Rumi Akter, Research Assistant (Int’l Affairs), Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs Casualties on the roads of Bangladesh have recently been increasing in an unprecedented manner. According to the National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR), at least 4,284 people, including 516 women and 539 children, were killed and 9,112 others injured…
France24: The United Arab Emirates has selected its first two astronauts to go on a mission to the International Space Station, Dubai’s ruler said Monday. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum named the new astronauts as Hazza al-Mansouri, 34, and 37-year-old Sultan al-Neyadi. Writing on Twitter, he said the duo “raise the bar of ambitions for…
Desk Report: A schoolteacher has been suspended for ‘sexually harassing’ a female student in Panchagarh while a girl ‘gang raped’ in Sherpur and a schoolboy arrested in Sylhet for allegedly violating a schoolgirl, demonstrating that the vulnerabilities of girls are growing across the country. According to reports reaching the UNB news desk, an assistant teacher…
Desk Report: A child worker, mercilessly beaten by his former employer in Mission Intersection area of the town on Sunday, is undergoing treatment at Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital. The victim is Harez Ali, 13, son of Faridul Islam and Hasina Begum of Khochabari in the district town. “I left my job as a trainee at a…
Reuters: The French Navy is ready to intervene if clashes between French and British fishermen over access to scallop-rich seabeds erupt again on the open seas, Agriculture Minister Stephane Travert said on Tuesday. Travert said he had spoken to his British counterpart and that talks between the two sides were due on Wednesday after French…
CNBC: Samsung already acknowledged months ago that it’s working on a foldable smartphone and even said that the device won’t be a gimmick. What the company hadn’t said was when we could expect it to launch this much-awaited device. It has now put all speculation related to the foldable smartphone release to rest. Samsung’s mobile…
Desk Report: Although there is a foot overbridge on Patuakhali-Kuakata road in Patuakhali Chowrasta area, people still cross the road directly without using the overbridge due to lack of awareness of traffic rules. Road accidents often occur in the area, but the people ignore the danger. Mayor Dr Shafiqul Islam took steps to build a…
Advocate Mohammad Rayhan Uddin, Supreme Court of Bangladesh & Judges’ Court, Chittagong JUDICIARY is considered to be a neutral organ of a society. It is vested with the task of dispensation of justice according to law. People resort to the judiciary to get legal and equitable remedy to redress their grievances. But a doubt is…
Desk Report: NASA has launched a public competition that asks people to find solutions to turn carbon dioxide into molecules that would help astronauts endure the harsh atmosphere on the Red Planet. Called the “CO2 Conversion Challenge”, the competition asks public to discover ways to develop novel synthesis technologies that use carbon dioxide as the…
BBC: Neighbours has shown the first ever TV same-sex wedding in Australia. The soap is reflecting on marriage equality, after same-sex marriage was legalised in December. Executive producer Jason Herbison said representation of the LGBT community is “a priority”. He told The Huffington Post that the marriage of David and Aaron is a “defining moment”…