Hossen Sohel: A High Court judge yesterday felt “embarrassed” to hear the bail petition of renowned photographer Shahidul Alam in connection with a case lodged under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act, reports The Daily Star. The bench of Justice Md Ruhul Quddus and Justice Khandaker Dilurujjaman, who was set to hear the petition,…
The Guardian, UK: The 50,000 students returning to public school classrooms in Detroit on Tuesday following the summer break will find the drinking fountains dry, after elevated levels of lead and copper forced the district to shut off the water supply. After test results evaluating all water sources, from sinks to fountains, for 16 schools…
Desk Report: The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the long-awaited mega strategy ‘Bangladesh Delta Plan (BDP) 2100’ in a bid to tap the huge potentials of Bangladesh as a delta country through water resources management, ensuring food and water security and tackling disasters, reports the financial express. The 100-year plan got the approval from…
British Council Bangladesh, in partnership with Ra’dia Inc, under the banner of Bangladesh UK Alumni Association (BUKAN) is presenting ‘Entrepreneurship Vista’ – a half-daylong workshop scheduled to be held on Saturday, 29 September 2018 at British Council Dhaka’s Auditorium. The inimitable event ‘Entrepreneurship Vista’ will be a hub of aspiring entrepreneurs where the participants will…
The Guardian, UK: A Malaysian MP has called for laws that criminalise homosexuality to be immediately abolished amid outcry over the caning of two women convicted by a sharia court of attempting to have lesbian sex. Charles Santiago, a parliamentary member from the Malaysian state of Selangor, expressed his outrage in a series of tweets…
Hossen Sohel: The popularity of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has marked a significant rise as around 66 per cent countrymen have lent out their support for the Bangladesh premier, alongside the Awami League-led government still rides on a good public support at 64 per cent, said a survey of IRI. The Washington-based International Republican Institute…
BBC: The first significant steps towards legally protecting the high seas are to take place at the UN in New York. These waters, which cover 46% of the planet’s surface, are under threat from deep-sea mining, over-fishing and the patenting of marine genetic resources.Over the next two years, government representatives aim to hammer out a…
UNB: The national road and highway developer has sought nearly two-and-a-half time higher funds and two more years to widen a 29-kilometre road in Jamalpur. Officials said the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) recently asked for a revision of the Jamalpur-Madarganj road-widening work with a 137 per cent extended cost. The original cost for the…
Sayeed Muhammad: In a rare call, US President Donald Trump has warned the Syrian government and its Russian and Iranian allies against “recklessly” attacking rebel-held Idlib province. In a tweet he warned of “a grave humanitarian mistake” in which hundreds of thousands of people could be killed, reports BBC. Syrian government forces are reportedly preparing…
Karlos Zurutuza, OZY author//OZY.com Baloch pro-independence leader Hyrbyair Marri discusses how the US president can foster positive change in his region. Hyrbyair Marri, the fifth son of Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, a former national leader and head of one of the largest Baloch tribes in Pakistan, was elected in 1996 to the Provincial Assembly of…