Hossen Sohel of DOT Independent rights group Ain O Salish Kendra yesterday said 2018 marked the highest number of extrajudicial killings in history, numbering at 466, reports The Daily Star. Among them, 292 were during anti-narcotics drive alone that began since May and pursued until the national election in December 30, it said. In 2017,…
Robert Shrimsley/Channel NewsAsia British Prime Minister Theresa May is in charge but not any better off, says the Financial Times’ Robert Shrimsley. Now what? That was the question Conservative MPs were left asking after the leadership challenge failed to deliver a knockout blow, leaving Theresa May still in charge but not really any better off….
William Hague, Former British foreign secretary, and Angelina Jolie, top Hollywood actor, are co-founders of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative/Gulf News UN should recommit to the principle that there can be no long-term peace and security without accountability for crimes against humanity The United Nations General Assembly is viewed each year through the…
Syed Mahfujul Haque Marjan, Faculty Member of Criminology, Dhaka University : Bangladesh has seen a new wave of terrorism in the last few years. The Holey Artisan Attack is an example of this new wave. Terrorists are now using different web platforms to disseminate their messages, recruit new members and collect donations. Our law enforcement agencies…
Dr. Sadeka Halim speaks to DOT : The meaning of power is in how it’s used. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina achieving 26th in the Forbes 100 most powerful women is the result of her success. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received many accolades for her powerful leadership with which she has taken the country forward….
DOT Desk: With the national election over, people involved in the tourism sector have heaved a big sigh of relief. This is, after all, the peak season for tourists willing to explore the natural beauty of the country, reports The Independent. Shiblul Azam Quereshi, director of the Tour Operators’ Association of Bangladesh (TOAB), said that…
Science Alert: It has been reported that extreme rainfall events are increasing over India and widespread floods have increased threefold over the last several decades from an average of two events per year to six events per year. But the link between extreme rainfall events and rising incidence of floods remains tenuous. There is scientific…
Sabrina Afroz, TV Journalist: There are a few common types of arthritis such as osteoarthritis, gout and rheumatoid. Arthritis occurs because of an imbalance between the anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the body. Unfortunately, there are numerous factors behind developing arthritis. People, who have arthritis, persistently suffer from nonstop painfulness in particular body parts such…
Seth Ferranti//OZY.com This Prussian baroness wrote erotic poetry and mainlined morphine until Nazis took exception to her flair for decadence. Baron Heinrich von Puttkamer was dying of pneumonia. As the Prussian noble and high-ranking army officer struggled to draw his last, ragged breaths in the late summer of 1914, the attending physician injected him with…
Olga Tsvetkova/UNICEF Small steps towards social inclusion of children with disabilities in Belarus Limited access to services. Stigma. Social exclusion. These are far too often a reality for the estimated 5.1 million children who live with disabilities in the Region. We follow 3-year-old Agatha through her daily routine at a UNICEF-supported Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)…