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People Power: Why Mobilisations Matter Even in a Pandemic

May 27, 2021 editorPolitics, Society

It has been one year since the police murder of George Floyd, an outrage that resonated around the world.

Even in, matter, Mobilisations, pandemic, People, politics, Power, Society, Why

Why Experts Saying It’s a ‘Make or Break’ Moment for Forests

April 29, 2021 editorForestry, Op-Ed

The report concluded that while countries have taken action to protect their forests, those efforts must be accelerated to achieve ambitious global goals.

‘Make or Break’, Experts, Forestry, Forests, It’s, moment, Opinion, saying, Why

Why FBCCI’s failure to halt polls won’t be declared illegal: HC

April 20, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, High Court

Dhaka, Apr 20 :  The High Court (HC) on Tuesday issued a rule seeking explanation as to why the inaction of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) to halt its election process should not be declared illegal.

Bangladesh, declared, FBCCI’s failure, halt, High Court, illegal: HC, polls, Why, won’t

Why Water & Sanitation Systems are Vital for the Economy

March 23, 2021 editorWater

This World Water Day, we celebrate the value of water, which at first might be a given: after all, water is the basis of all life. Without water we have no health, wealth, equality, or education.

Development, economy, for, Systems, vital, water-sanitation, Why

Why jail term of suspended GCC mayor won’t be extended: HC

March 9, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, High Court

Gazipur, Mar 9: The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the jail term of sacked mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) MA Mannan in a graft case should not be extended.

Bangladesh, extended, GCC, HC, High Court, Jail, Mayor, term suspended, Why, won’t

Oprah’s deft royal interview shows why she’s still the queen

March 9, 2021 editorCelebrity, Media

While the couple drew both strong support and rebukes for detailing why they fled Britain and their royal roles, Winfrey burnished her stature as a master interviewer.

Celebrity, deft, media, Oprah’s, royal interview, she’s still, shows, the queen, Why

Why is suicide on the rise among Dhaka University Students?

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 editorBangladesh, Campus, Lead News

Dhaka, Jan 01 — The pandemic has caused a dramatic rise in mental problems in people, irrespective of age and sex. An increase in suicides and ideations of self-harm among students of Dhaka University (DU), however, is a matter of…

among, campus, Dhaka University, health, is suicide, on the rise, students, Why

Why Zimbabwe Women runners Want to Change Pol. Playing Field

November 7, 2020 editorPolitics

By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 6 2020 (IPS) – “I have long given up on active politics,” Gertrude Sidambe, a 36-year-old member of one of Zimbabwe’s opposition parties, tells IPS.

Pol. Playing Field, politics, Want to Change, Why, Women runners, Zimbabwe's

Why Flood management is not big issue in Bihar elections?

October 26, 2020 editorDisasters, Water

October 26, 2020 SANDRP Why Floods need to be an Election issue in Bihar. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is campaigning for the state assembly elections after being the Chief Minister for 15 years (except brief 10 month period in 2014-15).

big issue, Bihar elections?, Disasters, Flood management, in, is not, water, Why

Why 97 pc sex offences in Bangladesh go unpunished

October 7, 2020 editorBangladesh, Crime, Lead News

Dhaka, Oct 06 – As the recent spate of rape and sexual harassment of women have rocked Bangladesh, experts have called for ensuring exemplary punishment of the culprits and their abettors through prompt trial since 97 percent perpetrators now get…

97 pc sex offences, Crime, go unpunished, in Bangladesh, Why

Why patients fear seeking treatment at Bangladesh hospitals

September 23, 2020 editorBangladesh, Lead News, Services

Dhaka, Sept 23 – Hospitals are supposed to be places where patients are to be treated in a comfortable atmosphere, but in Bangladesh patients get even sicker when they step into a hospital due to filthy, unhealthy and chaotic environment.

at, Bangladesh, Bangladesh hospitals, patients fear, seeking, services, Treatment, Why

Why do Air Conditioners explode? How can we prevent them?

September 5, 2020 editorAccidents, Bangladesh, Death, Lead News

Bangladesh witnessed apparently the deadliest blast from Air Conditioner at a mosque at Fatullah in Narayanganj on Friday night that left 16 people dead so far.

accidents, Air Conditioners, can we, do, explode, How, prevent them?, Why

Why some medicines do not work?

August 14, 2020 editorBangladesh, Editorials, Greenwatch Dhaka Blog

The other day I had an opportunity to discuss with a pharmacist the reasons behind the lack of efficacy of drugs. The pharmacists sitting in his drug store in the Kalsi area of Mirpur in Dhaka City wanted to know…

Bangladesh, do not work?, health, Opinion, some medicines, Why

Why all in Sierra Leone are not celebrating the new media law

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 editorHuman rights, Op-Ed

By Mohamed FofanahFREETOWN, Jul 30 2020 (IPS) – Last week, Sierra Leone’s parliament voted to repeal the country’s 55-year-old libel law, which criminalised the publication of information that was deemed defamatory or seditious, and which had been used by successive…

all, celebrating, Human rights, new media law, not, Sierra Leone, Why

Why Regent hospital got Health Ministry nod: GM Quader

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 editorBangladesh, Politics

Dhaka, July 09 – Jatiya Party Chairman and deputy opposition leader in Parliament GM Quader on Thursday questioned about getting licence by a substandard hospital, Regent Hospital, from Health Ministry to provide COVID-19 tests.

