kid I grew up pretty lean, but as ‘teen age’ came in, school, coaching classes, lack…
Monsur Iqbal: In the UK’s local government elections, a record number of Bangladeshi origin candidates have been elected from different councils. According to the information available so far, more than 50 Bangladeshi origin candidates have been elected as Councilors. However, some heavyweight candidates of British Bangladeshi have lost their position as counselors at Bangalipara Tower…