UNB: Newly appointed Afghanistan’s ambassador in Dhaka Abdul Qayoom Malikzad on Wednesday requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to reopen Bangladesh’s diplomatic mission in Kabul saying that Afghanistan is keen to promote trade and business relations with Bangladesh. He made the request paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter’s official residence…
UNB: Bikroy.com, the largest marketplace of Bangladesh, has become the top of mind website among all the buying-selling websites of the country. Bikroy has been on the Top of Mind of the people consecutively for three years, according to the survey ‘Online Brand Health: Market Research Report’ conducted by Somra MBL Ltd. The survey was…
Advocate Mohammad Rayhan Uddin, Supreme Court of Bangladesh & Judges’ Court, Chittagong Though legal education is ancient, it is a prestigious one. At present, the demand for LL.B. (Honors), LL.M. yet increased especially since the separation of judiciary from the executive organ. There is a declaration that only those who have legal knowledge are entitled…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Japan yesterday contributed US $5 million to support Bangladeshi smallholder farmers and Rohingya community sheltered in the country, reports The Daily Star. The country has signed an agreement with United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), said a press release issued from WFP in Dhaka. WFP Bangladesh Director Richard Ragan and Japanese…
DOT Desk: Several apparel workers claimed they feel mentally stressed due to higher target of production and extra working hours, reports The Dhaka Tribune. Additional working hours and pressures for hitting production targets are causing workers of the $30.6 billion readymade garments (RMG) industry to suffer from several ailments, including illnesses and depression. Speaking to…
DOT Desk: The circuitous Katasur canal in the city’s Mohammadpur area lies in a sorry state as the water body appears to have turned into a dumping ground, reports The Daily Sun. Apart from the fact that the canal is on the verge of dying, waste and trash being thrown into it by the locals…
Sky News: When it came to her graduation photographs Texas A&M University student Makenzie Noland wanted to make sure they really stood out. So she enlisted the help of Big Tex, a 14ft alligator at the animal rescue centre where the wildlife and fisheries sciences student has been working as an intern. Since starting at…
Sumit Kumar/WION News The recent decision by China to allow Nepal to use all its ports for trade is a move that will be viewed by India with some concern. According to the agreement inked between Kathmandu and Beijing, Nepal can get access to the facilities at Chinese ports of Tianjin, Shenzen, Lianyungang and Zhanjiang….
NDTV: A Boeing 707 military cargo plane crashed in bad weather on Monday west of the Iranian capital, killing 15 out of the 16 people on board, the Iranian army said. A flight engineer survived and was taken to hospital, the army said in a statement carried by the semi-official Fars news agency. The plane…
Desk Report: ‘Sand City’, Bangladeshi filmmaker Mahde Hasan’s debut feature film, secured a 8,000-Euro development grant from France’s Centre National du Cinéma in this year’s edition of the Locarno Festival’s Open Doors project, reports Asian Age. The film ‘Sand City’ depicts an unstable element, revealing the life in the ruthless metropolis of Dhaka. It portraits…