A mobile court on Sunday sentenced a young man to one-month imprisonment for eve-teasing a female school teacher in Kulaura upazila The convict was identified as Towfiq Miah, 22, son of Rashid Miah, resident of Monoraj village of the upazila.
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Suicidal Facebook post gets man arrested
A man’s Facebook post, wherein he conveyed a fake suicide threat, has landed him in trouble with police arresting him and placing him under mental health watch.
Bangladesh to receive WIP award for closing gender gaps
Bangladesh has been selected for the Women in Parliaments Global Forum award, known as WIP award, for being a “pioneering country in reducing gender discrimination”.
US regulators give Amazon the go-ahead for drone tests
Amazon.com Inc has won approval from US federal regulators to test a delivery drone outdoors, as the e-commerce company pursues its goal of sending packages to customers by air, even as it faces public concern about safety and privacy.
Obese women at 40 percent higher cancer risk
Obese women have around 40 percent greater risk of developing a weight-related cancer in their lifetime than women of a healthy weight, shows a study.
England’s Richard III to be reburied 530 years after death
King Richard III, the medieval English monarch whose remains were found under a car park three years ago, will be reburied next week nearly 530 years after he was slain in battle and dumped in a humble grave.
Multi-faith prayers to open “Earth Day” celebrations in Nevada
Multi-faith invocation will launch “Earth Day” celebrations in Nevada on April 26. Religious statesman Rajan Zed will direct this special multi-faith invocation; which will include Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Native American and Baha’i prayers focused on healthier environment and…
Time stands still in Japan’s village of scarecrows
Tsukimi Ayano made her first scarecrow 13 years ago to frighten off birds pecking at seeds in her garden.
Canadians’ response to protect freedom of choice
Rania El-Alloul, a Canadian citizen who emigrated from Kuwait 12 years ago, appeared in a Quebec court last week in a hearing to get her car back, which had been seized for 30 days by police who caught her son…
Classical music boosts learning and memory
Listening to classical music is not just simply soothing, it also enhances learning and memory, Finnish researchers have found.
At Waterloo, a tale of two hats
Battle-worn old enemies sat side by side at Waterloo in a display of historic British-French reconciliation 200 years after their epic showdown — or at least their hats did.
Mahatma Gandhi gets London statue near nemesis, Churchill
A statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled on Saturday in London’s prestigious Parliament Square, a space packed mostly with monuments to men who served the British Empire that Gandhi helped destroy.
First the Taliban, then the Army, now hunger
By Ashfaq Yusufzai Peshawar, Mar (IPS) – A doctor shakes his head in despair as he examines a 10-year-old child at the Jalozai refugee camp, about 35 km by road from Peshawar, capital of Pakistan’s northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.…
Women used as instrument of corruption: TIB
Apart from being the worst victims of corruption in availing of services from different public institutions, a new TIB study reveals that women are frequently used as an instrument of corruption in these institutions. The research shows that women have…
Tennessee Waitress Receives Tip That Brought Tears to Her Eyes
Sunday started out as a normal day waiting tables for Claire Hudson.
Perestroika: Reform that changed the world
By Prof Archie BrownUniversity of Oxford The tension in relations between Russia and the West is at a more dangerous level today than at any time since the first Reagan administration (1980-84). So it is worth recalling a period (largely…
Female scientists face same obstacles everywhere
Curt Rice is head of Norway’s governmental committee on genderbalance in research, and has advised the European Science Foundation on encouraging more women to take up science careers. He has also written extensively about the barriers that women face in…
World misses its potential by excluding 50 percent of its people
By Thalif Deen UN N Mar (IPS) – The meeting is billed as one of the biggest single gatherings of women activists under one roof. According to the United Nations, over 1,100 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and more than 8,600 representatives…
Integrated watershed management helping empower women in India
Hyderabad, India – Amid current uproar on inequality and prejudice faced by many women in India, what’s heartening is that positive changes are happening for some women in the rural sector – one of the toughest groups to reach due…
By girls, for girls – Nepal’s teenagers say no to child marriage
By Naresh Newar Bajura, Nepal, Mar (IPS) – If not for a group of her school friends coming to her rescue, Shradha Nepali would have become a bride at the tender age of 14. Hailing from the remote village of…
5 things one should know about the S’pore, Hong Kong budgets
Jessica Cheam Here’s a look at the Budget measures of Asia’s top two cities from the sustainability perspective. This week, Asia’s top two cities Singapore and Hong Kong unveiled Budgets whose measures signal a growing recognition by their governments on…
Ctg became volatile from first week of March, 1971
The overall situation in the port city Chittagong became volatile with the spontaneous protest of general masses since March 1 in 1971 when the then Pakistani rulers had postponed the scheduled March 3 session of National Assembly.
UN at 70: Mega-cities, mortality and migration
By Joseph Chamie U N, Feb (IPS) – As the international community marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, one question worthy of some reflection is: Is world population better or worse off demographically since the…
Al-Azhar Grand Imam calls for religious teaching reform
The Grand Imam of Egypt’s top Islamic institution has called for a radical reform of religious teaching to tackle the spread of Islamic extremism. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb of Cairo’s al-Azhar University said that a historical misreading of the Koran had…
Thailand bans commercial surrogacy for foreigners
Thailand has passed a law banning foreigners from paying Thai women to be surrogates, after two high-profile cases sparked debate last year. The legislation also bans the use of agents, or any promotion of women willing to carry babies for…
Canal could turn Lake Nicanagua into a dead zone
SANTIAGO- The Interoceanic Canal that will run through Lake Nicaragua could kill life in the vast lake and have other serious effects on the country’s environment and economy unless safeguards are put in place, an independent international panel of experts…
Focus on disability: Reaching patients with smartphones
About 4.5 billion people worldwide have a mobile phone — about as many as have access to a toilet. [1,2] No wonder these mobile devices are being put to many new uses, including to collect data in Ebola vaccine trials…
Developmentis complex but needs simple solutions
Donors increasingly favour complex interventions, but this approach is misguided, says Christopher Charles. Every year, hundreds of billions of foreign aid dollars are spent on international development and humanitarian assistance. But the return is modest, with relatively little achieved. Sometimes…
Muhith slams Islamic banking, finds it ‘fraudulent’ but popular
Criticising the perception of Islamic banking, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday termed it ‘fraudulent’ one set up on ‘wrong perception’. Responding to a question from Habibur Rahman Mollah (Dhaka-5) in parliament, he said, “The system appears to me absolutely…
Bnp rolls back plan to invite PM to Koko’s KulKhwani
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is unlikely to invite Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina at her younger son’s qulkhwani, date of which is yet to be decided. Asked about qulkhwani of Koko, Khaleda Zia’s special assistant Shimul Biswas…