Written by: Eshan Maitra Power Development Board (PDB) proposes maximum of 14.5% Consumer Level electricity price increase at the 2nd day of public-hearing. The multiple price increase in a year, riled-up some heated debates by the politicians & general public. The public-hearing had been arranged for 2 consecutive days at TCB auditorium in Farmgate. BERC…
Md. Taqi Yasir Kanye West had been sued for his recorded song that was not permitted to use by the composer of his in the contract made by them. “Kanye West is not the musical genius he thinks he is”- according to a composer who says the rapper plagiarized his song and did not pay…
NYtimes: Donald Trump hungered for applause — the more frequent and louder, the better. He found that campaign rallies were a source of it like none that he had ever savored. He thrilled to the appearance of his name not just in gold letters on tall buildings but also in newspaper headlines and on…
AP, Kunduz The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan apologized Tuesday to the people of Kunduz for the deadly attack on a hospital in the city last year that killed 42 people. U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson traveled to the northern city to meet local leaders and relatives of those who died…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday asked the election officials to take lessons from the polls-time mistakes and be prepared for the upcoming upazila elections, reports The Daily Star. The CEC asked the concerned officials to identify the mistakes of using the electronic voting machines (EVM) in the 2018 Jatiya Sangsad…
DOT Desk : Washington’s political elite paid tribute to former US President George HW Bush as his body lay in state in the Capitol on Monday, evoking a bygone era of bipartisan civility in American politics, reports The Daily Star. Before a grieving Bush family and with hands on hearts, members of Bush’s Cabinet, lawmakers,…
Myisha Nawar We’ve seen a lot in the diverse world of internet food trends this year, and everything from rainbow bagels to sushi burritos have had their day in the sun. Sushi is also the chief component of the latest food craze to break the internet: the aesthetically perfect and apparently delicious “Sushi Donuts.” Created…
UNB Canada’s most populous province is offering free university and college for low-income students. The pledge in the Ontario government’s 2016-17 budget is to introduce a student grant that would entirely pay for college or university tuition for students from families with incomes of $50,000 or less. The Canadian Federation of Students applauded the…
Afsan Chowdhury speaks to DOT : Amanullah Kabir was a non-partisan journalist. It is a huge achievement for him. His journalistic career spanned four decades and remained active with all political movements. He was a left leaning person but he was never dogmatic. He was associated with Mawlana Bhasani. Later on, he waged movement for…