AP: Afghan security forces are battling the Taliban for a fifth day after the insurgents launched a wide-scale attack in the western Badghis province, officials said Monday. Col. Qais Mangal, a spokesman for Defense Ministry, said that at least 12 security forces have been ...বিস্তারিত
Arafat Hasan of DOT The female student of a Feni madrasa who was recently set on fire, and currently being treated with severe burn injuries, will be flown to Singapore for advanced medical treatment, if necessary, according to a order by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, repor ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, known as Africa’s richest man, told a forum in Ivory Coast on Saturday how he once took $10 million in cash out of the bank just to look at it and get it into his head that this was real money, not just figures on paper. “When you ...বিস্তারিত
BBC: In Khartoum, demonstrators reached the army headquarters for the first time. The presidential compound is nearby. Security forces used tear gas and made several arrests. The rallies mark the 34th anniversary of the coup that overthrew the regime of former President Ja ...বিস্তারিত
Reuters: Ecuador's government said late on Friday that it rejected reports that it would imminently expel Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from its London embassy, where he has lived in an asylum for nearly seven years. Assange was "prepared" for expulsion from the building ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has urged Qatar to invest in Bangladesh’s power sector. “Bangladesh has achieved tremendous success in electricity sector. Before the present government assumed office, the power generation was ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust has lifted the provision of taking its approval for making dramas, writings and literary works on the life of Bangabandhu and organising any sports competition or tournament in his name, repo ...বিস্তারিত
Abrar Hussain of DOT Dhaka Medical College Hospital has formed a nine-member medical board for the treatment of an Alim (equivalent to HSC) examinee who was set on fire in Feni on Saturday, reported The Daily Star. The medical board was formed yesterday following the victi ...বিস্তারিত
The Guardian: A man who has lived in the UK since childhood is facing imminent deportation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country with one of the worst human rights records in the world. Habib Bazaboko, a stonemason, fled to the UK at the age of 11 after his fath ...বিস্তারিত
M S Siddiqui writes for DOT A budget that is not transparent, accessible, and accurate cannot be properly analyzed. Its implementation cannot be thoroughly monitored nor its outcomes evaluated. Without opportunities for citizens' active participation - particularly citizens ...বিস্তারিত