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PM seeks comprehensive global efforts for water management
Human Rights Report:
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought
comprehensive global efforts for water management,
urging world leaders to prioritize the water issues
in their policies and actions, laying out a
seven-point agenda involving the scarce resource.
"We must work together (for water management) and
act now . . . Bangladesh is committed to playing its
role in this regard," she told the opening of Water
Summit-2016 at Hungarian capital of Budapest drawing
heads of state and government of different
countries.
The Bangladesh premier particularly laid emphasis on
charting out an appropriate policy on sharing
trans-boundary waters saying "effective management
of trans-boundary river water is very important"
referring to the importance of water in the
traditional life of the downstream deltaic country.
"Scarcity is not the main cause for persisting water
crisis but the problem is also linked with equitable
distribution," she said but acknowledged sharing of
cross-border streams as a "complex issue".
Sheikh Hasina, a member of UN High-Level Panel on
Water (HLPW), laid out the seven-point agenda being
the head of government of riverine Bangladesh,
crisscrossed by 230 rivers, 54 being cross-boundary
ones. "Water occupies a central place to our
culture, ethos, lives and livelihoods," she said.
BHRC Human Rights
Report on November 2016
Total 260 persons killed in November, 2016
Human Rights
Report:
The documentation section of Bangladesh Human
Rights Commission (BHRC) furnished this human rights
survey report on the basis of daily newspapers and
information received from its district, sub-district
and municipal branches. As per survey it appears
that 260 peoples were killed in November, 2016 in
all over the country. It proves that the law and
order situation is not satisfactory. Bangladesh
Human Rights Commissions extremely anxious about
this situation. In the month of November, 2016
average 8.6 people were killed in each day.
The Law enforcing agencies and related Govt.
departments should be more responsible so that
percentage of killing may be brought down to zero
level. To institutionalize the democracy and to
build human rights based society the rule of law and
order must be established everywhere. Through
enforcing rule of law only such violation against
human rights can be minimized.
It appears from documentation division of BHRC:
Total 260 Number of people's killed November, 2016
Political killing 7, Killing for dowry 13, killing
by family violence 33, Killed due to social
discrepancy 61, Killed by Law enforcing authority
19, Killed due to doctor negligence 9, Assassination
9, Mysterious death 93, Killed due to BSF 6, Women &
Chilled killed due to rape 4, Kill due to abduction
4, Killed due to Acid throwing 2.
Killed by several accidents: Killed by road accident
133, Suicide 28
Besides victims of torture:
Rape 49, Torture for Dowry 15, Sexual Harassment 11,
Acid throwing 7.
US renews
call for probe into Rohingya killings in Myanmar
Human Rights Report:
The United States has reiterated its call for a
full, formal and transparent investigation into
violence in Burma's Rakhine State and laid emphasis
on international community's participation for
finding a solution there.
"We call for a full, formal and transparent
investigation into the situation there," US
Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat told reporters
on Monday.
She observed that no one had access to that region
for sometimes and it is important to get that access
for humanitarian support to the people there and to
know what is going on inside Burma.
The US Ambassador was responding to questions at
DCAB Talk in the city arranged by Diplomatic
Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB). DCAB
President Angur Nahar Monty and general secretary
Pantho Rahman also spoke.
Earlier on November 15, Director, Press Office of
the US Department of State Elizabeth Trudeau said
they are concerned by reports of a spike in violence
in Burma's Rakhine State and are following the
situation closely and attempting to get reliable
information about developments there.
The US Ambassador to Burma Scot Marciel, along with
a visiting delegation of officials from the State
Department as well as other US agencies, held a
previously scheduled bilateral dialogue with the
Government of Burma in Naypyidaw.
Health Benefits of
Green Tea
Human Rights Report:
The rise of green tea consumption can be based on
how it is said to reduce weight or excessive body
fat. It can become an epitome of healthy living for
many across the globe. Thanking the Chinese for
their generous contribution to humanity, this
beverage has a multitude of uses from lowering blood
pressure to preventing cancer, according to WebMD.
The reason that green tea has more health benefits
attached to it than black tea is (apparently) due to
the processing. Black tea is processed in a way that
allows for fermentation whereas green tea's
processing avoids the fermentation process. As a
result, green tea retains maximum amount of
antioxidants and poly-phenols the substances that
give green tea its many benefits. Drinking a cup of
tea a few times a day to absorb antioxidants and
other healthful plant compounds. In green-tea
drinking cultures, the usual amount is three cups
per day. Allow tea to steep for three to five
minutes to bring out its catechins. The best way to
get the catechins and other flavonoids in tea is to
drink it freshly brewed. Decaffeinated, bottled
ready-to-drink tea preparations, and instant teas
have less of these compounds. Tea can impede the
absorption of iron from fruits and vegetables.
Adding lemon or milk or drinking tea between meals
will counteract this problem.
Here's a list of some of its amazing benefits -
benefits that you may not have been aware of:
" Weight Loss - Green tea increases the metabolism.
The polyphenol found in green tea works to intensify
levels of fat oxidation and the rate at which your
body turns food into calories.
HC to deliver
verdict on legality of articles 95, 116 of
Constitution
Human Rights Report:
The High Court (HC) has fixed tomorrow (Tuesday) to
deliver its verdict on a writ petition filed
challenging the legality of articles 95 and 116 of
the Constitution.
An HC bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and
Justice Mohammad Ullah set the date on Monday after
concluding of the hearing on Monday.
Supreme Court lawyer Eunus Ali Akond filed the writ
petition with the court on November 3.
The petitioner said that the two articles are
contradictory with articles 7,22,26,31 and 109 of
the Constitution.
