DOT Desk The Fire Prevention and Protection Rules 2014 still remains stalled even four years into its formulation due mainly to bureaucratic tangle, officials said, reports The Financial Express. The government framed a set of rules in 2014 but put them on hold in January 2015 following objections from stakeholders, especially apparel leaders, they added….
Reuters: Prime Minister Theresa May has said that failing to secure a deal with the European Union before Britain leaves the bloc next year “wouldn’t be the end of the world”, Sky News reported on Tuesday. May’s comment, made to reporters as she headed to Africa to boost Britain’s trade ties ahead of Brexit in…
Professor Dr Mizanur Rahman, Vice Chancellor of Jagannath University According to the laws of Bangladesh, there is no scope to call a transport strike without serving a prior notice. The road permit will be cancelled if a vehicle remains stationary on a road without any reasonable cause. As per section 99 of the Motor vehicles…
Desk Report: Creating a unique national ‘tourism icon’ to promote the country’s tourism sector as a brand still remains elusive due to lack of proper initiatives of the government, reports Daily Sun. Earlier in 2013, Bangladesh Tourism Board took up a project to create a national tourism icon. As part of that project, the state-run…
Nusrat Jahan Progga Were you always singing “Haven’t learned a thing” by Daughtry every time you got yourself into a difficult situation, passed poor judgments or made bad decisions? Below is a collection of stories from successful CEOs, which tell you exactly why you need to learn something from complex situations. • STEPHEN BLACK (CO-FOUNDER…
DOT Desk: Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Qauder yesterday said the main priority of his work will be to bring back discipline in road and transport sector, reports The Daily Star. “Everything has to be accomplished in the beginning like ‘killing cat’ on the very first night,” said Quader while talking to reporters at…
Tahmeed Taha: Law enforcers yesterday have been directed by The High Court (HC) not to harass or arrest any political activists in Khulna City Corporation (KCC) until the election to the city is held. A rule was also issued by the HC asking the govern Law enforcers yesterday have been directed by The High Court…
Hal Brands,Bloomberg Opinion columnist/Bloomberg Russia and China are making moves on America’s illiberal allies. Sometimes a handshake can mean quite a lot. Richard Nixon’s outstretched hand to Zhou Enlai in 1972 marked the end of a quarter-century of Chinese-American estrangement. The decidedly bro-ey handshake between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad bin Salman at…