Afrida Ahmed The parliament building was stormed by Protesters in Irbil on Sunday after Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani declared he is resigning from his presidency.Members of parliament and journalists were attacked by angry kurds while at the same time a group of people waved the Kurdish flags to show Barzani support. After Barzani announced…
Anadolu Agency: Over 4,500 villagers have been displaced by the most recent flareup in fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army in Rakhine state, the UN said Tuesday. The displacement figure, provided by UN spokesman Farhan Haq, runs through Jan. 7. Haq said troop movements and clashes have continued over recent days following attacks…
Sejuti Mourin: Dete-ctives arrested one of the leaders of the quota reform movement from Bhasantek area of Dhaka yesterday, reported The Daily Star. Muhammad Rashed Khan, joint convener of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, was detained from the area around 12:30pm, Devdas Bhattacharya, additional commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), told The Daily Star. Police…
DOT Desk Additional secretary of the agricultural ministry Md Abdur Rouf on Thursday called for laying emphasis on maintaining standards during production of food to boost exports and make more profits, reports The Daily Sun. “We have to lay stress on producing quality food. Only then Bangladeshi agro-products can secure a place in foreign counties,”…
BSS: Japan will give Taka 211.74 crore or 2,729 million Japanese Yen as grant for enhancing the rescue capacity of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. The agreement was signed today by Economic Relations Division (ERD) secretary Kazi Shofiqul Azam and the Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Bangladesh Hitoshi Hirata at ERD conference room…
BSS, Rangpur The massive steps taken by present government for development of the women have been lauded in ensuring safe maternity, maternal and neonatal health services, sanitation facilities and eradicating social curses. Government officials disclosed the information at a women rally organised by the District Information Office at Ajoddhapur Government Primary School premises under Sadar…
UNB A tribunal here on Thursday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Patharghata upazila in 2009. The court also fined the convict, identified as Babu, son of Kuddus of Lathimara village in the same upazila, Tk 1 lakh. According to the prosecution, the convict violated the four-year girl,…
UNB Police arrested Kanaighat pourashava unit BNP general secretary Mizanur Rahman from Kanaighat Bazar in the district on Saturday afternoon on sabotage charges. Mizanur Rahman was accused in four cases with Kanaighat Police Station, said police. Md Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Kanaighat Police Station, said police arrested him from Kanaighat Bazar area around 5pm. However,…
UNB: Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim ordered to shut down all medical coaching centres across the country for holding hassle-free entry tests to medical and dental colleges. The minister also directed the authorities concerned to take legal action under Information and Communication Act (ICT) if anyone spread fake news or rumours through internet…
Natalie Nougayrède/The Guardian, UK A force capable of rallying public opinion, NGOs and politicians across borders – how distant that feels in the time of Trump I’d like to talk about heroes – and mine are people who defend human rights. They are the people who keep reminding us about the exquisite uniqueness of each…