Bangladesh, GM Quader, got, Health Ministry, nod, politics, Regent Hospital, Why

Why Disaster Preparedness Cannot Wait

July 2, 2020 editorColumns, Disasters

By Jagan Chapagain and Andrew Steer GENEVA/WASHINGTON, DC – The world has been planning for the future in the mistaken belief that it will resemble the past. But as COVID-19 coincides with cyclones in South Asia and the Pacific and…

Cannot Wait, Disaster, Opinion, Preparedness, Why

Why recovery needs to have children at its centre

June 16, 2020 editorColumns, Health

by Reka Tunyogi on 16th June 2020 @Reka_Tunyogi The pandemic and the lockdown have had serious effects on children’s wellbeing. The EU recovery plan must ensure their specific needs are addressed.

at its, centre, children, Column, health, needs to have, Recovery, Why

New research shows why non-smokers get serious lungs condition

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 sub EditorEnvironment, Health

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a debilitating lung condition, often develops as a result of decades of heavy smoking — but that does not explain why almost a third of all cases occur among people who have never smoked.

condition, Environment, get, health, lungs, New, non-smokers, Research, Serious, shows, Why

Why some national health care systems do better than others

May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 editorGovernance, Health

By Vladimir Popov BERLIN, May 13 2020 (IPS) – In public health discussions, it is generally recognized that the social returns to health care investments are greater than the private returns, and much of such investments should be financed by…

do better, Governance, health, national health care systems, Others, Some, than, Why

Why food system gives me hope in this difficult time for all

April 3, 2020 editorColumns, Food & nutrition

Danielle Nierenberg Every day, I feel I wake up to a world that is just a little bit more surreal than the day before, as COVID-19 changes day-to-day life. I’m spending time at home with my husband, and I hope…

difficult time, Food & nutrition, food system, for all, gives me, Hope, in this, Opinion, Why

Coronavirus: Ten reasons why you ought not to panic

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 editorColumns, Health

By Ignacio López-Goñi Mar 7 2020 (IPS) – Regardless of whether we classify the new coronavirus as a pandemic, it is a serious issue. In less than two months, it has spread over several continents. Pandemic means the sustained and…

Coronavirus, health, Opinion, Ought Not, Ten Reasons, to Panic, Why, you

Why Digital Security Act sections 25, 31 not be illegal: HC

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 editorBangladesh, Human rights

Dhaka, Feb 24 – The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the government to explain why sections 25 and 31 of the Digital Security Act 2018 which involved publishing the false or intimidating information, and crimes and penalty…

Bangladesh, Digital Security Act, HC, Human rights, not be illegal, sections 25 - 31, Why

Why We Need Wetlands

February 9, 2020 editorBiodiversity, Columns

by Martha Rojas Urrego GLAND, SWITZERLAND – It’s called the Extinction Wing. Located in a dark corner of the Paris Museum of Natural History, it houses a haunting collection of species that have long vanished from the natural world. With…

Column, need, We, Wetlands, Why

Why the Coronavirus should worry us all

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 editorHealth, Lead News

By Ifeanyi Nsofor Reprint ABUJA, Jan 21 2020 (IPS) – The coronavirus outbreak — which began in Wuhan, China, and causes a pneumonia-like illness — is raging across Asia, infecting close to 300 people and killing four. It was initially…

all, Coronavirus, health, People, Should, US, Why, worry

Why filing graft FIRs with ACC not unconstitutional: HC

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 editorBangladesh, Corruption, Courts law

Dhaka, Dec 17 – The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule seeking an explanation why the provision of filing FIRs over graft allegations with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) offices instead of police stations should not be declared unconstitutional.

ACC, Bangladesh, corruption, filing, graft FIRs, HC, not, unconstitutional, Why, with

Why the current case against Myanmar in ICJ is crucial

December 12, 2019 editorBangladesh, Conflicts, Human rights, Lead News

New York, Dec 11 2019 (IPS) – Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived at the Hague to defend Myanmar at the International Court of Justice, against charges of genocide of the Rohingya people, as brought on by…

against, Case, Crime, current, Human rights, in ICJ, is crucial, myanmar, the, Why

HC rule: Why structures on Cox’s Bazar Beach not demolished

December 9, 2019 editorBangladesh, Courts law, Tourism

Dhaka, Dec 9 – The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the government to explain in three months why it should not be directed to demolish and remove all the structures set up illegally on the sea beach…

Bangladesh, beach, Cox’s Bazar, demolished, HC rule, not, on, structures, Tourism, Why

Why We Strike Again

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 editorClimate, Columns, Environment

by Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer, Angela Valenzuela MADRID – For more than a year, children and young people from around the world have been striking for the climate. We launched a movement that defied all expectations, with millions of people…

again, Opinion, Strike, We, Why

Why politicise Khaleda verdict: Shun craze for money: PM

November 30, 2019 editorBangladesh, Lead News, Politics

She says many trying to politicise Khaleda’s conviction Dhaka, Nov 30 – Mentioning that the trend of making money now has become a disease, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday renewed her vow to continue the ongoing drive against corruption…

Bangladesh, craze, for money, Khaleda, PM Hasina, politicise, politics, Shun, verdict, Why

Why approval required to arrest public servants not illegal: HC

October 22, 2019 editorBangladesh, Courts law

Dhaka, Oct 21 – The High Court (HC)on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain within four weeks why the section 41 (1) of the Government Service Act should not be declared contradictory to the section 26 (1,…

approval, Bangladesh, Courts law, Govt, HC, illegal, not, Public, servants, to arrest, Why

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