M Humayun Kabir The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a new ‘Access to Information Policy’ with a view to maintaining ADB’s high standards of transparency. The policy will come into effect on January 1, 2019 and it will replace the current Public Communications Policy (PCP), reports Asian Age. Bambang Susantono, ADB…
Prof Dr Tajul Islam speaks to DOT : People commit most hideous act like rape in a bid to show their personal power. There are different types of power; physical, political and financial. Whenever a person realizes that he possesses much power then he commits such heinous act. We see that the victims of rape…
William Hague/Gulf News: A small flame of statesmanship would be lit in a European scene steadily darkened by inflexibility and lack of leadership The last week has seen the most concerted British diplomatic push with its French neighbours in many years. Days after the new British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, raced straight to Paris from…
Abrar Hussain In an open letter to António Guterres, the UN’s secretary general, the campaign group Code Blue claims that a UN agency has “grossly mishandled” an investigation into claims of sexual harassment and assault by a high-ranking official.Last week, UNAids concluded that allegations against Luiz Loures, an assistant secretary general of the UN, and…
Myisha Nawar Our society needs to understand that getting engaged or married is not an accomplishment. Having a ring on your finger is not an accomplishment! It is 2016 and being popped the question is still more celebrated than the academic and professional pursuits of a woman. While college graduations and landing a great career…
Reuters: More than 50 boxes handed over by North Korea to the United States last week appear to hold human remains from the 1950-1953 Korean War and are likely American, according to an initial forensic analysis, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. A U.S. military transport aircraft on Friday flew the remains from the North…
Banglanews24: Two people were killed and three others sustained injuries after being hit by a truck at Ashulia in Savar, on outskirts of the city. The deceased were identified as Mousumi Akhter, 22, a pedestrian, and a rickshaw puller whose name could not be known immediately. The accident took place in Itkhola area around 6:30…
Abrar Hussain: A suicide bomber reportedly attacked a government office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, causing a nearby school to collapse, authorities have said. BBC Somali reported that a car bomb in Howlwadag district killed three soldiers and injured 14 people, including six children, citing local officials. The blast also damaged nearby houses and blew…
The Japan Times: During a summer camp in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, children screamed with excitement as they ran toward incoming waves at a beach. They were no different from other kids enjoying themselves except that they had diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, previously known as juvenile diabetes because it often develops during childhood and adolescence, requires…
BSS: Health experts underscored the need for making the National Vitamin A plus Campaign (second round-2018) scheduled to be observed on January 19 a total success. Vitamin-A is crucial to preventing childhood blindness and reducing child mortality. During the keynote presentation Dr Abu Kawsar Soman, gave an overview of the meeting and aspects of vitamin-A…