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The UN Human Rights Office says Israeli air strikes in Gaza may have systematically violated the laws of war requiring that civilians and civilian infrastructure be protected. It is the conclusion of a report on what it calls six “emblematic attacks” on residential buildings, a school, refugee camps and a market between 9 October and…
Across the Gaza Strip, in a landscape newly transformed by war, mountains of stinking rubbish pose severe dangers to health and the environment. “We’ve never lived next to rubbish before,” says Asmahan al-Masri, a displaced woman, originally from Beit Hanoun in the north, whose home is now a wasteland in Khan Younis. “I cry just…
11th on the list of cities with worst air quality With an air quality index (AQI) score of 96 at 9:10am, Dhaka ranked 11th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. Vietnam’s Hanoi, Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kinshasa and Uganda’s Kampala occupied the first three spots on the list, with…
It’s a peculiar political twist that hostilities rose between Israel and Hezbollah this week, even as the missiles ebbed. The recent intense exchange of fire replaced, during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, with a fiery volley of threats, the familiar drum beat of deterrence spotlighting the path to war. The Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah,…
About 1 lakh 65 thousand people of the country have been given legal assistance at government expense. This information has been revealed in a report published on the website of the National Legal Aid Agency (Legal Aid). The report covers data on legal aid through the National Legal Aid Agency (Legal Aid) from 2009 to…
District Awami League leader Saidul Karim Mintu, who was arrested in connection with the murder of Jhenaidah-4 Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Anwarul Azim Anna, did not give a confessional statement in court. He claimed to be innocent on remand. However, despite claiming to be innocent, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) is finding his involvement…
Working people have started returning to Dhaka after the Eid holiday. However, there is not much passenger pressure on the return train-launch and bus during the Eid journey. Because of this, people are returning with much relief. Many are leaving their families and returning to Dhaka alone because of school holidays. On the other hand,…
