Al Jazeera Malaysia’s new government has a “window of opportunity” to address indigenous land rights and stop the intimidation, harassment and arrest of those attempting to defend their land, Amnesty International said at the launch of its latest report into indigenous rights. Across the country, indigenous people, who make up about 14 percent of the…
M Humayun Kabir of DOT The government will move a petition before the Supreme Court (SC) today seeking stay on a High Court order that halted conviction and sentence of BNP nominee for Jashore-2 Sabira Sultana, clearing her way to contest the election. Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam told The Daily Star that the petition…
DOT Desk International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been observed with varying degrees of success around the planet. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Minorities Rights Forum Bangladesh (MRFB) urged the government yesterday to ensure standard living, rights and safety for the minorities of the country as well as equal rights in social, economic and political sectors. Leaders and members of MRFB along with representatives of different indigenous rights groups participated at a round-table conference…
Kabir Humayun of DOT BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed has urged the country’s voters to get united and cast their votes on December 30 under any situation to free Khaleda Zia from jail. “I would like to tell the voters that this is your time. You take oath that you’ll cast your votes. This is…
Hossen Sohel of DOT A human rights law group contracted by the State Department to interview refugees as part of an investigation into atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has found that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that genocide was committed – even though the US government stopped short of saying so, reports…
DOT Desk The International Apparel Federation (IAF) said it will work on harmonising the garment industry initiatives including audit systems, reports The Financial Express. “Too many” initiatives are increasing the cost of doing business and putting price pressure on the supply chain, it said. “Too many initiatives are trying to improve our business. We are…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Five pieces of debris believed to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were handed over to the Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke yesterday. The debris were said to be found by local fishermen and members of the public between December 2016 and August this year at three separate locations…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT A fire broke out in Chattogram city’s Chaktai area yesterday afternoon, and it was brought under control after almost two hours of efforts by the firefighters. However, there was no initial reports casualties in the fire incident. As of 6:30pm, 18 units of Fire Service and Civil Defence were working to…
Arab News Syrian air defenses shot down “hostile targets” on Thursday, state media said, in an area regional intelligence sources said contains Iran-backed assets, while Russian media said no Israeli jet had been downed as earlier reported. Russia’s RIA news agency, citing a Syrian security source, had reported that air defenses had shot down…