Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) asylum seekers in Spain’s North African enclave, Ceuta, are exposed to harassment and abuse, Human Rights Watch said today. Spanish authorities should transfer them to mainland Spain without delay and halt its de facto…
Srinagar, Apr 27(AP/UNB) — India has ordered internet service providers in Indian-controlled Kashmir to block Facebook, Twitter and 20 other social media sites and online applications for one month, after several videos and photos depicting alleged abuses of Kashmiris by…
By Thalif Deen UN, Apr 26 2017 – In the politically-risky world of professional journalism, news reporters are fast becoming an endangered species. The numbers are staggering: some 1,236 journalists have been killed since 1992, according to the New York-based…
Voicing concern over the special provision in the Child Marriage Restraint Act that allows underage marriage in special cases, Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kazi Reazul Hoque on Tuesday said it will create an obstacle to controlling…
by Michael Dauderstädt When founded in 1957, the then European Economic Community comprised six relative prosperous countries, albeit including a very poor region, the Italian Mezzogiorno. With the first enlargement in 1972, poor Ireland joined the Community, bringing a start…
New New – On Friday, April 14, 2017 the Georgia Chapter of the Alliance of South Asian American Labor (ASAAL) was established under the leadership of Dr. Rashid Malik as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Md. Ali…
by Vivien Schmidt In recent years, the European Union has suffered through a cascading set of crises, including the Eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis, the security crisis, and Brexit. But rather than bringing the EU together, with concerted responses that…
The World Happiness Report, released by the United Nations on March 20, 2017 – to coincide with International Happiness day – has ranked India at the bottom of the pyramid, in terms of happiness of its citizens. India has been…
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Tuesday) upheld the death penalties awarded to four convicts in the case lodged in connection with the killing of 13-year-old Sheikh Md Samiul Alam Rajon of in Sylhet.
Indonesian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release two men detained in Aceh province under a local ordinance that criminalizes homosexuality, Human Rights Watch said today. On the night of March 28, 2017, unidentified vigilantes forcibly entered a home and brought…
Dhaka- The authorities of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and district police here have taken extra security measures to avert any untoward incident on Pahela Boishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year.The authorities took decision…
Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province each face up to 100 strokes of the cane after neighbours reported them to sharia police for having gay sex. Marzuki, the sharia police’s chief investigator, said on Saturday that residents in the…
By Baher Kamal Rone, Apr 6 (IPS) – Around the world, profound changes in the nature of work are underway, that’s clear. So it is a fact that the on-going transformations in the world of labour are disrupting the connection…
Most people think slavery is a thing of the past and has nothing to do with them. They’re wrong on both counts. Slaves or trafficked victims are exploited in mining (gold, coltan, molybdenum, niobium, tin), agriculture, weaving, ship breaking, brick…
Rajshahi – Amid festivity and various functions the World Social Welfare Day was observed at Rajshahi University (RU) on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged mothers to take good care of their children so that they do not go to the wrong path. “Parents need to pay extra attention to their children so that don’t walk on the…
Masum Billah The current social setting makes some students stressed and nervous about what their fate is going to be. Will education change significantly for these students? There are many unanswered questions at the moment. Teachers of English or any…
Dhaka, Feb 20 – Seventeen eminent personalities on Monday were given the Ekushey Padak, 2017 in various categories for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented the prestigious award to the recipients at a ceremony…
By Eli Lake If we are to believe the Trump White House, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn just resigned because he lied about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the vice president. As White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway told…
Benapole, Feb 11 – Flower farmers of Jhikargacha in Jessore district, one of the largest flower markets of the country, expect to sell flowers worth over Tk 20 crore ahead of Pahela Falgun, Valentine’s Day and International Mother Language Day.
By Chandra Muzaffar It is not surprising that the Davos Forum held in the middle of January 2017 chose not to examine the obscene, grotesque, ever widening economic inequalities in the world brought to its attention by Oxfam, the global…
State Minister for Social Welfare Nuruzzaman Ahmed today said 51.20 lakh beneficiaries, including physically challenged persons, have been brought under social safety net and food security programmes of the government. “The Ministry of Social Welfare has undertaken various programmes for…
New York — Nearly 6 out of 10 young people ages 6-17 say they read for fun, according to a new study from Scholastic and YouGuv, a percentage that has dipped slightly since a 2010 report.
Dhaka -The sole specialized maritime university of the country, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh distributed warm cloths among the poor and homeless people at the temporary campus located at Pallabi, Dhaka. Honorable Vice Chancellor of the University, Rear…
The cabinet today approved in principle the draft of “The Dowry Prohibition Law, 2017” incorporating a tougher punishment of maximum 14 years of rigorous jail and fine for provoking a bride to commit suicide. Besides, maximum life-term sentence or up…
Dhaka 28 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two suspected members of Harkat-ul-Jihad Bangladesh (Huji) from Karpashdanga village in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga on Saturday morning.
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited distributed winter clothes at North Matlab area of Chandpur District. Professor Syed Ahsanul Alam, Vice Chairman of the Bank distributed winter clothes among more than one thousand people as chief guest.
Dhaka- Daily Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar received ‘Ataus Samad Memorial Trust Lifetime Achievement Award’ at a program held at Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury auditorium, at the University of Dhaka on Sunday noon.
The German parliament has voted to allow consumption of the drug for medical purposes. The issue had been a point of heated discussion in the country for a long time. In a landmark bill, members of Germany’s parliament voted unanimously…
Dhaka – BDCyclists, a community based social network of cyclists, has broken the Guinness World Records of Longest single line of moving bicycles.