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Midday Brief, Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on December 10, 2019
‘No incident of minority repression took place during BNP regime’

BNP has claimed that no incident of repression on minority took place in the country when the party was in power.
Use 'Joy Bangla' slogan at all state programmes: HC

The High Court rules that "Joy Bangla" slogan must be used at first and last of all the state programmes including the Victory Day and Independence Day.
Tell Myanmar to stop genocide against Rohingyas: Gambia minister to ICJ

Gambia Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubacarr Marie Tambadou today urged the International Court of Justice to tell Myanmar to stop the genocide of its Rohingya minorities. Tambadou came up with the call while presenting his arguments, detailing the atrocities committed by Myanmar military in Rakhine, before the UN’s highest court.
US Commission seeks sanctions against Amit Shah

Describing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as a "dangerous turn in the wrong direction", a federal US commission on international religious freedom seeks American sanctions against Home Minister Amit Shah and other principal Indian leadership if the bill with the "religious criterion" is passed by both houses of Parliament.
Will ensure trial of all human rights violations: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government will establish human rights in the country through ensuring the trial of all the incidents of human rights violation.
Myanmar genocide hearing at ICJ: Who are the judges?

The 15-member International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague is set to launch the case of Myanmar’s human rights violations against the Rohingyas.
More TV stations come forward to amplify children’s voices

Marking the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting, four leading private satellite television channels of Bangladesh have come forward to allocate one-minute free air coverage to promote children’s issues.
ASK for independent commission to probe rights violation

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), a legal aid and human rights organisation, demands an independent inquiry commission to investigate all sorts of rights violation including rape, extrajudicial killing and enforced disappearance in the country.
Bus strike halts Mymensingh’s road link with Dhaka

The road communication of Mymensingh with Dhaka and three other districts remains suspended as transport owners are observing an indefinite strike for the second consecutive day.
No atrocity against religious minorities in Bangabandhu regime: Amit Shah

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has expressed his gratitude that not a single incident of atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh took place as long as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was alive.
Verdict on Rajshahi ‘war criminal’ tomorrow

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 is to deliver verdict in a case filed against a Rajshahi man for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.
5 confirmed dead in NZ volcano eruption; criminal probe launched

New Zealand police say they are opening a criminal investigation into the deaths of tourists on a volcanic island.
Climate Change tops list of global worries for young people: Amnesty

Four out of 10 young people view climate change as one of the most important issues facing the world, an Amnesty International survey on the state of human rights shows.
Chile military plane disappears with 38 aboard

Chile's air force has lost radio contact with a transport plane carrying 38 people on a flight to the country's base in Antarctica.
One killed in Savar factory explosion

A young woman is killed and five other people are injured in an explosion at a sweater factory in Ashulia of Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
Canada, Netherlands to assist Gambia against Myanmar

Canada and the Netherlands express their intention to jointly assist Gambia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the alleged acts of genocide committed against Rohingyas by Myanmar.
Rights groups launch Myanmar boycott ahead of Hague genocide hearings

Human rights campaigners supporting Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority call for a global boycott of the country, a day before genocide hearings begin at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
11 addl DIGs transferred

The home ministry transfers a total of 11 Additional Deputy Inspector Generals of Police in a major reshuffle to bring dynamism in the police administration.
People’s human rights index now under zero level: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claims that people’s human rights index reached beneath the zero level during the rule of the current government.
Star day at a Glance, Monday, December 9, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on December 9, 2019
1,925 yaba pills recovered from man’s rectum at Dhaka airport

Airport Armed Police Battalion (AAPBn) detain one person and recover 1,925 pieces of yaba tablets from his possession at the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Govt to subsidise Tk10,000 for return airfare of illegal migrants in Malaysia

The government decides to give a subsidy of Tk 10,000 per ticket of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Kuala Lumpur-Dhaka flight to carry undocumented migrant workers under an amnesty programme back for good (B4G) of the Malaysian government.
Sheba launches sManager for Bangladesh MSMEs

Sheba Platform Limited Introduces “sManager- a Revolutionary Innovation” for the micro, small and medium enterprises sector (MSMEs) in Bangladesh.
Protests over Indian nationality bill

India's parliament sees raucous scenes and protests rage in the north-east of the country as MPs debate legislation that stands to give citizenship to religious minorities from neighbouring countries, but not Muslims.
Stop terrorist financing to address root cause of extremism: Speaker

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury underscores the need for stopping the sources of terrorist financing to address the root causes of the extremism.
Charges pressed against Samrat in drug case

Rapid Action Battalion presses charges against former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, an alleged kingpin of illegal casino business, in a case filed under Narcotics Control Act.
AG misleads SC over hearing on Khaleda’s bail petition: Mahbub

BNP Vice Chairman Advocate Khandker Mahbub Hossain blames Attorney General Mahbubey Alam of misleading the Supreme Court over hearing a bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a corruption case and not placing her medical report before the apex court.
Midday Brief, Monday, December 9, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on December 9, 2019
Will welcome new leadership if not re-elected: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader says he will welcome new leadership if he is not re-elected in the party’s 21st national council to be held on December 20-21.