Girl walks around NYC with no pants!

    NTV Model Pranksters TV just conducted a pretty damn near genius social experiment. In an effort to see how observant New Yorkers are, the team hired body art company The Body Of Art to paint a woman’s legs to resemble jeans, and they sent her out sans pants on the streets of NYC. The point…

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      Soccer fan arrested for throwing banana skin into the field

      AFP A football fan has been arrested after a banana skin was thrown onto the pitch at the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrated scoring a penalty in front of Tottenham fans. The Gunners won a memorable match 4-2 on Sunday and London’s Metropolitan Police afterwards confirmed that seven arrests had been made….

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        Viqarunnisa teacher suspended over ninth grader’s suicide

        Sayeed Muhammad of DOT :  In the wake of raging protests over the suicide of a ninth grader, the authorities of Dhaka’s Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC) have suspended Zinnat Ara, the morning shift in-charge of the institution’s main campus. They also served a show-cause notice on her, said the institution’s Governing Body Chairman Golam…

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          Bangladeshi wins first global women’s disability award

          Hossen Sohel of DOT :  A Bangladeshi has won the first global award recognising the achievements of women with disabilities, reports Reuters and bdnews24.com. Ashrafun Nahar Misti, who has founded the Women with Disabilities Development Foundation in Bangladesh, won in the rights award category for her campaigns for inclusive policy and equal opportunities in education and…

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            Bangladeshi disability advocate awarded Unesco prize

            DOT Desk : Visually impaired Bangladeshi national, Vashkar Bhattacharjee, has been awarded the Unesco/Emir Jaber al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, reports The Daily Star. The award, carrying a monetary prize of $20,000, has been given to him in recognition of his contribution to the empowerment of…

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              Rohingyas victims of ethnic cleansing, genocide: Holocaust museum

              Hossen Sohel of DOT The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum today said that there is compelling evidence that the Burmese military committed ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and genocide against the Rohingyas, reports The Daily Star. “Our analysis concludes there is compelling evidence that Burmese authorities have intentionally sought to destroy the Rohingyas people because…

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