UNB: Six people were murdered everyday on average in the first month of the new year, the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC) said on Thursday. A BHRC report documented 185 killings in January alone. ‘Soial violence’ claimed most lives (64), followed by deaths under unclear circumstances (36), killing by law enforcement agencies (18) and family…
Catherine Wilkinson/ Seven Billion Today Famous people in the entertainment industry have asked the BBC in an open letter to move the Eurovision song contest from Israel to another place. As the winner was from Israel last year, organisers have started planning the event in Tel Aviv for 2019 – continuing the Eurovision tradition. But,…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has vowed to provide security to all during the month-long Ekushey book fair starting at Dhaka University today. “We have chalked out foolproof security system,” DMP Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said at a pre-opening press briefing at Suhrawardy Udyan yesterday. “We are determined to provide security to all…
Aruna Bala writes for DOT Rape is a rape, whether it’s a stranger rape or marital rape. But marital rape is the most common and repugnant form of masculinity in the society of Bangladesh. It is completely concealed under the strict religious beliefs and customary rules, where married women can’t raise their voice against the…
The Guardian, UK: Women in Zimbabwe donned black clothes and shunned makeup to protest against sexual violence by the country’s security forces during the government crackdown on protesters and opposition activists. Trending under hashtags including #OurBodiesNotWarZones, #SheSpeaksOut, #InjureOneInjureAll and #ShutDownAtrocities, “Black Wednesday” campaigners called on the Zimbabwean authorities to take action against military personnel accused…
DOT Desk: The farming of Malta, a juicy citrus fruit, enriched with vitamin C, is gaining popularity among farmers in Porsha Upazila of the district as it yields good profit, reports The Financial Express. Department of Agricultural Extension local offices said the Malta farming in the area began recently under a citrus fruit development project….
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT A Dhaka court has scrapped the bail of MA Kader, chairman of Crescent Leather Products and Crescent Tanneries, sending him to jail over one of the three cases filed for laundering Tk 919 crore. Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim passed the order after Kader was produced before it yesterday, reports The Daily…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT A Dhaka court has deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and nine others in the Barapukuria graft case till February 26. Judge ASM Ruhul Imran of Special Judge’s Court-2 yesterday passed the order after Khaleda’s lawyer Ziauddin Zia moved a petition seeking adjournment of hearing, reports…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Three members of a family have been killed in a car crash in Mymensingh Sadar Upazila, reports bdnews24.com. Abdul Hamid, 65, his wife Sahara Khatun, 55, and their son Shafikul Islam, 35, were killed on spot when their car crashed into a roadside tree on the Mymensingh-Sherpur Highway around 4am yesterday….
Sustir Sarker, Netrokona Prime Minister’s office secretary Sajjadul Hassan and justice Obaydul Hassan Shahin’s aunt Ayesha Aktar died on Saturday at 5.00am at Netrokona Jaynagar. At the time of her death, she was 90 years old. She is the mother of Kamrul Hassan Selim, Suair Union Parishad Chairman. Her first namaz-e-janaza was held after Juma…