Utpal Dutta, Editorial Assistant, The New York Times, Bangladesh National Section : Every society in the past has seen to shape, practice of extrajudicial punishment including murder called ‘lynching’. Lynching is an alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging that has had its long-held evidence almost in all society or state around the…
Reuters: Pope Francis said on Sunday that society should be vigilant for “any whiff” of resurgent anti-Semitism, calling for new generations to be taught the horrors of the Holocaust. He made his appeal in Kaunas, Lithuania’s second city, on the 75th anniversary of the wartime liquidation of the ghetto in the capital Vilnius. Two years…
AAMS Arefin Siddique, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Dhaka : Digital law is needed because digital crime is prevailing through the misuse of technology, hence the need for control. However, it must be made sure that this does not create obstacles for journalists. Our constitution clearly states the freedom of the media. It has to…
Arab News: A tornado sparked chaos near the Canadian capital Ottawa on Friday, injuring dozens as homes were damaged, cars flipped over, and over 130,000 people left without power, local media said. Meteorologists reported gusts whipped up to around 120 miles per hour (190 kilometers per hour), with the city of Gatineau, about five miles…
Sayeed Muhammad: In yet another achievement as a private power company , Singapore-based electricity giant Summit Power Limited has bagged the “Fast-Track Power Plant of the Year” award in recognition of its contribution to the country’s power sector. At the annual event of Asian Power Awards, also known as the “Oscar of the Power Industry”,…
Reuters: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he would work on improving political and economic ties with Germany during a visit to the country later this month.Turkey is seeking to improve its awkward relationship with Europe at a time when its ties with the United States have deteriorated and the lira has been falling…
Sayeed Muhammad: Aiming to facilitate its smoother natural existence, the biodiversity boundary has been expanded in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, with experts hoping the move to help boost all types of forest resources including wildlife, fisheries, and trees. The ‘sanctuary’ designated areas now add up to 317,950 hectares, over double the 139,699…
Manjarul Ahsan Bulbul, Chief Executive of Ekushey TV & former president of BFUJ : Despite journalists having objections over the Digital Security Act-2018, the government did not pay heed to their call. Rather the controversial Section-57 of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act and the colonial law called “Official Secrets Act-1923 have been added to the…
Sayeed Muhammad: It is just a matter of time that Munzarin Raian is becoming Bangladesh’s first female first officer (FO) to operate the, “Akash Beena,” Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, reports the Dhaka Tribune. “Congratulations to Munzarin Raian from BAH as the first Bangladeshi and the first woman in the right seat of the Biman Dreamliner,” said…
Sadiya S. Silvee, Research Assistant at Bangladesh Institute of Law & Int’l Affairs : Impris-onment for life is known to be a sentence in prison for a crime under which convicted person is to remain in prison for a time equivalent to rigorous imprisonment for 30 years [Section 57 of the Penal Code (PC)]. However,…