Pink News:Being butch has “nothing to do with being masculine,” says Tabitha Benjamin. Tabitha, or Tabs as she often goes by, founded Butch, Please! – a trans-inclusive night in London for butch women. She spoke to PinkNews about butch identity, misogyny and rising levels of street harassment – including almost being run over by homophobes.“Butch,…
Shreya Dasgupta/MONGABAY * A team of indigenous parabiologists in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts, documenting their forest’s wildlife, have uncovered a surprisingly wide range of species. * The parabiologists belong to the Mro ethnic group and work with the Creative Conservation Alliance co-founded by Shahriar Caesar Rahman and colleagues. They set up camera traps, monitor hunting…
Reuters: Mexican authorities have released on bail the wife of one of the country’s most wanted drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, boss of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, local media reported late on Friday. Rosalinda Gonzalez, who in May was arrested on organized crime and money laundering charges, was freed from prison late on Thursday…
BSS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked agriculturists to give special attentions so Bangladesh does not need to beg to others for food in future as the country became self-reliant in food. “We want Bangladesh’s march forward to continue and we don’t want to move with begging hand,” she said while opening the 6th National…
Sofian Khan Inspector General of Bangladesh Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haq on behalf of Bangladesh Police inked an MOU on thursday with Singapore’s Farrer Park . The agreement will enable Bangladesh Police to provide better healthcare facilities. Dr. Peng Chung Mien, Chief Executive Officer of Farrer Park Hospital signed the agreement on behalf of his…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad has revealed that he needs to go abroad for better treatment due of his sickness. At a press briefing held at the party’s Banani 8More on Page 7, Col (From Page 8) headquarters in the capital, the JP Chairman also urged the party men to remain…
Desk Report: Popular Dhallywood actor Mahiya Mahi has left the film ‘O My Love’ after signing a contract with its producers. She even returned the money she had been advanced for the project, reports Asian Age. Mahi recently told the press: “When I sign onto a project I try to learn the ins and outs…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed heartfelt gratitude to the people for her party’s absolute victory in the December 30 national elections, promising to continue serving them for their well being. “Serving the people is a huge task and I will continue to do it as long as I remain alive,”…
Sayeed Muhammad: Aiming to facilitate its smoother natural existence, the biodiversity boundary has been expanded in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, with experts hoping the move to help boost all types of forest resources including wildlife, fisheries, and trees. The ‘sanctuary’ designated areas now add up to 317,950 hectares, over double the 139,699…
Sofian Khan The Inte-rnational Human Rights Agency on Tuesday said that Bangladesh needs to drop all its plans to reallocate the Rohingya Refugees in an uninhabitable island. Previously, Bangladesh government had allotted Tk 2,312 crores to accommodate the Rohingya Refugees temporarily who’s been awaited repatriation. The director of Amnesty International South Asia said that reallocating…