Dhaka – The number of refugees from Myanmar rose to 490,300 by the end of 2016, from 451,800 the previous year with Bangladesh remaining to host the largest number of them – 276,200, says a new global report. -UNB
Category: Human rights
Iran warns missile attack on IS in Syria can be repeated
Tehran – After firing missiles targeting the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Monday issued a stark warning to IS militants, saying that any future attack against Iran will result in more powerful launches. –AP/UNB
Macron’s party wins absolute majority
French President Emmanuel Macron’s party has won a clear parliamentary majority, results show, weeks after his own presidential victory.
Seven journalists killed in South Asia in first half of 2017
By Nava Thakuria Indian subcontinent as a whole today stands at an awkward position over the journo-murder index, as the populous zone witnessed the murder of over ten journalists in the first half of 2017. India and Pakistan contributed seven…
UK resolute in face of adversity: Queen
The Queen has said it is “difficult to escape a very sombre national mood” following tragedies in London and Manchester in recent weeks. Her message comes as residents caught up in the Grenfell Tower fire which killed at least 30…
Palestinians deny IS claim for deadly attack on Israeli
Ramallah- Palestinian militants are denying an Islamic State claim that it was behind a deadly attack against Israel, saying it was them who killed a female police officer on duty near Jerusalem’s Old City. –AP/UNB
Saudi king strips crown prince of prosecution oversight
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a royal decree that restructures the country’s system for prosecutions, essentially stripping the crown prince of longstanding powers overseeing criminal investigations. -UNB
ILO wamts BD to ensure EPZ Law allows TUs
Dhaka, Jun 17 – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called upon the government of Bangladesh to ensure that the draft of the proposed Export Processing Zones (EPZ) Labour Act, 2016 allows freedom of association for workers’ and employers’ organisations.
Khaleda’s comment on PM’s tour ugly rage: Quader
Comilla, Jun 16 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s comment about Prime Minister’s Sheikh Hasina Sweden tour during the hillslides incident is the ugly manifestation of her blind rage.
Bangladesh should do more for its textile workers: ME
Textile workers in Bangladesh, many of whom are young women, suffer long working hours, low wages, uncertainty and hazardous conditions. Trade union leaders are often persecuted,” said the resolution adopted on Wednesday. The 2013 Sustainability Compact, aimed at preventing tragedies…
Join next polls, don’t repeat mistake, PM
Stockholm (Sweden), Jun 16 (UNB) -Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said BNP should join the next polls and should not repeat the mistake as it did by boycotting the 2014 election.
Nita Bhalla of Thomson Reuters Foundation, SOPA Journalist of the Year
Hong Kong, China – Media OutReach – June 16 – The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), a Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organization, named Nita Bhalla of Thomson Reuters Foundation the Journalist of the Year at the SOPA 2017 Awards Gala…
UK Govt should look at the mirror after HR activist attacked
Michael Fallon, the UK Defense Secretary, and British Prime Minister Theresa May have a lot to think about in the aftermath of the General Election. But one thing they need to address is the Leigh Day ruling quietly handed down…
India’s home ministry mocked for using Spain border photo
Twitter users are ridiculing India’s home ministry for using a picture from Morocco’s border with a Spanish territory to highlight its work. Alt News website reported on Wednesday that the ministry used the picture in its annual report to show…
BAE sold cyber-surveillance tools to Arab states
A year-long investigation by BBC Arabic and a Danish newspaper has uncovered evidence that the UK defence giant BAE Systems has made large-scale sales across the Middle East of sophisticated surveillance technology, including to many repressive governments. These sales have…
‘End violations-abuses of Burma’s etnhic minority’
Civilians from minority ethnic groups suffer appalling violations and abuses, including war crimes, at the hands of Myanmar’s military and ethnic armed groups in the country’s Kachin and northern Shan States, Amnesty International said today in a new report based…
EU launches legal action against 3 countries over refugees
Brussels- The European Commission on Wednesday launched legal action against the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland for failing to respect their commitment to take in refugees. –AP/UNB
End diplomatic crisis in Qatar quickly: UN HC
Dhaka – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has urged all the States involved in diplomatic crisis in Qatar to solve the dispute as quickly as possible through dialogue. –AP/UNB
Hundreds of people held from arrests in Russia
An extraordinary wave of antigovernment protests swept across Russia on Monday, as thousands of demonstrators gathered in more than 100 cities to denounce corruption and political stagnation despite official attempts to stifle the expression of outrage. Riot police officers in…
France: Macron party set for big parliamentary win
The centrist party of French President Emmanuel Macron looks on course to win a landslide victory following the first round of parliamentary elections.
Wounded May vows to stay as UK PM
London, June 9 (AP/UNB) – Spectacularly punished by voters who took away her majority in Parliament, a politically wounded but defiant Theresa May soldiered on Friday as Britain’s prime minister, resisting pressure to resign after the failure of a high-stakes…
May’s UK election gamble backfires as Tories lose majority
London – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s gamble in calling an early election backfired spectacularly as her Conservative Party lost its majority in Parliament, throwing British politics into chaos. – AP/UNB
UK Polls: PM greets Tulip, Rupa, Rushanara
Dhaka, Jun 9 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday congratulated Tulip Siddiq, granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and two Bangladesh-origin British politicians – Rushanara Ali and Dr Rupa Huq – for their win in the UK parliamentary polls…
Suspected terrorist killed in Savar ‘gunfight’
Savar, June 9 – An alleged terrorist was killed in a gunfight with police at Bhabanipur village in Birulia union here early Friday.
Hung parliament in UK: ‘Go’ – Corbyn; ‘Stability needed’- May
The Conservatives have failed to win an overall majority, and the UK is now set for a hung parliament, says the latest results show. It shows gains for the Labour Party after Thursday’s general election. This would be a humiliation…
Poverty and the UK general election
In a modern election it is increasingly easy to get caught up in the drama of the campaigns and ignore the actual issues that lie beneath. There is often a lack of thoughtful expert analysis on the issues at hand,…
Britain votes as narrowing polls indicate 5 scenarios
Polls are open and voting is underway in a U.K. election dominated by Brexit, austerity and in the closing phases, security. The first indications of the result will come at 10 p.m. London time, when broadcasters will release an exit…
Banani rape: Police press charges against 5 accused
Dhaka – Police here on Thursday pressed charges against all the five accused in a case filed over the rape of two private university girls in a Banani hotel. -UNB
Khaleda deplores Moudud’s eviction
Dhaka – Criticising the government for evicting her party leader Moudud Ahmed from his Gulshan residence, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday said people will one day evict ruling party men from their houses the same way. UNB
Three Bangladeshi women in spotlight in UK’s election
Three Bangladeshi-origin women candidates drew an extra focus in media, several of those dubbing them as ‘three daughters” or “tin kanya” of Bangladesh as Britain goes to snap general elections tomorrow. Fourteen candidates of Bangladeshi origin are contesting in the…