DOT Desk: A group of students of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) today blocked Dhaka-Pabna highway protesting a female student’s harassment by a “stalker” last night. The victim was reportedly confined in a room last night by the stalker who is a relative of the mess owner, the demonstrators told our local correspondent….
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Hossen Sohel: The arbitrary arrest of internationally recognized photographer Shahidul Alam has sparked outrage and condemnation from the across the world. Internationally renowned academics including Noble Laureate Joseph Stiglitz condemned the detention of the noted photographer as an attack on rights in Bangladesh, reports The Guardian. The distinguished academics condemned the unjust treatment of the…
Daily Sabah: Major hotel chains including Marriott International Inc and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc said they are arming U.S. employees with panic buttons to fight sexual harassment and crime, an about-face for an industry that has opposed the idea for years. Workers in the hotel industry are frequent targets of sexual harassment as they are…
Marilyn Thipthorpe The Man in the Iron Mask was a prisoner arrested in 1669 and held in the Bastille and other French jails for more than three decades, until his death in 1703. His identity has been an enduring mystery because, throughout his imprisonment, the man’s face was hidden by a mask. It’s a mystery…
Samiul Bashar Samin Adam Levine is set to celebrate his birthday today but all might not have smooth sailing in the Levine household. The Grammy winning artist has been rumored to receive divorce threats from his wife Behati Prinsloo which led him to be pressured into planning starting a family. The 36 year-old singer and…
On the occasion of International Nurses Day on 12 May (Saturday), a rally and conference themed on “Nurse, a strong leadership voice in health care” held at the seminar hall of Sir Salimullah Medical College (SSMC) Mitford Hospital, arranged by the members of Bangladesh Nurses’ Association (BNA), Mitford Hospital branch in the capital. The rally…
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Science Alert: One of the biggest cultural shifts in recent years is the rise of fake news – where claims with no evidence behind them (e.g. the world is flat) get shared as fact alongside evidence-based, peer-reviewed findings (e.g. climate change is happening). Researchers have coined this trend the ‘anti-enlightenment movement’, and there’s been a…