Sexual violence surging in South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 19 2019 (IPS) – Women and girls continue to face the brunt of…
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The hidden drama of domestic workers: Roma the movie
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Feb 18 2019 (IPS) – Roma, a 2018 Mexican film written and directed by…
BNP takes up 2-day programme to mark Feb 21
Dhaka, Feb 19 (UNB) – BNP on Tuesday announced a two-day programme to observe the…
16,000 cops to be deployed in Dhaka on Ekushey duty
Dhaka, Feb 19 (UNB) – Around 16,000 police personnel will be deployed across the capital…
Two under-5 Bd children die of Pneumonia every hour: Report
Dhaka, Feb 19 (UNB) – The burden of Pneumonia in Bangladesh is one of the…
Painful story of a Serbian dancer in Bahrain
karim.gfbtu@gmail.com via list.jca.apc.org Foreign circus artist, who claims she is a victim of unpaid wages,…
‘Nothing for us, without us’
By Justus Wanzala Makuleni, Kenya, Feb 18 2019 (IPS) – Julia Mutua is a resident…
Plan taken up to preserve historic Suhrawardy Udyan
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) – The government has taken a mega plan over Suhrawardy Udyan…
Rain damages a huge quantity of Ekushey book fair books
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) – An early morning shower on Sunday caught the book publishers…
Recent attacks on religious minorities protested
Dhaka, Feb 16 – Violent attacks on religious minorities in recent days have evoked popular…
Free-flowing rivers, the soul of South Asia
South Asia is a fascinating and important region for the world in numerous respects. Although…
Reflections on achieving global education goals
Amina J. Mohammed New York – Throughout my life, I have seen the power of…
Bringing #MeToo to the Fashion Industry
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 2019 (IPS) – The global #MeToo movement has put a spotlight on…
Dismantling sexual health stigma in India
NEW DELHI, Feb 15 2019 (IPS) – Results from a survey with young and unmarried women…
PM Hasina heads Panel on Bangabandhu’s birth centenary
Dhaka, Feb 15 (UNB) – The government has constituted a national committee to smoothly celebrate…
Bd regulators block 1279 more pornographic websites
Dhaka, Feb 14 – The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Thursday blocked 1,279 more…
Four-day Tablig Biswa Ijtema begins Friday
Gazipur, Feb 14 (UNB) – Biswa Ijtema, one of the largest Muslim congregations in the…
Shafat’s bail cancelled in Banani rape case
Dhaka, Feb 13 – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 of Dhaka on Wednesday…
Zia’s name erased from Ctg Zia Memorial Museum signboard
Chattogram, Feb 12 (UNB) – Members of two ruling Awami League front organisations erased former…
2 MPs want probe why pregnant UNO made OSD
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Two ruling party MPs on Monday demanded departmental probe into why…
AL names 43 candidates for women’s reserved seats
Dhaka, Feb 11 – The ruling Awami League has submitted the list of its 43…
Saraswati idol vandalised in Narayanganj: 4 arrested
Narayanganj, Feb 11 (UNB) – Four youths were arrested on Monday for vandalising an idol…
5-year-old girl ‘gang-raped’ by teenagers in Panchagarh
Panchagarh, Feb 11 (UNB) – A 13-year-old boy was detained on Monday following the alleged…
Hajj to cost minimum Tk 344 thousand this year
Dhaka, Feb 11 (UNB) – The cabinet on Monday approved the draft Hajj Package, 2019,…
Crucifying Julian Assange
By Chris Hedges What is happening to Assange should terrify the press. And yet his…
Dhaka needs another push to eliminate leprosy: WHO envoy
Dhaka, Feb 11 (UNB) – Though Bangladesh has already achieved the leprosy elimination target, WHO…
Life tax exemption for women with 4 or more kids in Hungary
Hungary, Feb 11 (AP/UNB) — Hungary’s government is greatly increasing financial aid and subsidies for…
Saraswati Puja celebrated on RU campus
Rajshahi, Feb 10 – Saraswati Puja, the festival for worshiping Devi Saraswati, the Goddess of…
Speech-impaired girl ‘raped’ in Satkhira
Satkhira, Feb 10 (UNB) – A speech-impaired girl was reportedly raped by the driver of…
Hindu Community celebrating Saraswati Puja on Sunday
Dhaka, Feb 10 – Saraswati Puja, wworshipping the goddess of knowledge, wisdom and culture and…