Dhaka, Oct 9 – UN Human Rights body has called on Bangladesh to urgently revise the Digital Security Act, to ensure that it is in line with international human rights law.
Category: Int’l relations
HC grants bail to CU teachers in ICT case
Dhaka, Oct 9 – The High Court on Tuesday granted ad interim bail for six months to Chittagong University teacher Maidul Islam in a case filed under Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act on July 24.
The collapse of European social democracy, Part 2
In the first part of his analysis Paul Sweeney pointed to a variety of causes behind the decline of social democracy over the past 30 years or more. In this second part he looks at wider economic and social trends…
Death toll in Haiti earthquake rises to 15; 333 injured
The death toll from a 5.9 earthquake that hit Haiti over the weekend rose to 15 people with 333 injured, authorities said Monday, as thousands of people slept outdoors fearing aftershocks would topple their cracked homes.
Cyber attacks growing problem in developing nations
Few experiences undermine a digital financial services (DFS) customer’s finances and trust in DFS like becoming the victim of a cybercrime. This is especially true of low-income customers, who are least able to rebound from the losses, and of the…
When the military wanted nuke weapon in Vietnam!
In 1968, the top American military commander in Saigon activated a plan to bring nuclear weapons into South Vietnam. He wanted them on hand should the U.S. find itself at the brink of defeat.
Interpol president resigns amid Beijing probe
Interpol says a Chinese official who was reported missing has resigned as head of the international police agency. The update came after Beijing announced Meng Hongwei was under investigation in China.
Reporter Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul
Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist whose writings had jabbed his country’s leaders, seemed at ease in the days before he disappeared after visiting Saudi Arabia’s Consulate here, unconcerned about being tracked by government spies and peripatetic, as always, despite battling…
Suu Kyi promises ‘transparency’ over Rohingya atrocities
Embattled leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed Monday to increase transparency over her government’s handling of the Rohingya crisis while pitching for foreign investment in Myanmar ahead of a regional summit in Tokyo.
20 killed in upstate New York limo horror
Twenty people have been killed after a limousine careened out of control in what investigators described Sunday as the most deadly transportation accident in the United States for nearly a decade.
Confirmed deaths near 2000, still more likely in Indonesia
The death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunami on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island neared 2,000 on Monday, but thousands more are believed unaccounted for and officials said search teams plan to stop looking for victims later this week.
The Collapse Of European Social Democracy, Part 1
Introduction Social Democracy (SD) has been the most powerful political force in Europe since the Second World War. It turned the nation state into the welfare state. Its politics built the welfare state and healthcare systems in West European countries.…
Interpol president resigns amid Beijing probe
Interpol says a Chinese official who was reported missing has resigned as head of the international police agency. The update came after Beijing announced Meng Hongwei was under investigation in China.
Myanmar changes map partially; colour unchanged
JS body asks MoFA to remain active against any negative propaganda Dhaka, Oct 7 – Amid Bangladesh’s strong protest, Myanmar has removed population-related information about St. Martin’s Island from its map but the map still shows the same colour, said…
BD clinch SAFF U-18 Women’s crown beating Nepal 1-0
Dhaka, Oct 7 – Bangladesh clinched the six-nation maiden SAFF U-18 Women’s crown with all-win record beating Nepal by 1-0 goal in the final at the floodlit Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Sunday.
Freedom of expression important benchmark for HR in society
Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh Dr Rene Holenstein on Sunday said freedom of expression and press freedom are important benchmarks for human rights in any society.
Washington Post: Turkish officials say Saudi writer killed
Istanbul, Oct 7 (AP/UNB) — Turkish investigators believe a prominent Saudi journalist who contributed to The Washington Post was killed in “a preplanned murder” at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, the Post reported Saturday night, citing two anonymous officials.
People are the biggest assets for Bangladesh tourism
Says Russian bloggers after their 8-day tour of Bangladesh Dhaka, Oct 6 – Bangladesh has a lot of unique things to offer foreign tourists. But the simple, friendly and hospitable people are the biggest assets for the development of tourism…
‘Prove migrants’ origins for B’desh to take back from India’
Prime Minister’s International Affairs Advisor Gowher Rizvi has said Bangladesh will take back all its nationals living illegally in India only if India proves that the illegal immigrants are Bangladeshi nationals.
G20 Women’s Summit pushes for rural women’s rights
Rural women play a key role in food production, but face discrimination when it comes to access to land or are subjected to child marriage, the so-called affinity group on gender parity within the G20 concluded during a meeting in…
250 political leaders of Ctg pledge to win with peace
Chittagong, Oct 5 – A total of 250 political leaders from the Bangladesh Awami League (AL), the Bangladesh Nationali st Party (BNP) and the Jatiya Party of Chittagong Division came to one platform in Chittagong Thursday to pledge for nonviolent…
Women’s T20Is: Pak settle series win vs BD 2-0
Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team set the four-match T20I series victory against host Bangladesh 2-0 as they got a seven-wicket win in the third game at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar on Friday.
BD showing ‘zero tolerance’ to drug menace: Envoy
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Masud Bin Momen has said the Bangladesh government is on high alert and it is showing ‘zero tolerance’ to the menace of drug.
Interpol president reported missing after trip to China
A French judicial official says the president of Interpol has been reported missing after traveling to China.
7 Rohingyas deported from India to Myanmar
The Indian government has deported seven ethnic Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, where they are at grave risk of abuse, Human Rights Watch said today. The Indian foreign ministry said that on October 4, 2018, Indian authorities handed over the men…
Dhaka seeks EU’s trade facilities after graduation from LDC
Dhaka, Oct 4 – Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday urged the European Union (EU) to continue trade facilities for Bangladesh in the form of GSP Plus after its graduation from the group of least developed countries (LDCs) to a…
SC rejects appeal against Shahidul Alam’s Division
Dhaka, Oct 4 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Thursday (Thursday) upheld a High Court order on allowing the first-class division to noted photographer Dr Shahidul Alam in the jail. The Appellate Division also rejected the leave to…
The US detention of children is only getting worse
Images of children sitting alone in chain-link cages, recordings of their frightened cries, and officials’ mocking reactions generated outrage across the country this summer. The Trump Administration responded by reversing its policy of forcibly separating immigrant families at the border—but…
Prevent neo economic meltdown with European green New Deal
In the acres of recent coverage about the causes of the Lehman Brothers collapse and how to ensure it doesn’t happen again, there was much emphasis on changing the EU’s economic imperatives away from austerity policies that contributed to Brexit,…
India to begin deportations of Rohingyas to Myanmar
Guwahati, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — India plans to send seven Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar in the first deportation of members of the Myanmar minority group since the Home Ministry ordered state authorities last year to identify and deport them…