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BHRC Human Rights Report May 2017
Total 109 persons killed in April 2017

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, subdistrict and municipal branches. As per survey it appears that 109 peoples were killed in April, 2017 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 April, 2017 average 3.63 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 109 people's killed April 2017
Political killing 4, Killing for dowry 4, killing by family violence16, Killed due to social discrepancy 30, Killed by Law enforcing authority 12, Killed due to doctor negligence 3, Assassination 4, Mysterious death 25, Killed due to BSF 2, Women & Chilled killed due to rape 3, Kill due to abduction 3, kill due to acid throwing 2.
Killed by several accidents:
Killed by road accident 290, Suicide 30
Besides victims of torture:
Rape 44, Torture for Dowry 9, Sexual Harassment 7, Journalist Torture 2.
 

Teesta will flow, Hasina still hopes
 

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she did not return from her India trip empty-handed.
She also said with conviction that the waters from the Tessta River must come towards Bangladesh.
"Nobody could stop water flow towards Bangladesh from the Tessta River," she told a crowded press conference at her Ganobhaban official residence on her just concluded India visit.
"I did not return empty-handed. I got something," she said, terming her India visit as successful. "Many people are talking about Teesta right now but when India constructed a barrage at Gazaldoba point on Teesta River during BNP regime, none could say anything. Even, the then BNP government didn't raise its voice against the barrage," she said. The Prime Minister said Bangladesh is facing the consequence of the barrage.
"Since the country's independence many governments came to power but none could talk about the Teesta. But Awami League is always talking about the issue," Sheikh Hasina said.
When asked about West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's alternative proposal to address the issues, Hasina said, "I have also given her (Mamata) an alternative proposal. I have told her that they could take other rivers' waters and give us Teesta's water. The discussion on the issue will continue."
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 IHRC State Human Rights Conference in Kolkata
 

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The International Human Rights Commission-IHRC West Bengal Chapter will organize a State Human Rights Conference on 9 July 2017 at 10:00am at Kolkata Press Club, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. IHRC International Secretary General Dr. Saiful I. Dildar inaugurate the conference. Advocate Shapna Basu (Khandakar), President, IHRC West Bengal State Chapter preside over the conference. Please contact and attend the IHRC conference : Dhaka IHRC Office Mobile No. +8801714098355, General Secretary IHRC West Bengal Chapter: +9109732009521
 

Malaria prevention works: let's close the gap
 

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World Health Organization (WHO)'s Regional Director for South-East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has called for emphasizing on malaria prevention works aiming to close the gap.
He made the call in a media statement issued on Monday (April 24). The WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia released the statement on the occasion of the 'World Malaria Day 2017' to be observed on April 25.
The WHO also published a report under the titled 'Malaria prevention works: Let's close the gap'. This year's theme of the day is "A push for prevention".
In the media statement, WHO Regional Office said that as the theme of this year's day emphasizes, enhancing prevention is a critical means of closing the gap and ending malaria for good. Though policy must always respond to local needs, there are powerful strategies that can accelerate gains.
In the media statement, the Regional Office claimed that the world has made significant progress in reducing malaria's deadly burden. Between 2000 and 2015 the incidence rate of malaria is estimated to have decreased by 37%. Malaria mortality was slashed by 60%, with the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halting and reversing malaria incidence convincingly met.
The South-East Asia Region is part of this story. The region reached the malaria-related MDG targets. More recently, between 2010 and 2015 it cut case incidence by an estimated 54% and the malaria mortality rate by an estimated 46%. In 2015 and 2016 respectively, Maldives and Sri Lanka were certified malaria-free - a stunning achievement.
But further progress must be forged. Malaria remains endemic in nine of the region's 11 countries. Multi-drug resistance, including to artemisinin-based combination therapies, is an ever-present threat, as is resistance of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes to insecticides.
 

