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What Bangladesh garment workers face in the new Covid-19 world0
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- November 3, 2020
Exceptional Strength?Adiba Afros November 2, 2020 Bangladeshi labor activists and garments workers gather in a protest rally in Dhaka in June 2020 against the loss of jobs caused by factory closures during the COVID-19 pandemic Credit: Suvra Kanti Das/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News In response to the low Covid-19 infection rates among garment workers, Rubana Huq,
READ MOREIndian troops kill top rebel commander in Kashmir gun battle0
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- November 3, 2020
The dead commander, Saifullah Mir, was the chief of operations of the region’s largest rebel group, Hizbul Mujahideen. Anti-India demonstrations broke out after the gun battle [Dar Yasin/AP] 1 Nov 2020 Al Jazeera A top rebel commander was killed by Indian government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city, authorities have said, triggering anti-India protests in
READ MOREBangladeshi Journalist Recounts Ordeal as a Kidnap Victim0
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- November 3, 2020
Benar News Pulack Ghatack Dhaka 2020-11-03 Chittagong City Police Commissioner Saleh Mohammad Tanvir speaks with journalists after receiving their memo demanding the arrest of those involved in the alleged abduction of reporter Golam Sarwar, Nov. 3, 2020. BenarNews A Bangladeshi reporter who on Tuesday said he was beaten during four days of captivity as a
READ MOREBalakot & Abhinandan’s release– different and separate stories, one a failure, the other a qualified success (augmented)0
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- November 3, 2020
October 30, 2020 by Bharat Karnad [Then CAS ACM Birender S Dhanoa and Abhinandan on his return] The statement in Pakistan’s National Assembly Oct 28 by the former Speaker and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) MP Sardar Ayaz Sadiq that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in the presence of the army chief General Qamar Javed
READ MORESri Lanka’s president is amassing personal power0
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- November 2, 2020
Constitutional amendments make Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s authority almost absolute Asia Oct 31st 2020 The Economist NEVER SAY Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves things to chance. After decisively winning the presidential election last November, putting family in charge of important government departments, suspending Parliament and finally winning postponed elections in early August in a landslide for his Sri
READ MORESetsuko Thurlow: The TPNW – A Game Changer in Nuclear Disarmament0
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- November 2, 2020
Photo: Setsuko Thurlow, Source: Wikimedia Commons. 2 November 2020 IDN The following is the text of the Statement by Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and long time campaigner for nuclear-weapons abolition, as the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) reached the 50 states parties required for its entry into
READ MOREMonths After the Delhi Riots, Many Victims Still Have Memories of Collective Horror0
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- November 2, 2020
During our conversations with Muslims who faced targeted violence in Shiv Vihar, Bhajanpura, Jaffarabad and Shahdhara areas, they expressed a sense of resentment and felt the state failed to protect or rehabilitate them. A man offers namaz at Mubarak Masjid at Old Garhi Mendu village, Shahdara in Northeast Delhi on September 21, 2020. Photo: Jignesh
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Pakistani PM says he will upgrade status of part of Kashmir, angering India0
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- November 2, 2020
By Umar Farooq Reuters 2 November 2020 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday his government will give provisional provincial status to part of Kashmir, drawing condemnation from India, which has long objected to any such changes by Islamabad. FILE PHOTO: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news
READ MORESri Lanka: President tells Pompeo: Will Not Compromise Sovereignty0
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- October 30, 2020
CEYLON TODAY | Oct 29 2020 News Stating the foreign policy of Sri Lanka is neutral and non-aligned, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said, he is not ready to compromise the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nation when it comes to maintaining foreign relations, whatever the circumstances may be. A high-level U.S. delegation led by
READ MOREPakistan’s Powerful Military Faces Biggest Challenge In Years0
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- October 30, 2020
October 23, 2020 By Frud Bezhan The Pakistan Democratic Movement has staged large rallies in two major Pakistani cities during the past week, attracting tens of thousands of demonstrators. The movement has vowed to continue protests until its demands are met. Pakistani opposition parties have mounted the most significant challenge in years to the country’s
READ MORETaliban Reemerges In Former Pakistani Stronghold0
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- October 30, 2020
October 27, 2020 By Daud Khattak A police officers collects evidence at the site of a suicide bombing in Lower Dir in September 2011. (file photo) Years ago, Pakistan declared victory against the Taliban after large-scale military operations in a northwestern mountainous region. But the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the formal name of the Pakistani
READ MOREIndia: Why will Yogi government celebrate Valmiki Jayanti? Is India officially a Hindu State?0
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- October 30, 2020
by SR Darapuri — October 30, 2020 According to a newspaper report, the Yogi government will celebrate Valmiki Jayanti on a large scale in Uttar Pradesh this time. The order issued to all the district magistrates from the level of Chief Secretary says that it should be organized on a large scale in all the districts. In
READ MOREBangladesh: “I Sleep in My Own Deathbed” – Pivotal Moment to Stop Violence Against Women0
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- October 29, 2020
www.hrw.org “I Sleep in My Own Deathbed” Summary Methodology I. Government Responses to Violence Against Women and Girls in Bangladesh II. Social Pressure Not to Report Abuse III. Lack of Services for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence IV. How the Bangladesh Justice System Fails Women V. International Law VI. Recommendations Acknowledgments October 29, 2020 “I
READ MOREEyeing China, US and India accelerate defense bonds0
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- October 29, 2020
Agence-France Presse 28 October 2020 View photos US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (2nd L) and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) lay wreaths at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on October 27, 2020 More Two days of meetings by the top US and Indian diplomatic and defense chiefs in New Delhi underscored
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