By Thalif Deen UN, Sep 23 2019 (IPS) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres describes the ongoing crisis as a “climate emergency”– as the world continues its hard-fought battle against devastating droughts, floods, hurricanes and rising sea levels that threaten the…
Narayanganj, Sept 9 (UNB) – A court here on Monday issued a warrant for the arrest for three people, including BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, in a defamation case.
Khulna, Sept 9 – The Forest Department of Bangladesh has planned to monitor the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site, with drones to check crimes like poaching of tigers and deer.
Barguna, Sep 1 – Police on Sunday pressed charges against 24 people, including Aysha Siddika Minni, in a case filed over the murder of Rifat Sharif.
Dhaka, Aug 25 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday cleared the way for the lower court concerned to continue the trial proceedings of a corruption case against BNP’s standing committee member Moudud Ahmed.
Paris, France (23 August 2019) — Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities, issued the following statement today: “The lungs of our shared planet are on fire. The Amazon rainforest is one of the most important common…
Dhaka, Aug 21 – The Anti-Corruption Commission filed departmental cases against its 11 officials who were investigating 26 corruption cases in which jute mill worker Jaha Alam was wrongly implicated and suffered in jail for three years.
Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of sexual abuse, has failed in a legal bid to quash his convictions in Australia.
By Farhana Haque Rahman and Raghav Gaiha Horrific violence against women is unabated and rising in South Asia. Rome and New Delhi, Aug 6 2019 (IPS) – On a cold night in December 2012, a ghastly crime was committed in…
Dhaka, Aug 05 – A three-member probe committee was yesterday formed to investigate the allegation made by a woman that five police personnel raped her in a police station on Friday in Khulna.
By IPS World Desk ROME, Jul 25 2019 (IPS) – The darkest underbelly of human existence hides right in front of us – modern day slaves are the foundation of the third largest criminal economy on the planet.
Dhaka, July 24 – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary Wednesday said that a week-long public awareness programme will run across the country from today against recent incidents of mass beating based on a rumour of child lifters.
By Tamara Tutnjevic Gorman New York, Jul 16 2019 (IPS) – Despite what you might have heard, things are getting better, every year. We are making amazing progress on fighting diseases, reducing the preventable deaths of children, and investing huge…
Dhaka, July 22- A case was filed on Monday with the Dhaka Cyber Tribunal against Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Sayedul Haque Suman on charge of making derogatory remarks about the Hindu community in a Facebook post.
Dhaka, July 21 – The High Court has wanted to see the action of Housing and Public Works ministry against 50 people, who were involved in misappropriating TK 36.40 crore in Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). After expressing satisfaction over…
Dhaka, July 21 — Priyabala Saha, who raised allegations of minority repression in Bangladesh while meeting US President Donald Trump, has been sued for sedition.
by Zoleka Mandela, Etienne Krug, Howard Taylor Geneva – At the World Health Assembly in May, we made the case for why governments and United Nations agencies need to spend more on measures to prevent noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), injury, and…
Nie Feng used to toss his rubbish outside his Shanghai flat without a thought while rushing to work, but saving China from a garbage crisis now requires him to consult a complex diagram each morning. On July 1, Shanghai launched…
Dhaka, July 13 – Hindu community groups on Saturday strongly opposed the demand raised by some rights groups to reform their family law and urged the government to refrain from doing so.
By Caley Pigliucci UN, Jul 12 2019 (IPS) – Parliamentarians met in Laos last week to discuss violence against women and girls. The meeting was organized by the Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) and hosted by the National Assembly…
Dhaka, July 7 (UNB) – A number of left-leaning political parties are trying to enforce a half-day hartal to protest against the recent hike in prices of gas for retail consumers. Supporters of the Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) brought out…
Actor Hrithik Roshan has been booked on the charge of cheating along with three officials of a health and wellness start-up, for which he was a brand ambassador, following a complaint by its client alleging that “false promises” were made…
Dhaka, July 4 – Gonoforum on Thursday extended its support to the Left Democratic Alliance’s (LDA’s) half-day hartal to be enforced across the country on July 7 protesting the gas tariff hike. The decision was taken at a meeting of…
Dhaka, July 4 – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday requested its Judges to authorise an investigation into alleged crimes like deportation, other inhumane acts and persecution committed against Rohingyas from Myanmar. As Myanmar is not…
Dhaka, July 01- The major opposition BNP will stage demonstrations at district towns and city corporations across the country on Tuesday protesting the government decision to increase gas prices. In the capital city of Dhaka, the party will either stage…
Dhaka, June 26 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against 78 persons including several students of Dhaka University on the charge of leaking question papers in the Dhaka University admission test. Later,…
Dhaka, June 24 – A court of Dhaka on Sunday issued warrant of arresst against singer Mila as she did not appear in the court to testify for a long time.Judge Md Sharif Uddin of the Women and Children Repression…
Dhaka, Jun 23 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday said their party is waiting to see what action the government takes against those top loan defaulters whose names were unveiled in parliament. “The names of 300…
Dhaka, June 20 (UNB) – Director General of the Directorate of Drug Administration Major General Md Mahbubur Rahman on Thursday said 370 cases were filed and Tk 58.57 lakh was realised in fine for keeping expired medicines in pharmacies across…
Dhaka, June 20 – Bangladesh showed a spirited performance before conceding a 48-run defeat to Australia who left the Tigers in record chase, compiling a hefty 381-5 thanks to an epic 146-ball 166 from David Warner at Trent Bridge in…