Abrar Hussain A White House chief of staff said Tuesday that “Dreamers” are not top targets for deportation as long as they lack criminal records. A federal judge has indefinitely blocked Trump from terminating DACA’s protections for the so-called Dreamers, who were brought to the U.S. as children and are living here illegally. The program shields…
UNB Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali met newly elected Chief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora at his office in New elhi on Wednesday. It was a courtesy call with Arora who assumed office on December 2, said an official on Thursday without giving further details. The Indian Election Commission will hold…
NDTV: A pair of his father’s old tandoor ovens helped Hong Kong restaurateur Asim Hussain achieve a dream — the world’s first Michelin star for a Pakistani restaurant, an accolade he hopes will fire interest in the country’s often overlooked cuisine. Like many of Hong Kong’s 85,000 strong South Asian population, Hussein’s family trace their…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Awami League’s nomination board will sit on January 26 to determine their candidates for DNCC mayoral election and Kishoreganj-1 polls, reports The Daily Star. The party’s general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday confirmed the matter while replying to a query by journalists after a view-exchange meeting with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA)…
UNB: A two-day international seminar on ‘Global peace and Harmony’ will be held at Islamic University in Kushtia on January 28. The seminar will be continued till January 29, sources at IU Vice-chancellor’s office said on Thursday. IU and Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture will jointly organise the seminar at Birshrestha Hamidur Rahman Auditorium…
AFP: British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she was “irritated” by speculation about a leadership contest as she slammed former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, seen as her most likely challenger. The centre-right Conservative Party’s leader said she was focused on securing a Brexit deal rather than her own future, in a BBC television interview marking…
DOT Desk The country’s inward remittance is expected to increase by 15.59 per cent in 2018 compared to that of the previous year, a trend report said, reports The Financial Express. Remittance showed such an upward trend as an increasing number of workers went abroad last year, said Tasneem Siddiqui, founding chair of Refugee and…
Kabir Humayun: Bangladesh has emphasized continuous pressure on Myanmar government by the United States and the international community to stop the violence. The stress on Myanmar was sought when Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin discussed the matter with Senator Jeff Merkley (Democrat- Oregon), an influential member of the U.S. Senate Committee on…
DOT Desk Chandrima Police has detained a top drug dealer with 1000 pieces yaba tablets from Asam Colony area of Rajshahi city on Sunday evening, reports The Daily Observer. The peddler is identified as Ripon, 40, a resident of Assam Colony of the city. Locals said Ripon is a drug dealer. He has been associated…
Tara Sattar The project for capacity building of Nursing Services, JICA funded project will hold round table with educators and student at Dhaka Nursing College (DNC) on April 11. They will also hold a policy dialogues with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Directorate of Nursing Services, DPs as Caada, KOICA on April 12, revealed…