The writ was filed following a recent remark by
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha that the article
116 of the existing constitution is one of the main
reasons behind the slowness of the judiciary.
Speaker, Law Secretary, Cabinet Secretary and
Supreme Court's Registrar General were made
respondents to the petition.
More rape victims
discovered in Rohingya villages in Myanmar as
killing continues
Human Rights
Report:
More Rohingya women believed to have been raped by
the Myanmar Military and Border Guard Police (BGP)
were discovered in Kyet Yoe Pyin village on November
18th, 2016. A group of Rohingya villagers was killed
in Du Dan village on November 19th.
Citing local sources and covert reporters Rohingya
Blogger, On November 18th, 2016 at 5:30 AM the
military and BGP surrounded Kyet Yoe Pyin, Nga Sar
Kyu and U Shey Kya villages, and then raided them
shortly after. The security forces arrived in the
morning and remained stationed there until around
midnight, according to local villagers.
Initial reports from the villagers claimed that
three women were raped but later on more victims
were discovered. The villagers confirm that a total
of eight girls were raped by the military and BGP.
The victims were as young as 11 years old. Other
victims were said to be 13, 15, 16, and 17 years
old. Two of the victims are considered to be in very
critical condition, a local woman informed RB News.
The military and BGP were also reported looting gold
and cash valued at 2.2 million Myanmar Kyat from
four villages.
On November 19th at 9 AM a group of 100 military and
BGP forces raided Sin Thay Pyin hamlet of Laung Don
village tract. The women in the village gathered
together fearing they may be raped by the security
forces when they arrived in the village. The
military found them and tried to separate them and
force them back to their homes, but the women
refused, wanting to stay together for safety. The
security forces were reported to have then beaten
some men that they found in the village while
looting all valuables they found, including food and
livestock valued at around 150,000 Kyat. They
destroyed many homes in the village and then left
for Nga Sar Kyu village.
Why is Bangladesh important to the US?
Barrister Harun ur Rashid
Bangladesh-US relations are many-sided and cover
almost all areas of bilateral relations. The regular
contacts between the US administration and
Bangladesh governments continue at various levels to
grow in dimension and depth. Bilateral relationship
is based on understanding of each other's interest
and benefit.
The relations reached its peak when President
Clinton visited Bangladesh on 20, March, 2000 for a
day, the first ever visit by the US President and
the visit re-energised bilateral relations on a new
direction.
A centrepiece of the bilateral relationship is the
USAID program in this country, besides other avenues
of economic cooperation. John Kerry, the present US
secretary of state, visited Bangladesh recently and
paid tribute to Bangabandhu as the Father of the
Nation. On economic relations, the potentials are
yet to be blossomed under TICFA signed between the
two countries. TICFA is a forum in which discuss
trade and investment between the two countries
During 2014-15, Bangladesh export earning from the
US stood at US$ 4.59 billion constituting 25% per
cent of total exports and imported from the US goods
worth about
$1.09 billion.
The US policy towards Bangladesh as reported in 2009
by the then US Ambassador is based Three
Ds-Democracy, Development and Denial of Space for
Terrorism and continues to be so. Bangladesh agrees
with the broad thrust of the policy as Bangladesh
practices multi-party democracy and its foreign
policy stands on two pillars-security and
development.
Bangladesh government continues to take stern action
against violent extremist organisations within the
country and has adopted a zero tolerance towards
terrorists. Laws have been enacted to prevent
money-laundering.
Bangladesh geopolitical position is hugely important
for the US because Bangladesh shares borders with
India and a resurgent democratic Myanmar and is a
near neighbour to China.
Suu Kyi calls off trip to Jakarta
Human Rights Report:
An Indonesian wearing a mask depicting Myanmar
leader Aung San Suu Kyi and carrying a picture of
her Nobel Peace Prize taking part in a protest in
front of the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta,
The Wall Street Journal :
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi called off a trip
to Indonesia on Monday after protests there over her
country's renewed crackdown on its Rohingya
minority, a flare-up of violence that has killed
dozens of people and exposed the limits of her
authority over the military.
Foreign affairs spokesman Kyaw Zaya said the
protests, including another set for Friday in
Jakarta that is also expected to touch on the
Rohingya crisis, contributed to Ms. Suu Kyi's
decision to postpone her visit, which was planned
for that same day.
Adding to the tensions, Indonesian police in recent
days arrested several alleged Islamic State
sympathizers they say were suspected of planning
bomb attacks on several buildings in Jakarta,
including the Myanmar Embassy.
IHRC Regional Human Rights Conference
Human Rights Report:
International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) West
Bengal (India) Regional Chapter organised a Human
Rights Conference on 27 November, 2016 at 10.30 am
of Kolkata Press Club, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
IHRC International Secretary General Dr. Saiful I.
Dildar inaugurated the Conference.
Sri Pradip Kumar Maiti President of IHRC West Bengal
Regional Chapter presided over the conference.
Advocate Hosne Ara Lutfa Dalia, MP, Bangladesh
National Parliament, Smt. Sandhya Roy, Member of the
Parliament, Lok Sabha, Engr. Kazi Rezaul Mustafa,
President of BHRC, Dr. ASM Badruddoza, President of
IHRC Bangladesh National Chapter, Dil Farzana
Faruque, General Secretary of IHRC Bangladesh
Chapter, present the conference as special guest.
Syed Aynul Hossain, General Secretary of West Bengal
Regional Chapter was attend as moderator. In
addition to Bangladesh Pancimabanga Telangana,
Jharakhanda, Assam, Bihar, Odisa, Karnataka, Kerala
also 200 representatives attended the conference.
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