Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP will have join the next general election since the party is at the risk of losing its registration if it boycotts the polls again. “As the January-5 election didn’t wait…
Day: March 3, 2017
Drug trafficking outfits in BD have links to Burma, India: US
Transnational drug trafficking organisations operate within Bangladesh with connections to Burma and India, says a new report released by the US Department of State. Narcotics enforcement agencies have reported increased trafficking of synthetic drugs such as “yaba” (a mixture of…
Legalising child marriage threatens girls’ safety: HRW
Bangladesh government should move quickly to adopt regulations to limit the harms of a new law that “legalises” child marriage, said the Human Rights Watch (HRW). “The focus now must be on containing the damage caused by Bangladesh legalising child…
Chinese villagers divorce en masse in bid for compensation
More than 160 couples in a village in eastern China have decided to divorce in order to get more compensation after the forced demolition of their homes. The village of Jiangbei, in Jiangsu province, is being razed to make way…
Human Rights Violations in Rakhine State
To: Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Geneva, 3 March 2017 Re: UN-mandated international Commission of Inquiry or similar international mechanism to investigate serious human rights violations in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
Oscar blunder duo given bodyguards after ‘death threats’
The two accountants who muddled up the main award envelopes at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony have been given bodyguards following reports they have received death threats on social media. Accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said security has been beefed up at the…
Artificial ’embryos’ created in lab
Scientists have created “artificial embryos” using stem cells from mice, in what they believe is a world first. The University of Cambridge team used two types of stem cells and a 3D scaffold to create a structure closely resembling a…
Oscar mix-up persons get security protection
Los Angeles – A spokeswoman for the PwC auditing firm says the company has hired protection for the two accountants responsible for the best-picture flub at the Oscars. Carey Bodenheimer said Thursday that PwC is providing security to Brian Cullinan…
Philippines: Police deceit in ‘Drug War’ killings
Manila – Philippine police are falsifying evidence to justify unlawful killings in a “war on drugs” that has caused more than 7,000 deaths, Human Rights Watch said today in a new report. President Rodrigo Duterte and other senior officials have…
MPs and their works!
Thanks to the journalists who reported in the dailies against the lawmaker Sheikh Nurul Haque from Khulna-6 for constructing boundary walls and on Obaidul Quader, Awami League General Secretary for rebuking the ruling Awami League MP as he attempted to…
Encourage children to engage in sports: PM
Dhaka, Mar 2 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon all, including guardians, teachers, public representatives and well-off section of society, to extend cooperation to children so that they feel more encouraged to engage in sports and games.…
Eight held over question paper leak put on remand
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed eight suspects on a three-day remand to quiz them in connection with leaking SSC examination question papers the question paper leak.
New Election Commission should get back people’s confidence
Dhaka – Country’s eminent citizens yesterday said that the major challenge of the newly appointed Election Commission (EC) is to bring back people’s trust on them that they would not be adherent to any political party.