AFP report in Prothom Alo, Dec 20, 2023For a decade, the nimble fingers of Bangladeshi garment worker Naim Pramanik sewed shirts and trousers for top Western brands, to be worn by the wealthy across the world. Now the 28-year-old is unemployed, sacked after daring to take part in protests demanding a fair wage. “Some clothes we make are sold at $100 a piece in shops in America and Europe,” he said, showing the labels of…
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AFP report, Sept 2, 2023COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s police force said on Friday it had sacked an officer who entertained protesters with an impromptu piano performance after they stormed the island nation’s presidential compound last year. Constable R. M. D. Dayaratne was deployed to help protect the colonial-era residence on the day it was taken over by protesters who forced then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country. Instead, he sat at a grand piano in the…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, April 13, 2023The Rastriya Swatantra Party expelled its lawmaker Dhaka Kumar Shrestha from the party on Wednesday. “The party scrapped the general membership of Shrestha. His lawmaker post has gone vacant and the party has nominated Bindabasini Kansakar to replace Shrestha,” party chair Rabi Lamichhane said after the central committee meeting held at the party’s central office in Kathmandu. Within six months of establishment, the party emerged as the fourth…