Banglanews24: In a latest move, BIWTA has introduced an online system for issuing survey certificate for water vessels. The vessel owners have to apply on the official website of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) at first, to avail the certificates. Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan launched the digital means of service, at a function held…
Desk Report: World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world since 2003. The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for…
BBC: The CEO of Twitter says it will not ban InfoWars or its founder Alex Jones because their accounts do not violate the social media platform’s rules. A number of tech giants, including YouTube and Facebook, deleted the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s content this week, citing hate speech. Mr Jones has accused the platforms of unfair…
M Humayun Kabir: Aid workers rushed to vaccinate Rohingya refugees against measles earlier this year. Soon after the initiative, rumours swirled through the overcrowded camps in Bangladesh that the injections would make women sterile and convert children into Christians, reports Reuters. In response, humanitarians are trying innovative projects to counter rumours – translated as “flying…
Apple decided to stop making their iPod Nano and iPod shuffle. When Apple launched iPhone in 2007 it was built like a wall on iPod’s line because it had all the extension parts which an iPod didn’t have. IPod touch was the only one in the gadget line which was taking part because of…
BDnews24: The trial in the murder case of former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria has been dragging on for the 14 years. The families of the deceased, as well as those injured in the same incident, have expressed frustration over the delay in justice. Kibria was killed in a grenade attack following a rally after…
Geo TV: Women in Saudi Arabia will now be notified about their divorce via text messages. Starting yesterday, courts will be required to notify women by text on rulings confirming their divorces. “The new measure ensures women get their [alimony] rights when they’re divorced,” Saudi lawyer Nisreen al-Ghamdi told Bloomberg. “It also ensures that any…
Sofian Khan Law Minister Anisul Huq assured that the President is unlikely to keep the Chief Justice vacant for long. New Chief Justice will soon be appointed and there is no need for creating any controversy regarding this. The law minister remarked these while on thursday he attended a training course at Judiciary Administration Training…
Peter Manning, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, University of Technology Sydney/ The Conversation, Australia A series of memoirs are appearing for Christmas – by Mike Carlton, Kerry O’Brien and the like – as the baby boomer generation of journalists gets some quality time to reflect, laugh, and reveal some new secrets. As the receiver of a…
Sky News A kind-hearted postman dressed up as an elf to collect letters written to Santa by children who had no access to a postbox. Primary school children at Antingham and Southrepps Primary School in Norfolk had written their wishlists to Father Christmas but were concerned he would not receive them. Royal Mail postman Andrew…