Wionews: The Government of Nepal on Friday said it would block the publication and dissemination of pornographic content in the nation, citing an increase in incidents of rape. The Ministry for Information and Communication issued a release citing pornographic content to be the reason for rape. “The Criminal Code 2071 article 121 and other prevalent…
Desk Report: Readymade garment workers in Bangladesh are paid one of the lowest minimum monthly wages among the global apparel producing countries, reports New Age. Despite the 51 per cent hike in the proposed minimum wage to Tk 8,000, Bangladesh still will remain in the lowest terrain in the global scenario, particularly when compared with…
Abrar Hussain: Nasa has launched a sophisticated satellite to collect data on how quickly humans are melting Earth’s ice and expanding the seas. Every 91 days, the $1bn, state-of-the-art satellite will orbit over 1,000 paths. The satellite, about the size of a Smart car, will point six lasers at ice sheets in the Arctic and…
The Guardain, UK: Russian diplomats held secret talks in London last year with people close to Julian Assange to assess whether they could help him flee the UK, the Guardian has learned. A tentative plan was devised that would have seen the WikiLeaks founder smuggled out of Ecuador’s London embassy in a diplomatic vehicle and…
Sayeed Muhammad: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said US President Donald Trump will fail in his confrontation with Iran, just like Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, He made the claim, citing the war between the two Middle Eastern powers and vowing that Tehran will not abandon its missiles, reports Reuters. Tensions have ramped up between Iran and…
Independent, UK: Members of the public will be trained to treat victims of terror attacks in the aftermath of incidents, under a nationwide programme launched by the police, The Independent can reveal. With security sources continuing to warn of an unprecedented threat, the first aid courses will focus on wounds caused by bombings, shootings and…
Hossen Sohel: In an effort to reach common people and highlight the development works undertaken by the government, Awami League leaders began an election campaign by road yesterday, reports Financial Express and The Daily Star. A team of AL leaders led by the Secretary General Obaidul Quader started from the Awami League President’s Office in…
Desk Report: Student volunteers, fielded to help control city traffic, find themselves helpless as transport drivers, including those of government offices, and pedestrians pay hardly any heed to their polite requests to follow traffic rules, reports New Age. Under a special month-long traffic awareness programme, student volunteers have been working with Dhaka Metropolitan Police in…
Reuters: Sand mining from rivers is depriving many low-lying Asian deltas of the sediment they need to maintain themselves, raising the risk of worsening land loss to sea level rise, researchers say. Combined with losses of soil-holding mangroves and accelerating groundwater extraction, which can lead to land sinking, the mining is increasing climate-related threats for…
Desk Report: The dengue menace is highest in Dhaka comparing to the last five years. Directorate General of Health Services in a survey has found that 66 percent areas in Dhaka North have 98 percent residences with aedes mosquito breeding grounds. Meantime, 61 percent areas in Dhaka South have 93 percent residences susceptive to dengue…