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App provides platform for women to talk free

When you hear the word Maya Apa, its sound like a human name. But it is not. It is an Android-based mobile application. This application gives advice on a variety of health, social and legal issues to the women of Bangladesh. mobile bankiongThrough this app any woman can ask any question without revealing her name. The app maintains total anonymity for its users, who only need an email address to register. Expert advice is usually provided within 24 to 48 hours by a team of doctors, lawyers and counsellors. They respond in the language indi...

Aminul killers had contact with intelligence

An intelligence agency and senior officials of Dhaka EPZ had contact with the suspected killers of garments industry labour leader Aminul Islam. They had spoken to him several times over cell phone the night before his body was discovered. This has been mentioned in the charge sheet submitted by the police. aminulThe intelligence agency and the EPZ officials have not been accused in the murder case. Their names are not in the charge sheet and they have not been called on as witnesses either. An officer involved in the investigations told Prothom Alo the...

UN welcomes de-escalation of violence, calls for credible elections

In response to questions raised concerning developments in Bangladesh, the Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, said that Mr. Ban welcomed the de-escalation of violence in Bangladesh in the past weeks. Ban ki MoonThe Spokesperson added that the Secretary-General is encouraged by the opposition's decision to participate in the city council elections for Dhaka and Chittagong, scheduled for 28 April, and he appeals to the authorities in all relevant institutions to ensure that the elections will be transparent, i...

Kuwait, Bangladesh sign cooperation agreement

The Kuwait House for National Works on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement with Bangladesh to exchange expertise with Bengali armed forces and to establish a pavilion about Kuwait’s history and culture in Bangladesh. Bangladesh-KuwaitKuwait and Bangladesh share a deep relationship over the years, most notably when Bangladesh joined the international coalition in liberating Kuwait in 1991 as well as contributing to removal of mines left behind by the invading Iraqi forces, said Head of Kuwait House for National Works Youse...

Cellphones for women in developing nations aid ascent from poverty

Here is what life is like for a woman with no bank account in a developing country. She keeps her savings hidden — in pots, under mattresses, in fields. She constantly worries about thieves. She may even worry about her husband taking cash she has budgeted for their children’s needs. Sending money to a family member in another village is risky and can take days. Obtaining a loan in an emergency is often impossible. mobile bankiongAn unexpected expense can mean she has to pull a child out of school or sell a cow the family relies on for inco...

The trials of Asian democracy

These are times of trial – literally in the courts – for a growing number of Asia’s democracies. The list of major national political leaders in the region who have faced, or are about to face, criminal charges has grown soextensive that it is plausible to wonder whether democracy itself can survive in a number of these countries.Perhaps the gravest allegations have been leveled at Bangladesh’s opposition politics BDleader Khaleda Zia, who has been charged with murder in a case going back many years. India’s former prime minister, Manmohan Singh, who...
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