Nobonita Chowdhury Being an urban Bangladeshi woman in 2016 is considered to be a privilege. We didn’t have to grow up in the era our mothers and grandmothers did. We have access to basic civil rights and have a wider range of career choices than our previous generation could have ever imagined. More importantly: we…
DOT Desk: People of Chatmohar upazila have been spending sleepless nights patrolling different villages in the upazila with law enforcers for the last one week due to a rise in theft and robberies from the beginning of this month, reports The daily Star. Around 250 villagers of 11 unions in the upazila are guarding 50…
Arab News: Yemen’s foreign minister accused the Houthi militia on Saturday of “trying to sabotage the negotiations” that ended without their attendance in Geneva and said that the UN envoy had not been firm enough with them. “We want the UN to be firmer in bringing the other party to the negotiations”, Yemeni Foreign Minister…
Speakers at a consultation called for involvement of non-governmental organizations along with the government for combating human trafficking especially child trafficking. Stressing on giving priority to child protection, they said, it is difficult for the government alone to handle the task. Combined efforts by the government and NGOs would help protect the rights of trafficking…
Channel News Asia: The world’s oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major food supply for the planet, researchers said. The findings in the US journal Science, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, debunk previous reports that suggested a so-called pause…
Sayeed Muhammad: Indonesia’s tourist Lombok Island is battling malaria, authorities said yesterday, declaring a health emergency after a series of earthquakes in July and August forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. The quakes and aftershocks that killed nearly 500 people are estimated to have caused damages of $337.84 million to hospitals and public…
Desk Report: Jute cultivation in the district has been reduced by about 40 percent this year compared to last year, mostly due to unfavourable weather condition. Jute was cultivated on 20,228 hectares of land last year, producing 2,01,890 bales of fibre, said Shariful Islam, a sub-assistant agriculture officer at the district Department of Agriculture Extension…
The Independent, UK: Girls were admitted to hospital for self-harming nearly twice as regularly last year compared to two decades ago, figures have revealed. Charity, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) described the statistics as “heartbreaking”, while an expert suggested social media could have contributed to the rise. NHS data…
Desk report: Installation of “core catcher” has started at unit no. 1 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on Saturday, reports the financial express. Core catcher, a device for catching molten core (active part of the reactor that contains nuclear fuel) material, is an important element in the passive safety system of a nuclear reactor….
Desk Report: Good news for the fans of popular band Miles. The band members have resolved their differences as its lead vocal and bass guitarist Shafin Ahmed has returned to the troupe. The band will be seen with the same lineup as it was before in future. The band is all set to start practice…