The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day organized by the United Nations on the 8th March is “Pledge for Parity” which is calling its supporters to take strong practical steps to increase gender parity within their societies. It is a continuation of the UN’s international campaign, “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality” which the organisation launched

Chief Justice (CJ) of Bangladesh Surendra Kumar Sinha and retired Justice Shamsuddin Manik tore into each other over a statement by the CJ that judges writing judgments after they have gone into retirement is illegal and unconstitutional, whereas the latter reacted saying that the CJ rather undermined the judiciary, the law and the system of justice with his anti-constitutional opinion.

To emphasize the Islamic revolution and rejection of truces and commissioners with the criminal Baathist regime.

Wilayah Syria: Weekly Roundup for the third week of February 2016