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Saudi men complain of harassment by women in shopping centre
1Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Saudi men complain of harassment by women in shopping centre

    Saudi women waiting for their drivers outside a shopping mall in Riyadh (Picture: [copyright]) Male shoppers complained about being cat-called and followed by women, with most of the complains relating to verbal harassment, the Saudi Gazette reports. The centre's security department says CCTV footage supports the men's claims. The videos have been handed over to the police for further investigation. The newspaper suggests the men did not file formal complains because they feared "social stigmatisation". Women caught on camera molesting men at Saudi mall as cameras reveal 16 harassment cases - Naughty, naughty — تلهوه المسعري (@tlahoahalms3re6) December 28, 2015 Men interviewed by the paper suggested the solution was to enforce even stricter punishments and restrictions aga...
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Britain sees in 2016 with massive London police presence
1Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Britain sees in 2016 with massive London police presence

    Thousands of police officers watched over New Year revellers as the night sky above London was illuminated by a spectacular fireworks display. Crowds gathered on the banks of the Thames and in city centres across the UK to see the start of 2016. Around 3,000 officers were deployed across central London, including firearms police, at a time of heightened global security in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. Many braved the intermittent spells of rain awaiting a midnight display featuring around 12,000 fireworks which produced 50,000 projectiles. The celebrations went ahead as planned, despite a similar display in Brussels being cancelled due to safety concerns. The Edinburgh Hogmanay also saw several firework displays above the city's castle, as well as a performance fro...
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2015 events that Bangladeshis would want to forget
1Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

2015 events that Bangladeshis would want to forget

    Faced with a deadly political confrontation at the beginning of the year, Bangladeshis witnessed unprecedented persecution and death threats to freethinkers leading to the killings of bloggers, writers and foreign nationals through the year. The country was shaken by the unearthing of mass graves in Thailand and Malaysia where large number of Bangladeshi migrants and trafficking victims were later learnt to have been buried. The gruesome killing of young boy Rajon in broad daylight followed by cold-blooded murder of Rakib exposed the grave state of child abuse in the country. 1. Countrywide blockade Political unrest in 2015 caused greater damage to Bangladesh's economy than that in 2013 when the nation's two main political blocs fought each other over general elections. Th...
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Extra Armed Police For London NYE Fireworks
31Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Extra Armed Police For London NYE Fireworks

    Extra armed officers have been called in to police New Year's Eve celebrations in central London amid a Europe-wide warning that terrorists could be plotting an attack. Tickets have sold out for the London Mayor’s official fireworks display on the South Bank. Those without tickets are being advised to see the new year in at home or at bars across the capital. The Metropolitan Police said the enhanced patrols are "purely precautionary and not as a result of any specific intelligence". Sky sources said some officers have had leave cancelled to bolster numbers. Around 3,000 officers will be on duty in central London, Scotland Yard said. Superintendent Jo Edwards added: "Our policing plan remains under constant review and the public can expect to see additional police officers...
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Iran denies rockets fired near US carrier
31Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Iran denies rockets fired near US carrier

    Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Thursday denied its naval forces had test-fired rockets close to a US aircraft carrier in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. "The Guards' naval force had no exercise in the past week when the Americans claim that a missile or rocket was fired in the Hormuz Strait area," spokesman General Ramezan Sharif said on the Guards' official website. The Guards naval unit is responsible for securing Iranian interests in the Strait, where it regularly pa-trols the area and conducts exercises.
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December smashes rain and temperature records
31Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

December smashes rain and temperature records

    Storms including Frank, Eva and Desmond have contributed to make one of the wettest Decembers on record, while temperatures have risen to smash previous highs for the time of year. Early provisional statistics from the Met Office suggest the UK mean temperature between 1 and 29 December was a record-breaking 8 °C which is 4.1 °C above the long-term average, beating the previous record of 6.9 °C, which was reached in 1934. This is the highest anomaly above a long-term average temperature for any month since 1910 - temperatures were closer to what we might normally experience during April or May, the Met Office said. On top of that, it has been the wettest December on record for Scotland (333.1 mm), and Wales (321 mm), while it is currently Northern Ireland's fourth wettest ...
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98.52% pass primary school tests
31Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

98.52% pass primary school tests

    A total of 98.52 percent of fifth graders passed the primary terminal tests with 91.87 percent of madrasa students clearing equivalent ebtedayee exams this year. A total of 275,980 students from primary and 5,473 from ebtedayee secured GPA-5. The results were made available after 1:00pm, Primary and Mass Education Minister Mustafizur Rahman said at a press briefing. The students can obtain results from their respective schools. Also, the results will be available on the websites of respective boards and directorate and through SMS. Total 2,839,238 students appeared for the PSC exams this year while 264,134 for the ebtedayee exams. The exams began November 22 and ended on November 30. PSC, JSC results handed over to PM The results of primary terminal and Junior Schoo...
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Simon Danczuk suspended from Labour party after sending sexually explicit texts to teenager
31Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Simon Danczuk suspended from Labour party after sending sexually explicit texts to teenager

    Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has been suspended from the Labour party after allegations that he exchanged sexually explicit text messages with a teenager. Mr Danczuk, who is 49, sent the messages to 17 year old Sophena Houlihan after she asked him for a job, according to a report in The Sun newspaper. Mr Danczuk has been an outspoken critic of the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn in recent months. During the party’s leadership contest he said MPs would be plotting to oust Mr Corbyn “from day one” if he became leader. A spokesperson for the Labour party said: "The General Secretary of the Labour Party has today suspended Simon Danczuk's membership of the Party, pending an investigation into allegations published in the media today. "A full investigation will now take place under th...
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Essex Roads Deliberately Booby Trapped
30Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Essex Roads Deliberately Booby Trapped

    Roads in Essex are being deliberately booby trapped with concrete blocks, wood and barbed wire, police are warning. The obstacles have been left on unlit sections of road and have already caused thousands of pounds' worth of damage to four cars and a bus. According to officers, there have been nine incidents reported in the area of Tiptree, southwest of Colchester, in just over a week. Chief Inspector Nick Lee said: "The first couple of reports of items found were thought to be debris that had fallen in the road, but it is now clear that there has been a pattern to these incidents and the items have been deliberately placed in the road with the intention of causing danger to motorists. "We have been very fortunate so far that no motorists or other road users have been inju...
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The clection were held as peaceful environment: CEC
30Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

The clection were held as peaceful environment: CEC

    Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed today claimed that the municipality elections were held in a peaceful manner except some stray incidents here and there. Asked, if he was satisfied with the elections, the CEC said, “You will evaluate that. It’s our duty. We are doing our job.” He mentioned that the Election Commission (EC) has cancelled polls at 50 centres and one municipality. They have also suspended some officials for their negligence of duty, he added. Addressing a post-election press conference at the EC Media Centre, the CEC said they received allegations of irregularities from different political parties. “Most of the allegations were brought by the BNP.” “We have taken measures at various places after verifying the allegations,” said Rakibudd...
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