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UN envoy a ‘whore’: Wirathu    

Controversial nationalist monk Wirathu lambasted the UN’s special rapporteur for human rights in Burma, Yanghee Lee, in a speech on Friday at the Kyeikkasan Grounds in Rangoon’s Tamwe Township. He called her a “whore” for her alleged bias towards the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority. “We have already made public our Race Protection Law, but without even studying it, this bitch [Burmese: kaungma] Wrathokeeps on complaining about how it is against human rights!” he shouted to hundreds of supporters on Friday afternoon. “Can this whore reall...

Sightsavers helps to regain eyesight of 5 lakh poor  

Some five lakh poor people would get a chance to regain their eyesight as the Sightsavers, National Eye Care Centre (DGHS), BRAC and 12 other associates private organizations is going to conduct cataract operation activities free of cost in their hospitals across the country. DSC_6001The participatory based initiative that is going to start from this January would be continued till December, 2019 at all the District Sadar Hospitals of Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna divisions and Dhaka Division (Gopalganj and Rajbari districts) and 21 other hospita...

‘CCU Manual’ unveiled

CCU manual was unveiled yesterday (Monday) at the conference room of National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD). PhotoProfessor Md. Habibe Millat MP was present as chief guest during the unveiling. The program was presided over by NICVD Director Professor Abdullah Al Shafi Majumder. Whole program was supported by Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited.

AHRC fears more violence across Bangladesh

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) in a statement on Monday said, Bangladesh appears to be heading toward a bloodbath, unless relevant local and international stakeholders intervene to break the trend of political violence and censorship. AHRC also said, in the wake of the threats made by the Bangladesh Commerce Minister, the Asian Human Rights Commission has reason to fear increased violence across Bangladesh. violance BDThe Asian Rights body said, in recent weeks, the Bangladesh government has intensified its crackdown on the med...

Survival of the fittest in BD garment sector

Undaunted by a run of horrific factory accidents that have hit Bangladesh’s garments industry, two entrepreneurs bought Adorn Knitwear Ltd. earlier this year. It is a small business not far from the rubble of Rana Plaza, a Dhaka suburb building that collapsed in April 2013 killing more than 1,100 people, most low-paid seamstresses, and prompting a costly safety Bangladesh-rmg-workeroverhaul at plants large and small. Whether people like Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, one of Adorn’s new owners, can afford those improvements w...

Polly volunteers to help fight flooding in Bangladesh

A CHARITY volunteer is set to take part in a mercy trip to flood-prone Bangladesh. Polly Williamson, from Hartlepool, raised £800 in just six weeks so she could head to the subcontinent to work with local communities. pollyThe 21-year-old recently graduated from York St John University with a degree in theology and will now spend 10 weeks volunteering in the country which has always sparked her interest. McDonald’s worker Polly said: “When I applied you could give a preference and I liked the idea of Bangladesh, because I learned about the flood...
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