Hindustan Times: Jean Wyllys, Brazil’s first openly gay congressman, said he will not serve a new term for which he was re-elected due to death threats and he now plans to live abroad. But Wyllys’ Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) said his seat in Brasilia will go to a substitute lawmaker who is also gay:…
The Guardian, UK: A Mexican woman who was sentenced to 16 years in jail after suffering a miscarriage in a department store bathroom has walked free after a court in the central state of Querétaro overturned her homicide conviction. Prosecutors had accused Dafne McPherson, 29, of murdering her newborn, but an appeal court judge found…
DOT Desk: Data Privacy Day (known in Europe as Data Protection Day) is an international holiday that occurs every 28 January. The purpose of Data Privacy Day is to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. It is currently observed in the United States, Canada, India and 47 European countries. Data Privacy…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The Bangabandhu-2 satellite will be launched during the current term of the government. The satellite will act as a backup for the Bangabandhu-1 satellite, reports Dhaka Tribune. The decision was recently finalized, said Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar. “Until now, we only held talks regarding the launch of…
BBC: Eighteen years after Jaswinder Sidhu was murdered in India, her mother and uncle have been extradited from Canada to stand trial in the country. Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Surjit Singh Badesha, both of whom are Canadian, were taken into custody on Friday, a day after their arrival, police said. The two are accused of…
AP: Pope Francis is bringing World Youth Day to Panama’s juvenile delinquents who can’t participate in the Catholic Church’s big festival of faith. Francis on Friday will celebrate a special penitential Mass inside the Las Garzas de Pacora detention center, which is Panama’s main youth lockup. In a twist, he will also hear the inmates’…
Reuters: Police armed with slingshots are taking aim at troops of monkeys that harass visitors at India’s Taj Mahal. The marauding monkeys forage for food around the entrance to the 17th century monument in the northern city of Agra, where visitors’ bags are scanned and food thrown away. Brij Bhushan, head of the Taj Mahal…
Dr. Tofail Ahmed speaks to DOT : The by-polls for the DNCC mayoral post were supposed to be held on February 26 last year. A High Court bench stayed, for six months, the election after hearing two separate writ petitions on January 14 last year. However, the High Court bench has now cleared the way…
BSS: Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today described BNP’s announcement of boycotting upcoming local government elections as suicidal for the party. “After the defeat in the national election, BNP has fallen into a big crisis. The party has taken a suicidal decision by announcing of not taking…
Monirul Alam of DOT Bangladesh Bank (BB) cannot shun responsibility for the persistent worse state of banking sector that is being criticised over huge bad loans and poor governance, a former Governor has said. Talking to Daily Our Time, Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said the missing thing is ‘Monitoring and Supervision’ of the central bank that…