CNN: A 9-year-old Australian girl who refused to stand during the country’s national anthem out of respect for the nation’s Indigenous population has been attacked by prominent politicians, who called for her to be kicked out of school. Harper Nielsen, who lives in the state of Queensland, told CNN affiliate Nine News she sat during…
AFP: Brazil’s jailed ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva tapped his runningmate Fernando Haddad on Tuesday to replace him on the ballot in next month’s presidential election, bowing out of the race after he was barred from seeking a new term. The switch was approved at a meeting of the Workers Party in the southern city…
Desk Report: A special court set up at the old Dhaka central jail on Nazimuddin Road yesterday adjourned the hearing of Zia Charitable Trust corruption case after prosecution informed that BNP Chairperson was not willing to appear before the court, reports The Daily Star. Judge Md Akhteruzzaman of the Special Judge Court-5 adjourned the hearing…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has suggested undertaking seven-point measures for stock market development. She also asked all concerned, including the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), to play a due role in protecting the interest of the investors, reports BSS. The prime minister was addressing as the chief guest the silver jubilee…
Desk Report: The proposed Road Transport Act 2018 will be placed before the parliament today, reports The Daily Star. Earlier in the day, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the proposed act would be placed before the House on Sunday. Hours after the announcement of the minister, the ministry’s Senior Information Officer Md…
M Humayun Kabir: The government has taken an initiative to set up a monitoring cell ahead of the next general election aiming to identify rumours in social networking sites, said State Minister for Information Tarana Halim. She told reporters at the Secretariat that the ‘Rumour Identification and Removal Centre’ will be in operation 24 hours…
Chantal Mouffe, Professor of political theory at the University of Westminster/Gulf News Neoliberalism has created genuine grievances, exploited by the radical right. A new way must be found to articulate them These are unsettled times for democratic politics. Shocked by the victory of Euro-sceptic coalitions in Austria and in Italy, the neoliberal elites — already…
ABC news: A cartoon of Serena Williams that has been widely condemned as a racist depiction of the tennis great has been partially reprinted on the front page of the Melbourne-based newspaper that initially published it. The Herald Sun newspaper printed an edited portion of the cartoon — featuring 23-time Grand Slam winner Williams jumping…
Hamid Dabashi, Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University/Aljazeera If truth is not truth, as Trump’s legal consigliere Giuliani says, then it inevitably follows that he is a rhinoceros. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. He was using alternative facts. It was a bright cold day in…
Desk Report: Bangladesh cricket team are currently at Dubai where they are preparing for the Asia Cup. The team will train at the ICC Academy and ahead of the training session, all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad said that the team was hoping that the Bangladeshi crowd in Dubai will inspire and help them get good results, reports…