Sharifuddin Ahmed of DOT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has welcomed the Jatiya Okiyo Front (JOF) decision to take part in the 11th Jatiya Sangsad election saying their decision would strengthen the democracy, reports BSS. “Participation of all political parties would stre ...বিস্তারিত
AFP French yachtsman Francis Joyon, 62, won the Route du Rhum transatlantic race in record time on Sunday, outpacing young competitor Francois Gabart in a nail-biting final lap around Guadeloupe's main island. Joyon sailed into Point-a-Pitre just before midnight to take vi ...বিস্তারিত
Business Insider Facebook is putting an end to required arbitration in cases of sexual harassment, allowing employees to pursue claims in court. Facebook announced the policy change in an internal message to staff on Friday. It also changed its policy on office relationship ...বিস্তারিত
Reuters Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) electric vehicle platform and battery procurement plans are being readied to handle production of 50 million vehicles, Chief Executive Herbert Diess told German trade publication Automobilwoche. The electric vehicle platform has been “bo ...বিস্তারিত
M Humayun Kabir of DOT Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain has reiterated that he would not contest the 11th parliamentary election on health ground. Talking to The Daily Star yesterday, Dr Kamal said, “I have been saying since long that I would not contest the election ...বিস্তারিত
Reuters Dozens of elite commandos were among the casualties suffered by Afghan security forces as the Taliban claimed to have taken a district in Ghazni province, stepping up battlefield pressure while seeking a political settlement with the United States. Officials said a ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk The High Court today asked for a judicial probe into a reported incident of hunting 22 deer from the Sundarbans in Satkhira’s Shyamnagar area in July this year, reports The Daily Star. The court ordered the chief judicial magistrate of Satkhira to conduct the inq ...বিস্তারিত
Reuters Bulgaria on Monday joined the growing ranks of European Union nations opposed to a United Nations pact that aims to regulate the treatment of migrants worldwide. The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migrationwas approved in July by all 193 member nations ...বিস্তারিত
Sharif Uddin Ahmed of DOT Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has become the most significant European leader to call for a second vote on Brexit and lamented the UK’s decision to give into “self-absorption”. “If I was Theresa May, I would call a second refer ...বিস্তারিত
HRW The Digital Security Act passed by the Bangladeshi parliament last week, despite vehement opposition from the country’s journalists, strikes a blow to freedom of speech in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. The law, which replaces the much-criticized Informat ...বিস্তারিত