Abrar Hussain: A New York judge, who had ordered an Ecuadorean immigrant freed from an immigration detention camp, commented on Wednesday that the government was applying its “zero tolerance” policy toward illegal entry in a “thoughtless and cruel” manner. US District Judge Paul Crotty explained in a written opinion why he ordered Pablo Villavicencio freed…
VOA: The Nicaraguan human rights group that has been keeping the outside world abreast of the government’s deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters says it has been forced to close its offices. The Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights says it has gotten “threatening phone calls” and “alarming information” that authorities were planning to fabricate criminal charges against…
UNB: The Wildlife Crime Control Unit of the Forest Department seized 165 caged birds of different species from a market at Tongi of the city . Acting on a tip-off, the forest officials conducted a drive at the market in the morning and rescued the birds while they were brought there for sale, said Asim…
Humanism.org: Bangladesh must urgently do more to uphold the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religion and belief of its citizens, Humanists UK told the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. In a statement delivered at the 39th session of the UNHRC, Humanists UK noted that whilst freedom of belief and freedom…
UNB Three madrasah students were killed as a streak of lightning struck them at Ghagra in Purbadhala upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Masum, 15, a resident of Agia village, Rafat, 15, of Giriasha village, and Masum, 15, of Ghagra Charpara village. All of them are students of Ghagra Chourasta Fazil Madrasah….
Desk Report: Bangladesh cricket team players have returned home from Florida after a successful tour to the West Indies and the United States of America (USA), reports Rising BD. The Tigers reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in capital around 9am by a flight of Emirates Airlines. However, all the players of the team did…
Farhin Ahmed Mim Even though walking might sound like a healthier option than taking the bus, it seems like it depends on the city you live in and the level of pollution in it. The rising air pollution in cities like London, Karachi and Doha have left people wondering whether walking is still healthy for…
Hossen Sohel: Pope Francis yesterday urged Latvians, who broke with the Soviet Union nearly 30 years ago, to cherish their hard-won freedom and to not forget the sacrifices of those who died for it, reports AFP. Francis is visiting Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, three countries who are looking warily towards what they fear is a…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday claimed that the deployment of army will increase the confidence in voters, reports The Daily Star. The CEC made the comments after a mock-voting session using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) at the Residential Model School and College field yesterday. “I use this opportunity to…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT An election rally of the ruling Awami League was attacked with a petrol bomb in the Muktagaccha municipality of Mymensingh, injuring one person. Anwar Hossain, was wounded and a motorcycle was also set on fire, reports BDnews. He has been admitted to the Upazila Health Complex. The supporters of Awami League…