Hossen Sohel of DOT UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee will arrive in Bangladesh on January 19 for a six-day visit to meet the Rohingya community, reports The Daily Star Lee will also visit Thailand, a neighbouring country of Myanmar, said a press release issued today by the UN Human Rights….
Russia Today: Swiss police have defended their decision to fine a man who shouted “Allahu Akbar” in public, arguing that they would have reacted the same way if someone had been shouting obscenities in public, local media reported. The 22-year-old man, named as Orhan E., claims that he used the Islamic phrase, meaning “God is…
Reuters: Indian police on Friday said they are investigating an academic, a journalist and a peasant leader for possible sedition for publicly opposing a proposal to grant citizenship to non-Muslims from neighboring Muslim-majority countries. Critics have called the proposal blatantly anti-Muslim and an attempt by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
UNB: Blaming the recent hike in the prices of rice on the ‘shortage’ of transports for 2-3 days for the December-30 national election, new Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Friday said the prices will come down within a week. He made the remarks while talking to reporters after paying tributes to Father of the Nation…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has directed the authorities concerned to remove all illegal establishments along roads and highways across the country within a week. Quader also lambasted Jatiya Oikyafront’s demand for arranging a fresh election, saying it is ‘ridiculous’ to question the 11thparliamentary election which received global recognition….
Hossen Sohel of DOT Deputy Minister for Education Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel vowed to take stern actions in order to prevent the recurring incidents of question paper leakage, reports banglanews24.com. He said “Zero tolerance policy will be adopted to root out corruption from education sector. The measures to nationalize more schools and colleges in…
Channel News Asia: A Sudanese group that has spearheaded anti-government demonstrations since last month called on Friday (Jan 11) for nationwide protests next week to pile pressure on the government of President Omar al-Bashir. The demonstrations that erupted on Dec 19 over a government decision to triple the price of bread have swiftly escalated into…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni has requested authorities of educational institutions not to charge additional admission fees to students, warning stern action if the directive is not followed, The Daily Star reported. “Tougher action will be taken if anyone is found charging extra fees to students…taking additional fees during admission and…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has again held BNP responsible for its absolute debacle in the 11th national election held on December 30 last year. “The BNP indulged in nomination trade and put its nominations on auction. Many competent BNP candidates who had good prospects of winning the polls were left…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : A Philipp-ine court yesterday held a former bank manager guilty on eight counts of money laundering, the first conviction in one of the world’s largest cyber heists, in which $81 million was stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank nearly three years ago, reports Reuters. The regional court sentenced Maia Deguito, a…