Section: Bangladesh
Human shields as preemptive legal defence for killing civilians
Even though it is undeniable that many militaries and non-state armed groups do, in fact, use human shields, the potential ramifications of the mere accusation are extremely worrisome, write Neve Gordon and Nicola Perugini An aerial image shows civilians leaving the town of Manbij, Syria, purportedly with ISIS using the convoy as a shield for...
Human shields as preemptive legal defence for killing civilians
Even though it is undeniable that many militaries and non-state armed groups do, in fact, use human shields, the potential ramifications of the mere accusation are extremely worrisome, write Neve Gordon and Nicola Perugini An aerial image shows civilians leaving the town of Manbij, Syria, purportedly with ISIS using the convoy as a shield for...
Why the Surrogacy Bill is necessary
Adoption is an underutilised option that can not only give happiness to a childless couple but also provide a future for an orphan child Surrogacy is when a woman carries a baby for another couple and gives up the baby at birth. In the past decade, commercial surrogacy has grown tremendously in India. It is currently estimated to be a $2-billion...
Russia’s Lada maker boss eyes profits despite struggling auto industry
MOSCOW-Four months after taking the helm of struggling Russian automobile giant Avtovaz, Renault executive Nicolas Maure has set his sights on returning the Lada maker to profit by 2018, reports BSS. Maure, who headed Romanian carmaker Dacia for just over two years before taking on his new position, took over Avtovaz, which is majority-owned by...
US-Russia relations: Cold growing colder
At their first meeting in 2001, President Bush said famously that he had looked into the eyes of President Putin and got “a sense of his soul” but he subsequently pursued policies that Putin vigorously opposed or just tolerated. Russia was then coming to terms after disastrous years of President Boris Yeltsin. Observers believe the Bush...
Russia, Germany, France raise alarm over fighting in Ukraine
The Kremlin says the leaders of Russia, Germany and France have raised the alarm about a recent uptick in fighting in eastern Ukraine. A statement issued on Tuesday says Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande discussed Ukraine in a telephone call earlier in the day and condemned recent fighting in eastern Ukraine. The conflict in...
Bangladeshi descent Russian Mamun wins individual all-around gold
RIO DE JANEIRO: Bangladeshi descent Margarita Mamun continued Russia’s dominance of rhythmic gymnastics by winning individual all-around Olym pic gold in Rio on Saturday, reports BSS. The 20-year-old from Moscow took gold ahead of her world champion teammate Yana Kudryavtseva, with Ukraine’s Ganna Rizatdinova claiming bronze in the...
Bangladesh turns to Black Sea region for wheat as India supply fades
Grain millers in Bangladesh are boosting their wheat purchases from Russia and Ukraine as cargoes from key exporter India fade due to a supply squeeze in that country. …read more Source:...
‘Ageing’ Bolt powers to second Rio gold
Usain Bolt won his second gold medal of the Rio Olympics, brushing aside all-comers again in his favourite 200m sprint but blamed his ‘ageing’ body for missing his own world record. The Jamaican triumphed as Britain’s Brownlee brothers dominated in triathlon to keep their country ahead of China in the medals race. Teenager Kimia...
Putin says hopes Ukraine sees common sense in diplomatic crisis
Vladimir-Putin.– Reuters photo Russian president Vladimir Putin flew into annexed Crimea on Friday and said he hoped Ukraine would see common sense when it came to resolving a diplomatic crisis with Russia sparked by allegations of a terror plot on the peninsula. Moscow has accused Kiev of sending saboteurs into Crimea, which Russia annexed in...
