A U.S. judge has ordered Iran to pay $1.45 billion to the family of a former FBI agent believed to have been kidnapped by the Islamic Republic while on ... ( read original story ...)
Iran to pay $1.46 billion judgement for hostage, torture of former FBI agent in 2007
A record-breaking ruling for the family of Bob Levinson, a former FBI Agent who vanished while in Iran 13-years ago. Thursday, a U. S. judge ruled Iran must pay Levinson's family $1. 46 billion, the ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh urges Kuwait to open flights soon to take back expats
Bangladesh has requested Kuwait to resume flights between the two countries as quickly as possible so that the Bangladeshi expatriates who got stuck here can return to their workplaces ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh must deliver justice after brutal attack on woman: Amnesty
Bangladeshi authorities must ensure justice after an online video emerged showing a group of men stripping and severely beating a woman in Noakhali, Amnesty International said in a statement on ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s Awami League government intensifies anti-democratic attacks on its critics
Prime Minister Sheik Hasina has responded to the social crisis exacerbated by COVID-19 by suppressing information on the disease and persecuting journalists. ( read original story ...)
Freelancing Challenges In Bangladesh
The unique age demography of Bangladesh, coupled with the low-cost work force and government's incentive for the IT service sector, makes Bangladesh a major player at the global outsourcing market. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh: WHO strengthens COVID-19 screening at points of entry with EU aid
In the six months since the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Bangladesh, WHO, with financing from European Union Humanitarian Aid, has supported the government to screen nearly one million ... ( read original story ...)
UNICEF provides over US$12 million worth of PPE and lifesaving medical supplies for Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response [EN/BN]
As part of its assistance to the Government of Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response, UNICEF has been procuring lifesaving supplies – including personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical equipment ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia mass strikes loom over cuts to environmental safeguards and workers’ rights
Indonesia has passed a wide-ranging bill that will weaken environmental protections and workers’ rights in an attempt to boost investment, a move condemned as a “tragic miscalculation” that could lead ... ( read original story ...)
Locks, chains: coronavirus puts Indonesia’s mentally ill back in shackles
Locked up all day in a tiny, squalid hut with barely enough space to lie down, Rauf is a prisoner to his mental health issues and carers whose only way of coping is to shut him away. ( read original story ...)