The outbreak, which escalated rapidly since late June, has seen a total of 69,483 confirmed cases and 327 related deaths between 1 January and 7 August, with a case fatality rate of 0.47 per cent, according to the UN health agency. The cases were reported from all 64 districts in the country. In July alone,…
Nagar Sultana—File photo The captain of the Bangladesh women’s team has criticized the Indian captain for being very aggressive and wrong after he was dismissed in the match. In the press conference after the match, Nagar Sultana, the captain of the Bangladesh women’s cricket team, was asked a question regarding the behavior of the Indian…
‘Chilling effect’ Odhikar has “documented enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings and cooperated with UN human rights mechanisms in this context,” the three experts said. “Such reprisals also have a chilling effect and may deter others from reporting on human rights issues and cooperating with the UN, its representatives, and mechanisms”. The Special Rapporteurs said that…
Today, Eid-ul-Adha is being celebrated in Iran, India and Bangladesh, UK, Canada and USA. According to the details, Eid-ul-Adha is being celebrated today in Iran, India, Bangladesh, UK, Canada and America including Pakistan, Eid gatherings were held in other cities including New Delhi, while it is the second day of Eid in other countries including…
Eid-ul-Adha is being celebrated today in Asian countries; Photo: File Today, Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated with religious fervor in Asian countries. According to the world news organization, Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated today in most Asian countries including Iran, India, Bangladesh. On the way to the Eidgah, the air echoed with the words of Talbiat. In these…
File photo Iran, India, Bangladesh will celebrate Eid-ul-Adha today, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries celebrated Eid-ul-Adha on Wednesday. Millions of people participated in the spiritual gatherings of Eid prayers at Masjid al-Haram and Masjid an-Nabawi. Eid prayer gatherings were also held in United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Turkey, Indonesia and other countries. The Muslim…
Slain journalist Ghulam Rabbani Nadeem, courtesy CPJ. Awami League leader Mehmood Alam was arrested on the charge of killing a journalist in Bangladesh. According to the police, the slain journalist had written some reports about Mehmood Babu’s family, on which his colleagues tortured and killed local journalist Ghulam Rabbani outside his house in Jamalpur city….
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Abdul Momin says that Bangladesh is likely to become a BRICS member in August this year. The Foreign Minister was giving a briefing to media representatives about the meeting between Prime Minister Hasina Wajid and South African President Ramaphosa. The meeting took place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Foreign…
Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, insisted that current conditions there were “anything but conducive” for the return of Rohingya refugees. Death trap He stressed that the very generals who had launched “genocidal” attacks against the Rohingya, causing hundreds of thousands to flee the country, were now…
Bangladesh faces worst heat wave since 1971; Photo: File Dhaka: Bangladesh is currently facing its worst heatwave in decades, during which prolonged power load-shedding has made life miserable for citizens. According to the World News Agency, the temperature in Bangladesh reached 40 degrees Celsius. Citizens trying to avoid the scorching sun have no shelter while…
