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July 2023

Teacher sentenced to death for corporal punishment

Sir Frank Peters

A schoolteacher in Tanzania has been sentenced to death for causing the death of a school pupil through “malicious and zealous” use of corporal punishment. High Court Judge Lameck Mlacha convicted Respicius Patrick Mutazangira (51), a teacher at Kibeta Primary School in Bukobal, Tanzania, of murdering the Sperius Eradius (14), and sentenced him to death by hanging. Sperius was beaten with firewood for three hours and stabbed with a compass, in an attempt to get him to confess to stealing a colleague's handbag. He died from 'neurogenic shock', which is typically caused by traumatic brain or spine injuries, the court heard. The case has sparked outrage and reignited the debate on corporal punishment ...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Fourth Industrial Revolution will take center stage at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting next week in Davos, Switzerland. The concept, a theme of Davos this year, refers to how a combination of technologies are changing the way we live, work and interact. Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the Geneva-based WEF, published a book in 2016 titled "The Fourth Industrial Revolution" and coined the term at the Davos meeting that year. Victoria BeckhamSchwab argued a technologic...

PBL holds its 35th AGM

The 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Pubali Bank Limited was held at bank’s auditorium on May 10, 2018. Habibur Rahman, Honourable Chairman, Board of Directors of Pubali Bank Limited presided over the meeting. Final Pubali 35th AGMThe Shareholders unanimously approved 5% Cash & 5% Stock Dividend for the year ended 31st December 2017 in the 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM). A huge number of Shareholders actively participated in the discussion & they ...