BSS: Switzerland has said it will continue to work with the government, as well as civil society organizations and NGOs for the promotion of human rights and development in Bangladesh. “Human rights are intrinsically linked to development and vice versa,” said Charge d’affaires of the Swiss Embassy here Christoph Fuchs. He was addressing a panel…
Reuters: A front-running and far-right Brazilian presidential candidate began physical therapy on Saturday and remained in serious but stable condition after being stabbed during a campaign rally earlier this week, doctors and family members said. Congressman Jair Bolsonaro, who is unlikely to return to the campaign trail before the Oct. 7 first-round vote, was being…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the international community to come up with specific effective steps to force Myanmar to take back forcibly displaced Rohingya people living in Bangladesh according to their repatriation agreement. “Bangladesh and Myanmar have inked bilateral agreements for the safe and permanent repatriation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar…
A.S.M Riad Arif, Graduated from South Asian University, New Delhi : The number of climate displaced migrant at Dhaka city is rapidly increasing, and the situation is now alarming. According to the Global climate index, Bangladesh is one of the highest vulnerable nations to climate change. Bangladesh has to face the impact of global warming;…
Raj Abrar: North Korea held a huge military parade yesterday – the first since negotiations with the US over denuclearization began – celebrating the 70th anniversary of its founding. Previous public parades featured nuclear missile launchers, but they were not a part of Sunday’s celebration in Pyongyang – a clear sign that leader Kim Jong…
Reuters: More hostages held by Colombia’s ELN rebel group may be released shortly, President Ivan Duque said on Saturday, reiterating that he will not return to peace talks with the leftist guerillas until all those kidnapped have been freed. The Marxist National Liberation Army (ELN) on Wednesday released three soldiers it had held hostage for…
Raj Abrar: British television presenter Konnie Huq said she has lost pride in her Bangladeshi homeland following the arrest of renowned photographer Shahidul Alam. Alam – famous for chronicling human-rights abuses – was arrested by the Dhaka metropolitan police on August 5 for allegedly damaging “the image of the nation”. The photographer, who has covered…
AFP: Pro- and anti-whaling nations are set for a showdown when the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meets in Brazil from today as Japan leads an assault on a three-decade old moratorium on commercial whale hunting. Tokyo heads into the biennial meeting as chair of the 88-nation body determined to shake-up what it says is a dysfunctional…
Reuters: France will invest 3.6 billion euros ($4.2 billion) to renew and upgrade its military satellites to shield its network from potential spying by rivals, its defense minister said on Sunday. “We will install surveillance cameras on our satellites so we will know who is approaching us,” Defence Minister Florence Parly said on French TV…
Russia Today: More than 100 US marines flew to southeast Syria for a snap live-fire exercise, sending a “strong message” to Russia not to conduct operations near the US base, two Pentagon officials told Fox News. The marines were deployed via assault helicopter to Al-Tanf military base, located in Syria’s Homs Province, which borders Iraq….