A.S.M Riad Arif, SARRC Silver Jubilee Scholar, South Asian University, New Delhi : According to the recent Global index by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Dhaka is now the 2nd least Liveable city of the world. And this again gives us an opportunity to Laugh louder and blame against the system, Government Event it makes possible to…
Elizabeth C. Haynes, Senior Technical Writer /Linked In Disability discrimination (or age discrimination, or sexism). Let’s talk about it. Have you experienced it? I have lost more than one job opportunity in the last few months because I need an ADA accommodation. I’ve been advised to hide it, to lie, to wait until the written…
Rahat Islam of DOT Expressing its gratitude to all those who voted for it, the ruling Awami League said the frequency of violence is significantly lesser than the elections of the past. AL leader Abdur Rahman was speaking at a press briefing at the party president’s Dhanmondi office in Dhaka yesterday after voting in the…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, recently elected for the Rangpur-3 constituency, took oath yesterday, reported The Daily Star. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at the parliament around 12:30pm. “I am proud to be sworn in as the opposition leader,” said Ershad, who went to the Jatiya Sangsad on…
Reuters: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed on Sunday it had held war games in the Gulf over the past several days, saying they were aimed at “confronting possible threats” by enemies, the state news state news agency IRNA reported. U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday that the United States believed Iran had started carrying out naval…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Oikyafront leaders announced yesterday that none of its elected lawmakers will be taking their oaths, dismissing any claims of a rift in the alliance. The decision was made after a steering committee member meeting, reported The Daily Star, quoting Mostofa Mohsin Montu and ASM Abdur Rob. There were rumors of a…
Anne Hellge in south-western Ethiopia/UNHCR(United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) “There was not a single cloud. They didn’t say a word. They set our homes on fire, slaughtered our animals and took all our belongings.” Mohamed and his family, from the Oromo community, were among scores caught up in the ethnic violence that flared up…
Daily Sabah: An EU-wide online poll on whether to preserve daylight saving time got 4.6 million responses before it closed late Thursday, the European Commission said Friday. Millions of Europeans used the poll to weigh in on whether to stop the practice of turning clocks forward by one hour from March through October to accommodate…