Sajeda Farisa Kabir, Barrister, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh; Associate Director, BRAC Human Rights and Legal Aid Services/BRAC Living in Dhaka is a challenge, no matter who you are. Traffic is manic, there are motorcyclists cruising the footpaths and people are forced to walk on the streets. There are no designated bus lanes and no…
Shamsin Ahmed/BDnews24 On July 23, 2018, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, conferred on me the Citizenship of Bangladesh. It is indeed a great honour and during the ceremony, held at Ganabhaban, many things were going through my mind. Behind where we were standing and then sitting was a painting of the Father of…
Hindustan Times: A 27-year-old man in a village in Pataudi killed himself on a live web stream on Monday evening following an altercation with his wife who left home along with their two kids. According to police, Jatoli resident Amit Chauhan began a live Facebook video shortly after his wife walked out around 7pm, and…
Desk Report: Bangladesh were restricted to just 143 in a wicket which had pace and bounce but favoured run-making batsmen in the first T20I at St Kitts Wednesday. Skipper Shakib Al Hasan stated that his team did not find momentum due to losing early wickets, reports Daily Star. The Tigers’ lack of T20 expertise once…
Reuters: Tens of thousands of cheering supporters greeted opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba on Wednesday as he returned to Democratic Republic of Congo after a decade in prison to submit his candidacy for December’s presidential election. Bemba, a former vice president and warlord whose war crimes convictions at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague…
Reuters: British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt denied on Wednesday that warnings about fallout from a disorderly exit from the European Union were an attempt to scare opponents of the government’s preferred Brexit plan into supporting it. With less than eight months until Britain leaves the EU, the government has yet to agree an exit deal…
M Humayun Kabir: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the long-awaited road transport act will be placed before the cabinet meeting next week. The draft act is expected to be passed in the next parliamentary session, he said while briefing journalist at Setu Bhaban in the capital’s Mohakhali, reports The Daily Star. Quader,…
BBC: It’s a question that has prompted a global call to action: how do you best eliminate single-use plastic bags, before they further pollute our oceans? Australia is among places grappling with bans, but it has struck teething pains amid what many have likened to “tantrums” by change-averse customers. Now a major supermarket chain has…
Reuters: China’s navy will join 26 other nations in military exercises off Australia’s north coast this month, but not live-fire drills, Australia’s defense minister said on Wednesday at a time of strained ties between the two nations. The naval exercises are being hosted by Australia and will also include its major ally the United States, which…
Hossen Sohel: A Bangl-adeshi student accused of stabbing her homestay landlord while he slept told police she travelled to Australia with the sole intention of killing someone on behalf of Islamic State. The confession is contained in an explosive interview with police released to the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court yesterday, where Momena Shoma appeared, facing attempted…