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Category: Society

People Power: Why Mobilisations Matter Even in a Pandemic

May 27, 2021 editorPolitics, Society

It has been one year since the police murder of George Floyd, an outrage that resonated around the world.

Even in, matter, Mobilisations, pandemic, People, politics, Power, Society, Why

1.1m Bangladeshis talking of climate change on FB

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Media, Society

Over 1.1 million Bangladeshis have been talking about environmental conservation on Facebook in the past three months.

Bangladesh, Exclusive, v 1.1mln Bangladeshis talking about climate change on Facebook

Ecuador oil spill: Amazonian indigenous peoples want justice

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 editorForestry, Pollution, Society

On April 7 morning, hundreds of Indigenous Kichwa people from the Ecuadorian Amazon marched through the city of Coca to mark one year since the country’s largest oil spill in recent history.

Amazonian, Ecuador, indigenous peoples, Justice, Oil spill, pollution, want

How CSOs are influencing pro-poor WASH budgets in Bangladesh

March 20, 2021 editorBangladesh, Budget, Columns, Society

By Mohammad Zobair Hasan Budget tracking in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) helps to understand how public budget is allocated and utilized to improve access to services for all. WASH Budget tracking is a process to improve water and sanitation…

are, Bangladesh, CSOs, How, in, influencing, pro-poor, WASH budgets

Facebook bans all Myanmar military-linked accounts, ads

February 25, 2021 editorMedia, Society

Social media giant Facebook announced Thursday it was banning all accounts linked to Myanmar’s military as well as ads from military-controlled companies.

accounts, ads, all Myanmar, bans, facebook, media, military-linked, Society

Indigenous People critical to sustainable post-pandemic era

February 3, 2021 editorSociety

Rome, 2 February 2020 – Indigenous Peoples have suffered disproportionately from the economic impacts of COVID-19, yet they hold essential knowledge for rebuilding a more sustainable and resilient post-pandemic world, free of poverty and hunger, said Gilbert F. Houngbo, President…

critical to, Indigenous People, post-pandemic era, Society, Sustainable

Inequality Is Not Inevitable

January 13, 2021 editorColumns, Economy, Society

By Joseph E. Stiglitz An insidious trend has developed over this past third of a century. A country that experienced shared growth after World War II began to tear apart, so much so that when the Great Recession hit in…

economy, inequality, inevitable, is not, Society

Freedom fighter status of 52 more people cancelled

January 10, 2021 editorBangladesh, Governance, Society

Dhaka, Jan 10 – More than seven months after the publication of the new list of freedom fighters, the government has cancelled the freedom fighter certificates of 52 people including Mosleh Uddin Khan one of the convicts in Bangabandhu murder…

52 more people, Bangladesh, cancelled, freedom fighter, Governance, status of

Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement

January 9, 2021 editorLead News, Media, Society

Washington, Jan 9 (UNB/AP) Twitter banned President Donald Trump’s account Friday, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence” following the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

bans Trump, citing, risk of, Twitter, violent incitement

Child marriage bid foiled in Sirajganj

January 9, 2021 editorBangladesh, Society

Sirajganj, Jan 9 – A seventh grader from Sirajganj’s Belkuchi upazila was saved from early marriage at the intervention of the local administration on Thursday night.

Bangladesh, bid, Child marriage, foiled, in Sirajganj, Society

Faridpur bride breaks the stereotype: Token dower Taka 1

January 9, 2021 editorBangladesh, Society

Faridpur, Jan 8 – ‘Den Mohr’, the dower money given by the bridegroom to the bride, has somewhat become a matter of showoff these days. But a wedding that people saw in Faridpur on Friday shattered the conventional perception.

Bangladesh, breaks, Faridpur bride, Society, Taka 1, the stereotype, Token dower

Facebook partners with Bangladeshi orgs on mental health

January 8, 2021 editorBangladesh, Media, Society

Dhaka, Jan 8 – Facebook has said it is making it easier for users in Bangladesh to connect with helplines by partnering with local organizations in an effort to support and raise awareness on mental health.

Bangladeshi, facebook, media, mental health, on, Organizations, partners with, Society

Social media kept us together from afar amid Covid-19

January 5, 2021 editorBangladesh, Media, Society

Dhaka, Jan 5 – Susan Hu, Head of Global PR & Communications of Like, on Tuesday said that 2020 was like a vertigo-experience for all, sometimes it felt like living secluded, confined in the idea of a fictitious border at…

amid, Covid-19, from afar, kept us, Media Society, social media, Susan Hu, together

Unique English Language Club launched in a village

December 23, 2020 editorBangladesh, Society

The key to learning English is to practice what you’ve learned, however small – Sir Frank Peters By our correspondent, Ashikur Rahman An innovative and unique English language club has been launched in a village near Gazipur to help its…

English Language Club, in a village, launched, Society, unique

Persons With Disabilities Among Worst Affected by Covid-19

December 5, 2020 editorHealth, Society

By Simone Galimberti The UN commemorated International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3… In his message for the Day, the Secretary-General noted that when crises such as COVID-19 grip communities, persons with disabilities are among the worst affected.

