Hossen Sohel: The bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been extended for a day in Zia Charitable Trust Graft case as the court is scheduled to hear arguments from defence today, reports The Daily Star. Judge Md Akhteruzzaman of the Special Judge Court-5 passed the order after Khaleda’s lawyer Sanaullah Miah submitted a petition…
Reuters: A former provincial governor accused of sexual abuse in one of South Korea’s most high-profile cases inspired by the “MeToo” movement was found not guilty by a Seoul district court on Tuesday. An Hee-jung was a rising star in South Korea’s ruling party before he quit his post in March, just hours after an…
DOT Desk: Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) AHM Khairuzzaman Liton yesterday said more than 50 garments and other industries will be established in Rajshahi city in the next five years, reports The Independent BD. “We are committed to expanding industrial area to cut the existing burden of unemployment here,” he said while addressing a…
Chris Patten/Project Syndicate Authoritarian leaders worldwide are confronting mounting crises of their own making. But while Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin face slower-brewing challenges, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Donald Trump seem to be bringing matters in their respective countries to a head. Shares in strongman leaders seem…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The Supreme Court asked the authorities concerned to file leave-to-petition in the regular bench against the bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act over the arson attack in Cumilla on January 25, 2015, reports Daily Sun. The SC also fixed December 13…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Writer, researcher & columnist The Rohingya crisis is a refugee boat dilemma, which caught the attention of international podium in the second half of May 2015 when the government of Myanmar state sponsored religious and ethnic discrimination against the Muslims of Burma. The Rohingya crisis highlights both humanitarian and security implications…
Kabir Humayun: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith yesterday said that he would not contest the upcoming 11th parliamentary polls. Muhith made the confirmation while talking to the reporters after attending a program of Grameen Bank at the secretariat, reports Banglanews24.com. “Probably, I would join the election-time government as I won’t contest polls anymore,” he…
Eric J Topol/ The Business Times SOONER or later it was bound to happen. A rogue scientist in China claims to have edited a gene in two human embryos and implanted them in the mother’s womb, resulting in the birth of genetically altered twin girls. We’re no longer in the realm of science fiction. This…
DOT Desk After a hiatus of 11 years from the silver screen, Minister of Cultural Affairs Asaduzzaman Noor is prepping for a comeback, reports The Daily Star. He will be seen portraying the role of a politician in Gangchil, the cinematic adaptation of Awami League General Secretary, Obaidul Quader’s novel by the same name. His…
Dr Ahmad Al Kabir, Former Chairman, Rupali Bank: Apart from modernization, the country’s banking sector is now facing some new challenges. A competition of a different kind has become evident between the old staff who are not technically sound and the staff equipped with modern technical knowledge. Certainly, there are many old staff who have…