Humanism.org: Bangladesh must urgently do more to uphold the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religion and belief of its citizens, Humanists UK told the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. In a statement delivered at the 39th session of the UNHRC, Humanists UK noted that whilst freedom of belief and freedom…
Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest move, Facebook has said a dating service it teased early this year is being rolled out in Colombia. The social media giant chose the Latin American country as its test lab because Colombians are particularly avid fans of using social networks and websites to find partners, reports AFP. Some 21…
Desk Rport: World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region Hartwig Schafer will arrive in Dhaka on Sunday for talks on the Rohingya crisis and deepening Bangladesh’s connections to the international organization, reports the financial express. Sunday’s visit is the first since Schafer took up the post in July. “Bangladesh has a remarkable story…
Desk Report: Under-five mortality rate in Bangladesh is 32 per 1000 live births, according to new mortality estimates released by Unicef, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Population Division and the World Bank Group, reports Daily Sun. It has significantly reduced from 532,000 deaths in 1990 to 100,000 in 2017. The government has taken…
Sayeed Muhammad: In a video released Friday, Brazil’s right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro said he expects to leave the hospital before the end of September after he was stabbed in the abdomen two weeks ago. “I’ve never felt so happy and good in my life. Many thanks to you all. By the end of the…
Desk Report: The Department of Agricultural Extension has recently issued a pest alert for the Fall Armyworm, a crop-eating pest native to the Americas, reports Dhaka Tribune. As part of checking the entry of the invasive worm, DAE’s Plant Protection Wing has issued warnings to all plant quarantine offices at the land and maritime ports…
Desk Report: The country’s Muslim community today observed the holy Ashura as elsewhere in the world marking the 10th day of Muharram with due solemnity and religious fervour, reports Daily Observer. The day was observed as a symbol of “sacrifice and mourning” recalling the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain Ibn Ali (RA), the grandson of…
Russia Today: The leader of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, has offered to place the embassy of his self-proclaimed state in Jerusalem, if Israel would recognize the renegade Serbian province as an independent country. “If Kosovo were recognized by Israel, I would place the Kosovo embassy in Jerusalem,” the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) reported Friday, citing KosovaPress….
Al Arabiya: The UN Security Council warned on Friday during an emergency session on Yemen that the fight against famine is being lost in the war-ravaged country. The session was called upon by the British envoy to the UN Karen Pierce. For her part, US Ambassador Nikki Haley who chaired the session said: “All of…
Hossen Sohel: Bangl-adesh Embassy in Male issued an alert for Bangladeshi citizens staying in Maldives, reports banglanews24.com. Bangladeshi expatriates are involving in the politics of Maldives’ local politics in direct and indirect ways; which is totally unexpected and contradictory to the laws of Maldives, said the warning note. The expatriate Bangladeshis were directed to follow…