BBC: Flying toward hurricanes is their job, but when they took off over the weekend, they were making history. As part of the first hurricane hunting mission piloted by an all-female flight crew, Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Waddington and Captain Kristie Twining’s flight to Hawaii marked a major milestone for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration….
Md. Taqi Yasir The issue of rights for women first became prominent during the French and American revolutions in the late 18th century. In Britain, it was not until the emergence of the suffragist movement in the late 19th century that there was significant political change. A second wave of feminism arose in the 1960s,…
Kabir Humayun: United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng has urged ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to consider the recommendation of its Chamber to decide on the opening of an investigation into the atrocities against Rohingyas without delay. The decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) provides victims…
BBC: Some four million people have taken to the waters at the confluence of the sacred Ganges and Yamuna rivers at the Kumbh Mela festival – humanity’s largest gathering. At least 15m people are expected on the first day alone. Officials project about 120m visitors over 49 days. Hindus believe bathing at the rivers will…
Al Jazeera: Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have marched for an annual rally in Hong Kong with activists decrying the government’s “unprecedented” ban on pro-independence symbols. The Civil Human Rights Front, an umbrella group of pro-democracy parties and groups, said on Tuesday that it would comply with the restriction on displaying the symbols outside the government…
DOT Desk Khancha (The Cage), a Bangladeshi film, was screened in Nigeria for the first time on Tuesday at the Second Asian Film Festival organised by Korean Cultural Centre, Abuja. The film festival will continue until December 14, said Bangladesh high commissioner to Nigeria M Shameem Ahsan, reports The New Age. The Bangladesh Mission in…
Washington Post Bad news for creeps: Starbucks has announced that it will soon block access to porn websites via the company’s Wi-Fi network. So pervs have only until the end of 2018 to get their jollies in public while sipping on a grande juniper latte. In January, Starbucks will introduce a content blocker that bans…
Sofian Khan: Road Trans-port & Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader regarding the fiscal year 2018-19 budget, said the has been proposed aiming welfare for the people, not the upcoming parliamentary election. “This budget is not an electoral one of Awami League. This has been proposed as a people-friendly budget,” said Quader, also the General Secretary of…
UNB: Over 24,000 Rohingyas were murdered and 18,000 Rohingya women and girls raped during Myanmar’s crackdown in Rakhine State since August last year, says a research report. The report says over 41,192 Rohingyas suffered bullet wounds, over 34,436 were thrown into fire and some 114,872 beaten up by Myanmar forces. A consortium of researchers and…
Banglanews24: Bi-man Bangladesh Airlines cancelled two hajj flights scheduled for Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia Monday (August 6), due to insufficient passengers. The flights—BG-3071, BG-1075–were scheduled to leave here at 06:55pm and 09:30pm respectively. Biman sources confirmed the suspension of the flights to Banglanews. However, Biman have cancelled total 15 dedicated hajj flights this year.