Close restaurants, keep schools open: US expert

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Society

A US public health expert has suggested that reopening of schools in Bangladesh could be considered during Covid-19 ‘as school closures have clear negative impacts on child health, education and development’.

Bangladesh, Close restaurants, keep schools open, Society, US expert

‘Boyfriend’ traps girl, rapes her for days along with friends

November 30, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Crime, Society

A girl who eloped with her so-called lover was allegedly raped by him and his friends for eight days at a house in Kollogram, a suburban area of Sylhet city. Police on Sunday rescued the victim and arrested two people,…

'Boyfriend' traps girl, Bangladesh, Crime, rapes her, Society, with friends

Facebook and Twitter grilled over US election actions

November 18, 2020 editorMedia, Society

Facebook and Twitter’s chief executives have been challenged over their handling of the US election in their latest appearance before the US Senate.

actions, and, facebook, grilled, media, over, Society, Twitter, US election

Moral, sex education stressed to prevent sexual harassment

November 15, 2020 editorBangladesh, Society

Dhaka, Nov 15 – Proper moral and sex education along with coordinated efforts of stakeholders are needed to prevent sexual harassment, child marriage and ensure the rights of girls, speakers said at a discussion on Saturday.

moral, sex education, Sexual Harassment, Society, stressed, to prevent

Hindu, Buddha, Christan Oikya Parishad protests ‘attacks’

November 7, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Society

Bangladesh Hindu Buddha Christian Oikya Parishad on Saturday staged demonstrations in Shahbagh area of the capital, protesting what it said recent ‘communal attacks on minority communities’ in different parts of the country.

Attacks, Bangladesh, Buddha, Christan, Hindu, Oikya Parishad, protests, Society

Societies pay price when journalists targeted: UN chief

November 2, 2020 Lutfun NaharMedia, Society

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for a free press that can play its essential role in peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights as the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic.

journalists targeted, media, Societies pay price, Society, UN chief

Third Media Appreciation Day & GOTV Oct 26 in NY

October 25, 2020 editorSociety

Dear ASAAL Media Partners: You are cordially invited to join ASAAL’s Third Media (Dinner) Appreciation Day in honor of our local media owners, editors and all other personnel in print and electronic media for their selfless dedicated community outreach work.…

& GOTV, in NY, Media Appreciation Day, Oct 26, Society, Third

Anti-rape protest continues at Dhaka’s Shahbagh

October 12, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Crime, Society

Protest against the recent rapes and violence against women rolled into the eighth day in Dhaka.

Anti-rape protest, Bangladesh, Crime, Dhaka's Shahbagh, Society

Anti-rape protests continue in Dhaka City for 5th day

October 10, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Crime, Society

Activists of different organisations, including those working on women’s rights, staged demonstrations on the road in front of the Jatiya Sangsad on Saturday, protesting the growing incidents of rape and demanding the toughest punishment for rapists.

5th day, Anti-rape protests, Bangladesh, Crime, dhaka city, Society

Int’l agencies urged to shun colonial dominance

October 9, 2020 editorBangladesh, Society

Dhaka, Oct 08 – Speakers at a conference of BDCSO Process, a forum of around 700 local CSOs/NGOs, on Thursday urged the international agencies to shun the practice of colonial dominance in partnership with NGOs.

Bangladesh, colonial, dominance, Int’l agencies, Shun, Society, urged to

Bangladesh women now upset, worried, say BNP leaders

October 7, 2020 Lutfun NaharPolitics, Society

BNP on Wednesday alleged that the womenfolk in Bangladesh has become very helpless and deeply worried over their security due to the recent spate of rape and sexual harassment “by ruling party men”.

Bangladesh women, BNP leaders, politics, Society, upset, Worried

Bangladesh child marriage highest in S Asia: UNICEF

October 7, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Lead News, Society

Despite significant progress in recent years, Bangladesh has the highest prevalence of child marriage in South Asia and ranks among 10 countries in the world with the highest levels, said UNICEF on Wednesday.

Bangladesh, Child marriage, highest, Lead news, Society, South Asia, Unicef

A new social contract needed for children on the move

September 12, 2020 editorHuman rights, Society

By Miriam Gathigah NAIROBI, Sep 10 2020 (IPS) – Forced to flee wars and disasters, sometimes without family, and struggling to survive in the worst of circumstances, children on the move have long led very precarious lives. Be they refugees,…

A new, for children, Human rights, needed, on the move, social contract, Society

Facebook: Sabhanaz Rashid made Bangladesh country manager

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 editorMedia, Society

Dhaka, Sept 08 – The authorities of Facebook (FB) have appointed Sabhanaz Rashid Diya, a Bangladeshi writer and computational social scientist as the country manager of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh, country manager, facebook, made, media, Sabhanaz Rashid, Society

Social Protesting Pre and Post Covid-19

September 5, 2020 editorOp-Ed, Society

By Elma Berisha ‘Global Protest Wave of 2019’, is a term used to describe the unprecedented global phenomenon of prolonged anti-government mass protests occurring throughout 2019. From start to the end of “the year of street protests”, more than 60%…

Covid-19, Opinion, Pre and Post, protesting, Social, Society

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