Desk Report: As traffic police continue to check fitness certificates of vehicles and other documents, many bus owners still refrain from running their vehicles on the streets in the capital, causing immense sufferings for the commuters, reports Daily Sun. Besides, CNG-run auto-rickshaws drivers are charging passengers extra fares, cashing in on the shortage of vehicles…
Lisa Abou Khaled & Dalal Mawad in Beirut, Lebanon /UNHCR Zain Al Rafeaa’s childhood as a refugee in Beirut inspired his lead role in an award-winning movie, transporting him to the glitz of Cannes and beyond. “I felt paralyzed, totally paralyzed,” Zain said, recalling that surreal night in May when the movie “Capharnaum”, in which…
DOT Desk: Apollo Hospitals has launched the first ever first ever Proton Therapy Centre for cancer in South East Asia, reports The Financial Express. The 150-bed APCC is an integrated cancer hospital in Chennai providing world-class 360-degree comprehensive cancer care and offers the most advanced site/organ-specific personalised treatment procedures. The APCC will offer patients advanced…
DOT Desk International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been observed with varying degrees of success around the planet. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy: Writers are members of the society and so they react and respond to the changes and chances that take place in the society. They are molded by the social forces and they in turn mould the society. P.B. Shelley said, “The poets are…
Nusrat Jahan: Touching You is a Korean drama, produced by JYP Entertainment. It is a romantic comedy surrounding the life of Do Jinwoo (Taecyeon), a boy who has the ability to see the future. On the other hand, the female lead- a salesperson at a cosmetic store who dreams of becoming a makeup artist is…
Desk Report: River erosion has intensified in several districts of the country’s northern and central regions due to strong currents of the rivers, reports Daily Sun. Local sources said the erosion by major rivers has taken a serious turn in many areas, causing immense sufferings for people. A large number of houses, structures, trees and…
Syed Badrul Ahsan writes for DOT : Seventy three years after he died or went missing, in the corporeal sense of the meaning, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose continues to exert tremendous influence on Bengali lives. It is therefore only natural that we go back to him and try to understand the man and the politics…
Monaem Sarker, Politician, presently Director General, Bangladesh Foundation for Development Research : Manifold of problems endanger our world and the stability of our society. Fundamentalisms, Drugs, Aids, Terrorism, specially Islamic Terrorist & Imperialist in new form have created crises around the globe. A new Phenomenon of trade war between the USA and its trading pertners…