Half a million Palestinian citizens in Israel and East Jerusalem face displacement as a result of Israeli demolitions. Palestinian citizens of Israel have announced a nationwide strike after Israeli authorities demolished 11 Palestinian homes.
Category: Human rights
EC dialogue: AL for introducing e-voting
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her party does not want any controversy over elections in the future as it wants the party that will be voted by people to govern the country.”Awami League is…
Sri Lanka: Adopt task force’s justice proposals
Sri Lanka’s government should promptly implement recommendations on transitional justice proposed by the Consultation Task Force (CTF) in a report released on January 3, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. The report reflects the first broad survey of Sri Lankan…
Lines from Barack Obama’s farewell address
(CNN)President Barack Obama bid farewell on Tuesday night in a formal address to the nation from his adopted hometown of Chicago, calling on the country to be “anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy.” The speech centered on the values of…
HC orders issuing circular to write prescription clearly
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to issue a circular within 30 days asking the physicians to write prescription clearly.
BSF ‘torture to death’ a Bangladesh national in Chuadanga
A Bangladeshi national has died after being tortured allegedly by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF).The incident was reported from Chakulia border point of Damurhuda Upazila in Chuadanga.BSF reportedly detained Bokul Mandal at Hudaparha area in Indian territory opposite to…
Nigeria’s freed Chibok girls are kept silent
Nigeria, Jan 7 (AP/UNB) — She was found wandering in a forest, the first of the nearly 300 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram to escape on her own and reach freedom. That was in May. Since then, Amina Ali…
Get united for ‘restoring democracy’: Dr Kamal
Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday urged all to get united for what he said restoring democracy, the rule of law and the election system, and establishing people’s rights.”There’s no proper democratic atmosphere in the country. The rule…
The plant-based solution to hunger
Barbara Unmüßig Berlin – The way we eat in the industrialized world is unhealthy, unjust, and unsustainable. Far too much of the meat we consume is produced under questionable ecological, ethical, and social conditions. And now our industrial model for…
What Happens Off-Camera in Burma?
This “has to be an isolated case.” So claims a spokesman at Burma’s foreign ministry about a disturbing video that emerged this weekend showing police officers brutally beating ethnic Rohingya villagers, including some who appeared to be children, in northern…
Barack Obama’s Shaky Legacy on Human Rights
As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many fear a new hostility to human rights on the part of the United States. From his divisive rhetoric about minorities to his embrace of autocrats abroad, there is plenty to worry about.Trump…
4 ‘cattle thieves’ hurt in Gazipur ‘gunfight’
Gazipur – Four suspected cattle thieves were injured in a reported gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Majlishpur in the city early Thursday.
Indian subcontinent remains dangerous place for scribes
By Nava Thakuria Indian subcontinent continues to remain as a dangerous place for scribes to pursue the critical journalism. As the year 2016 ends with the cumulative statistics of 16 journo-murder incidents in India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, the…
Marriage of 8-Year-Old Girl Suspended in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s family security program has suspended the marriage of an 8-year-old girl to a man of about 30, after receiving a complaint from a relative of the child, Saudi media reported.The father of the bride wanted to arrange the…
Brazil: Regain Control of Prison System
Brazil needs to seize control of its prison system from gangs and guarantee the safety of all detainees, Human Rights Watch said today.A relative of a prisoner holds a local newspaper, which shows a headline about a deadly prison riot,…
FBI, CIA wrong about Russians hacking the DNC: Assange
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is still insisting that his organization was not in collusion with Russian state actors when it published hacked information about the Democratic Party during the U.S. presidential election, putting himself at odds with the findings of…
Myanmar to probe Rohingya beating video
Dhaka- The government said the incident, filmed by a police officer, happened in restive Rakhine state in November. There have been repeated allegations of abuses against the Muslim minority in Rakhine, with some saying the state’s actions amount to ethnic…
Armless Syrian boy thrives in US, hopes family can join him
Ahmad Alkhalaf has had a busy year.He attended Democratic President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address as a special guest of a congressman. He learned to bike and rollerblade, took martial arts and gymnastics classes and spent his…
President hopeful about formation of a neutral, competent EC
President Abdul Hamid has expressed the hope that formation of a competent, neutral and acceptable Election Commission (EC) would be possible through discussions with the political parties.”The tenure of the present EC will end soon and with an aim to…
BNP would not be allowed to hold rallied on Jan 5: AL
Dhaka – Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif Thursday warned that the country’s people would not allow Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to take field in the name of holding rallies centering ‘January 5,’ voting day of the 10th…
Fair polls possible if EC acts honestly: President
President Abdul Hamid today said it is possible to hold a fair election if the Election Commission (EC) discharges its duties with honesty and integrity.”Fair political atmosphere is needed for holding fair polls and political parties must reach a consensus…
Repatriate all Myanmar citizens: BD to Myanmar
Bangladesh on Thursday demanded “early repatriation” of all Myanmar nationals staying in the country after strongly protesting the “unprovoked attack” and firing on a Bangladeshi fishing boat that left four fishermen injured.Bangladesh expressed its readiness to engage with Myanmar to…
Zila Parishads election : Polls in some Noakhali wards postponed
Dhaka – Voting in the maiden election to 59 Zila Parishads (district councils) across the country began on Wednesday morning in a non-partisan manner unlike the polls to other local government bodies. The balloting began at 9am and will continue…
Similarities in some proposals of political parties found over new EC
President Abdul Hamid today said that he found similarities in some proposals of political parties regarding the formation of a new Election Commission (EC).The President said this during discussion with Workers Party, a component of the ruling Awami League led…
Awami League dissidents will make the District Council polls competitive, says Obaidul Quader
The Awami League has not pressurised its dissidents to pull out of the District Council polls to keep it competitive as no other parties have fielded candidates, General Secretary Obaidul Quader told journalists in his office.Polls to elect chairmen, members…
Zila parishad polls like ‘Ayub Khan’s basic democracy: Moudud
Terming Wednesday’s zila parishad polls unconstitutional, BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Tuesday said the government is holding such elections as part of its move to restore ‘Ayub Khan’s basic democracy’.“The zila parishad polls must be held with common people’s…
Quotas for minorities if JP comes to power: Ershad
The Jatiya Party will offer quotas for religious minorities in parliament, government jobs and higher education if it comes to power, says party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad.During a Christmas programme for the leaders of Bangladesh’s Christian community on Monday, the…
NCC fair polls outcome of BNP’s movement, says Fakhrul
BNP on Saturday said it considers Thursday’s Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election as a partial victory of the party’s movement for ensuring fair polls in the country.”I assess Narayanganj polls from a different angel. Through this election, we’ve achieved a…
NCC polls set example for future elections: Monitors
Dhaka – Elections monitors and experts Friday termed Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls could appear as a model for future elections appreciating efforts of all stakeholders in ensuring its fairness and credibility. They said expected the NCC polls to have…
BNP worries over ‘last-moment engineering’ in NCC polls
Dhaka – Terming the voting in the Narayanganj City Corporation election apparently fair, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday voiced concern over ‘possible engineering’ in the election results.