Youths, City Streets, and New Social Movement

    Dr. A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan, Professor of Television, Film and Media Studies at the University of Dhaka, Executive Director of GPRF High School students have occupied the city streets to protest the death of two school children who were run over by a bus while waiting on the pavement for a bus. Dhaka…

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      500 runners demand safer spaces for youths

      Abrar Hussain: Five hundred runners participating in a 5 km run at Hatirjheel to promote good health, fitness and positivity among the young generation put forward a demand yesterday for safe spaces for youth. Enduring early morning rain, runners from different ages joined the event organized by Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) in collaboration with…

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        WHO warns of new Yemen cholera surge

        Abrar Hussain: The World Health Organization warned yesterday that Yemen might be facing a new wave of cholera, along with a heightened death rate because of widespread malnutrition, adding that the United Nations is hoping for a ceasefire in northern Yemen.“We’re calling on all parties to the conflict … for three full days of tranquility…

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          Greece votes for compulsory retirement of Thrace muftis

          Anadolu agency: The parliament on Thursday approved a legislation on the compulsory retirement of muftis appointed in the country’s Western Thrace cities of Komotini (Gumulcine) and Xanthi (Iskece). The bill proposed the compulsory retirement of 81-year-old Mufti of Komotini Mehmet Emin Sinikoglu and 78-year-old Cemali Meco, mufti of Xanthi, citing their advanced ages. The bill,…

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            Deadly heatwaves threaten China’s northern breadbasket

            AFP: The North China Plain, home to nearly 400 million people, could become a life-threatening inferno during future heat waves if climate change continues apace, researchers have warned. Soaring temperatures combined with high humidity — made worse  by the region’s dense irrigation network — means the China’s breadbasket faces “the greatest risk to human life…

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              Shipping minister rules out chance of resignation

              Hossen Sohel:  Ruling out any chance of his resignation,categorically said the agitating students did not ask for his resignation in their nine-point demand. “It is the opposition BNP that pushing for my resignation not the students. BNP has been demanding the resignation of Prime Minister and the ruling government for long now. So there is…

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