DAILY MESSENGER  (A Daily News Brief from UNODC South Asia on security, human rights, the rule of law and health) 26 October 2018 Bangladesh ‘Drug dealer’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’, The Dhaka Tribune Police recovered two guns, two bullets and 6,000 yaba pills from the site. Bangladesh’s Deadly War on Drugs, Project Syndicate While the death penalty for drugs has existed in Bangladesh for decades, it has rarely been used. This could change dramatically if Parliament approves a government bill that could subject people who use drugs and low-level dealers to the ultimate punishment. Bangladesh, China sign 3 docs on security cooperation, The Daily Star The bilateral relations between Bangladesh and China are elevated to the 'Strategic Partnership of Cooperation', which maintains a new momentum of cooperation between the armed forces of the two nations. President Abdul Hamid: Rohingya crisis an acid test for international community, The Dhaka Tribune The President stressed the need for “concerted and collective efforts” among all countries, to face down new security threats such as cyberattacks and to tackle the adverse impacts of climate change-induced disasters. Bhutan Towards protecting illusive snow leopard, Kuensel A nation-wide survey conducted between 2014 and 2016 shows that Bhutan has 96 snow leopards today. Labour ministry to stop issuing work permits for five job categories from next month, BBS This is to facilitate employment opportunities and skills development of Bhutanese workforce and to reduce dependency on foreign workers. India                                                                   When dopers turn dealers: How India’s party drug users are peddling for a quick buck, The News Minute A portrait of the psychedelic drug trade in south India as it gets decentralised, explaining why cops are finding it hard to crackdown on new-age peddlers. Why India’s narco cops are finding it hard to crack down on the new-age drug dealer, The News Minute The dark web is enabling users to become dealers overnight, and this new crop of dealers are also putting cops in a moral dilemma. Police take sports route to keep youth away from drugs, The Tribune To help make the state drug-free and fulfil the drug-free Punjab dream of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, the Muktsar district police have launched a project to connect with the youth by providing them training of several games without any cost. India, Myanmar discuss human trafficking with focus on Rohingya, The Indian Express According to Home Ministry estimates, there are nearly 40,000 Rohingya Muslims spread across India, with the highest number in Jammu and Kashmir. India calls for UN sanctions against terrorists on sexual violence, Financial Express India has asked the Security Council to impose sanctions against terrorists involved in sexual violence in armed conflicts after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had reported a huge increase in such brutalities. Educate And Liberate To End Trafficking, Business World A significant instrument for combatting this crime is the free and compulsory education for children. Most support #MeToo movement, false accusations a big concern: Survey, The Indian Express Though the Metoo movement is consistently building up with new stories of harassment being put out online, about 45 per cent of the respondents felt the campaign is a passing fad and would not have a long-lasting effect. Opinion: India and China ink unprecedented internal security cooperation agreement, CGTN This is the first agreement of its kind signed by India with any country and will further consolidate cooperation in various areas, including counter-terrorism, organized crime, drug control and others. SC orders CVC inquiry into CBI director Alok Verma to be completed in two weeks, The Times of India Interim director Nageshwar Rao told not to take any policy decision. New Report Shows Indian Kids are the Most Cyberbullied in The World, News 18 From 32 percent in 2016, the number of parents reporting instances of cyberbullying faced by children has risen to 37 percent. Democracy needs to be strengthened, government decisive: NSA Doval, India Today India cannot afford to be a soft power for the next few years, because it will be compelled to take hard decisions, he added. Fake Indian banking apps may have stolen data of thousands of customers,PCMag India Data from thousands of customers may have been compromised by fake apps. Tiger Claws, Genitals of Leopards Found in Raid on Jammu Shop, News 18 "The seized items consisted of genitals of monitor lizards, leopards, tiger claws, musk deer pods, antlers, nardostachys grandiflora (Jatamansi), pistacia integerrima (Kakad singi), White kuth, Sea shells," an officer said. Maldives Terrorism charge against Ex-President Nasheed withdrawn, The Maldives Times The terrorism charge against the former Maldivian President, Mohamed Nasheed, for unlawfully arresting now-President, Yameen Abdul Gayoom, has been withdrawn by the Criminal Court. Gasim Ibrahim endorsed as next speaker, The Maldives Independent The joint opposition parliamentary group has approved Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim as its candidate for speaker of parliament. Lawmakers seek repeal of anti-defamation and anti-defection laws, The Maldives Independent A bill to repeal the anti-defection law was proposed by PPM deputy leader Riyaz Rasheed. Nepal Nothing to lose but their chains, Nepali Times Western Nepal’s liberated slaves find that freedom is complicated. Nepal’s fake poor, Nepali Times Politicians, traders and teachers have wangled IDs meant to help the poorest people. ‘Most wanted’ foreign employment fraud held, The Himalayan Times Police have arrested a ‘most wanted’ fraudster, who cheated several persons of cash on the pretext of sending them abroad for foreign employment and running real estate business and other trades. Sri Lanka   Pakistani couple with heroin in their stomachs arrested at Colombo airport, Colombo Page The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake has arrested a Pakistani couple trying to smuggle heroin capsules in their stomach. Police arrest an Army major and two others for supplying ammo to underworld, Colombo Page Sri Lanka Police have arrested three army personnel including a major at the Padavi Parakrama Pura Army Camp over supplying ammunition to the underworld member. Sri Lanka respects and committed to preserving rule-based world order, Colombo Page The Foreign Secretary said the island nation has a challenging task ahead and requested the UN to support Sri Lankan government's work on reconciliation process and development. International Philippines' Duterte sacks all top customs officials over drugs, Reuters Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte fired the head of the Bureau of Customs and ordered all top bureau officials replaced after the agency failed to intercept more than a ton of drugs, the second such case in two years. Reps probe Chinese ‘body part’ drugs in Nigeria, The Guardian The Nigerian House of Representatives are probing claims that Chinese drugs manufacturers might be smuggling medicines containing human parts into the country. Over 500 people convicted of extremism in Kyrgyzstan, Xinhua Officials claim that there has been an increase in the number of people convicted of crimes of a terrorist nature or an extremist orientation in Kyrgyzstan. The Rohingya deserve dignity and a safe home, CNN With elections scheduled for late December -- and polls indicating that Hasina is handily expected to win -- a more hardline approach could be applied to the relocation of Rohingya in the new year. British Airways Hack: cyber attack was even bigger than thought, says airline,The Independent British Airways is facing a multimillion-pound fine as a result of the data breach, which the airline's chief executive described as a "malicious criminal attack". UNODC World UNODC trains experts to disrupt financing of terrorist networks, UNODC Since many States lack the legal and operational frameworks and technical expertise to address terrorist financing, UNODC has developed a training course to provide support. UNODC and UNDP launch manual to help measure progress against corruption, UNODC "The manual is a comprehensive hands-on guide on the measurement of corruption through population- and business-based sample surveys," said Angela Me, Chief of UNODC's Research and Trend Analysis Branch.                                                                                                               We welcome your feedback and comments. Write to us on samarth.pathak@un.org Follow us on:  Facebook |  Twitter | YouTube Contact us: Regional Office for South Asia United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime EP 16/17, Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi-110021 Telephone: +91-11 24104964 Website: www.unodc.org/southasia