Desk Report: This summer, we’ve spent quite some hours in front of the fan. Even at night, we preferred to keep the thing on – it was the only thing that made the heatwave a little more bearable. There’s been a lot of discussion about whether or not it’s wise to sleep with one of…
The Hindu: Bengali over-the-top content provider, Hoichoi, is planning to reach out to global audiences particularly the Bengali speaking diasporas with region specific offerings. It is entering Bangladesh and UAE markets with an original web-series catering to audiences there. The company is also in the process of introducing ‘pay-per-view’ option to its transactional video-on-demand (TVoD)…
Nabin Talukder: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas qouted on Sunday that he wants to resume dialogue with Russia and slowly improve their ties after the diplomatic expulsions over a nerve attack on a former Russian spy in England that Britain blames on Russia. Conversative German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Maas have joined the United States and other…
DOT Desk: Furniture manufacturers based in the region have urged the authorities concerned to reduce the import duty on raw materials and accessories to facilitate them entering the export markets, reports The Financial Express. They said the heavily import-dependent sector has made a significant breakthrough in diversification of designs and improving quality – two major…
CNN: Over 200 ISIS fighters have surrendered to the Afghan army in the country’s north, with some reports suggesting they handed themselves over to the military rather than be captured by the Taliban. Among the fighters who gave themselves up after days of intense fighting with the Taliban were the leader in the north of…
Are you sleeping restlessly, feeling irritable or moody, and forgetting little things, feeling overwhelmed and isolated? Don’t worry; you are probably just stressed out. Stress isn’t always a bad thing. It can be handy for a burst of extra energy and focus, like when you are playing a competitive sport, or have to speak in…
DOT Desk: Higher gas tariff, suspension of new connections of gas and poor implementation of government policies are holding back the potentials of country’s attar manufacturing sector, insiders have said, reports The Financial Express. Besides, delay in obtaining certification from forest officials and discrepancies in export related documents are also restricting the growth of the…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in a number separate drives found 40% of doctors absent in 11 government hospitals including three in the capital city yesterday. Though the rate of absentee doctors was 11% in the three Dhaka hospitals, it was 61.8% in the eight hospitals and health centres outside Dhaka city,…
The Guardian, UK Three-quarters of women killed by men in the UK in 2017 knew the perpetrator, according to a report on femicide. The Femicide Census, conducted by Women’s Aid and the campaigner Karen Ingala Smith, found that of the 139 women known to have been killed by men in the UK last year, 105…