Author: Priya Saha

Roma migrants from Europe are funneling across the U.S.-Mexico border and onto the shores of a tiny riverfront town, making them the latest group of migrants to flock to America since President Joe Biden took office in January.The rising number of non-Latin American people showing up at the southern border has become a trend as groups from Europe and South America take bigger risks in hopes of being admitted to the United States since the Biden administration relaxed immigration protocols.THOUSANDS OF BRAZILIANS ATTEMPT TO ENTER US ILLEGALLY AT SOUTHERN BORDERBorder Patrol agents working along the Rio Grande River in Roma,…

A protester holds a sign with the Indigenous flag painted on it and the words “Black Lives Matter” at a rally in Melbourne, Australia. Unsplash Why Global Citizens Should CareGlobal Citizen campaigns on the United Nations’ Global Goals, including goal 10 for reduced inequalities, which calls for a reduction in inequality within and between countries. Join the movement and take action on this issue and more here.The percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have encountered at least one kind of major discrimination virtually doubled in 2019 and currently sits at an alarming 49.7%, according to the latest…

DHAKA: Bangladesh police have arrested one of the country’s most popular Islamist preachers, whose rallies draw tens of thousands of people, on charges of inciting militants, a senior officer said on Tuesday. Amir Hamza is the latest high-profile Islamist to be held since March, when a visit by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi sparked protests in which at least 13 people died. Hamza was detained in a raid at his home in the western city of Kushtia and then transferred to Dhaka, police said. A court remanded Hamza for 10 days for questioning, Mohammad Asaduzzaman, head of Dhaka police’s counter-terrorism…

Bangladesh is counting on the international community to pressure Myanmar into repatriating more than 1 million Rohingya refugees, after the Burmese junta chief said that Naypyidaw does not recognize them as citizens, a senior lawmaker told BenarNews, an RFA-affiliated online news service, on Tuesday. In clips posted on social media a day earlier, Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing was seen telling a Chinese television channel that his country would not repatriate people whom it does not consider as citizens under the law. Faruk Khan, a Bangladeshi MP who chairs the parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, said he had…

Male, young, belonging to an ethnic minority, Muslim and not heterosexual. Those EU citizens who fall under these labels are more likely to be stopped on the street by the police in the different countries of the European Union (EU). This is how the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) in a report of 32 pages published this Tuesday, coinciding with the first anniversary of the death of African American George Floyd – an event that spurred the global anti-racism movement Black Lives Matter – at the hands of a white policeman in Minneapolis (United States). ). “It is time to…

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday sent letters to 11 government offices asking them to submit necessary information, including property and bank account details, on 50 Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh leaders, including its chief Muhammad Junayed and joint secretary general Mamunul Haque. The commission sent the letters to the assistant commissioners (land) of Fatikchhari, Hathazari and Patiya upazilas in Chattogram, the district registrar of Dhaka, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, and the superintendents of police of Dhaka, Gazipur and Netrakona. In the letters, commission director Akhtar Hossain Azad asked the land offices to provide by seven days documents on land and other property…

A Buddhist monk offers a khada, traditional ceremonial scarf, on a statue of Lord Buddha inside a temple ahead of the Buddha Purnima festival, also known as Vesak Day, in India on May 18, 2019 Reuters President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages and greeted the members of the Buddhist community as well as the countrymen Buddha Purnima, the largest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is set to be observed today across the country.On the occasion of the Buddha Purnima, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages and greeted…

“People definitely noticed me at the airport and on the plane, right? It stands out. At the same time, people don’t know who we are.” Members of the fifth largest religion in the world stand out in the United States. BAsk who the ut Sikhs are and what they believe in, the study Indicates that up to 70 percent of Americans cannot answer.“On the other hand, we stand out very much with our unique identity, turban and beard,” said Simran Jeet Singh. Sikh Coalition, A non-profit organization established after September 11th tragedy. “People definitely noticed me at the airport and…

Cyclone Yaas in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a severe cyclone late on Monday night and lay about 320 km South-South-East of Paradip; 430 km South-South-East of Balasore (both Odisha); 420 km South-South-East of Digha (West Bengal) and 470 km South-South-West of Khepupara (Bangladesh) this (Tuesday) morning.Gale winds speed reaching 100-110 km/hr gusting to 120 km/hr prevailed over major parts of the Central Bay and would increase gradually becoming 125-135 km/hr gusting to 140 km/hr from this evening, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) update said. Cyclone ‘Yaas’ over the East-Central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a severe…

By Giriraj Bhattacharjee* On May 14, 2021, at least 12 civilians, including Mufti Numan, the imam of the mosque, were killed and more than 15 others injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion at the Sharif Haji Bakhshi Mosque in the Qala-e-Muradbek area of Shakar Dara District of Kabul Province. On May 16, claiming responsibility for the attack, the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) alleged that the targeted mosque was “a worship place for disbeliever Sufis.” On May 13, 2021, two civilians, including a child, were killed in a remote-controlled explosion in Sardawra town in Kunduz Province. Another 14 persons…

A broad-ranging panel discussion on May 18 examined the complexities of Asian American and Pacific Islander identity and acceptance at MIT, while underscoring the need for collaborative work among groups to combat prejudice and create equity. The online forum was held amid an ongoing string of violent assaults on Asian Americans in the U.S., which has raised public awareness about anti-Asian discrimination. But the forum — featuring faculty, students, and staff — made clear that anti-Asian American violence, stereotyping, and exclusion have long histories in the U.S. Indeed, the event’s first segment, featuring presentations from three MIT faculty members, emphasized…

There is a disturbing information about a member of jihadist group, who has openly published life threat of Blitz editor through social media. According to information, an individual named On May 24, 2021 at 10:40 pm, Mehmetcik Tahmid aka Tahmid Khan commenting about internationally acclaimed multi-award-winning anti-militancy journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury tweeted on his account saying: “He [Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury] deserves to get lynched”. Although Twitter should have disabled the account of Tahmid Khan permanently for using its for criminal and militancy purposes, until filing of this report, no such action has been taken. Moreover, under Bangladesh’s law,…