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Flood in nine dists worsens
 

Human Rights Report:
The flood situation in nine districts including Sunamganj, Habiganj, Netrakona, Jamalpur, Kishorganj, Moulvibazar, Sylhet, B'baria and Bhola has worsened as heavy rainfall and onrush of water from the upstream submerged new areas in the districts on Monday, reports UNB. The Urar Bondho dam in 'Pagnar Haor' in Jamalganj and Dirai upazilas breached at various points in the early hours, damaging crops on some 9,000 hectares of land newly. The dam broke down around 5am due to the gushing water, said Jahedul Haque, deputy director at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in the district. The water level in the hoar marked an unusual rise due to incessant rain for the last few days and water rolling down from the areas, he said. Boro crops on 9,000 hectares of land went under water afresh. With this, boro paddy on some 66,289 hectares of land was damaged in the district by the flashflood in the last 24 days. In Habiganj, the flood situation in the district took a turn for the worse due to torrential rain and onrush of hilly water. The Khoai, Kushiara and Kalni rivers are flowing above their danger levels in the last 48 hours, inundating many croplands. Boro crops on 50,000 hectares of land were damaged by the flood in the last few days. Meanwhile, around 500 houses were damaged as nor'westers lashed different villages in Sadar and Bahubal upazilas in the last one week. The local administration has provided 203 tonnes of rice, Tk 7.52 lakh in cash and construction materials worth Tk 3.54 lakh among the storm-affected people. In Bhola, crops on 24,000 hectares of land were damaged due to the flood caused by torrential rain for the last several days. The local DAE feared that robi crops worth Tk 100 crore might be damaged by the sudden flood as 24,000 hectares of croplands were inundated by water. This year, a total of 1.44 lakh hectares of land were brought under robi cultivation in seven upazilas of the district. Of them, 77,000 hectares were submerged by the flood water and 24,000 hectares were fully damaged. Pranshanto Kumar Saha, deputy director of Bhola DAE, said 381 mm rainfall was recorded in the district till Monday this year while it was 12 mm last year. In Brahmanbaria, boro crops on 1,840 hectares of land were inundated by fresh flood caused by the heavy rains for the last five days.
 

Malala made UN Messenger of Peace

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has been made the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace.
The 19-year-old, who is doing her A-levels and has an offer from a top UK university, will take the role with a special focus on girls' education.
In 2012 Ms Yousafzai was nearly killed by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' rights to education.
Accepting the accolade in New York, she said: "(Bringing change) starts with us and it should start now."
"If you want to see your future bright, you have to start working now (and) not wait for anyone else," he said.
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres described her as a "symbol of perhaps the most important thing in the world - education for all". Last month, Ms Yousafzai said she had received an offer to study politics, philosophy and economics at a UK university, on condition of achieving three As in her A-levels.
Ms Yousafzai, who narrowly escaped death after being attacked on her way home from school in Pakistan, did not confirm which university had made the offer.

US set for vital vote on Obamacare repeal

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The US House of Representatives will hold a vote on Thursday on a revised healthcare bill that Republicans hope will replace Obamacare.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said the leadership in the party was confident it had secured enough votes for the bill to pass, reports the BBC.
It would then go to the Senate where it could face a more tricky passage.
President Donald Trump made the repeal of his predecessor's signature law a central campaign promise.
He has played a personal role this week in persuading wavering Republicans to come on board.
Their first attempt at getting a healthcare bill collapsed in disarray in March, despite the party controlling both legislative chambers and the White House.
But several key Republicans this week reversed course, partly due to an amendment by Congressman Fred Upton to provide $8bn (£6.2bn) over five years towards coverage for sick people.
But Democrats said the amount was woefully inadequate.
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said: "The Upton amendment is like administering cough medicine to someone with stage four cancer."
Members of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of ultraconservative lawmakers, indicated the Upton amendment would not be a deal-breaker for them.
 

IHRC Regional Human Rights Conference in India

The International Human Rights Commission-IHRC West Bengal Regional chapter will organize a Regional Human Rights Conference on 11 July 2017 at 9:30am at Kharagpur, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. IHRC International Secretary General Dr. Saiful I. Dildar inaugurate the Human Rights conference. IHRC West Bengal Regional Chapter General Secretary Syed Aynul Hossain Moderator the Conference. Different state Human Rights Representative attend the Regional Human Conference. Please contact and attend the IHRC Regional conference : Dhaka IHRC Office Mobile No. +8801714098355, General Secretary IHRC West Bengal Chapter: +9109732009521.

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