Canada-based democracy watchdog slams OHCHR report on Bangladesh violence
Colombo, October 9 – The Canada-based Global Centre for Democratic Governance (GCDG) has slammed the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on human rights violations during the July-August 2024 violent protests in Bangladesh, which resulted in the ouster of...
Bangladesh authorities undermining right to peaceful speech, association
New York, October 8 (Human Rights Watch) – Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate, is increasingly using the recently amended counterterrorism law to arrest alleged supporters of the deposed Awami League government, Human Rights Watch said today. The United Nations...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party would win sweeping majority: Tarique Rahman
Dhaka, October 6- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said he will return to the country to contest upcoming elections. During an interview with the UK-based Financial Times (FT), the de facto chief of BNP also predicted that his party would win...
Much sought in India, Bangladesh deploys warships to protect prized Hilsa fish
Dhaka, October 5 (AFP) – Bangladesh has deployed warships and patrol aircraft as part of a special surveillance operation to protect a prized fish species from illegal fishing during its spawning season. The herring-like hilsa, Bangladesh’s national fish and a much-loved delicacy in West Bengal...
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman most popular leader among youth: survey
Ziaur Rahman is second and Hasina last
Hurling eggs, abuses during Yunus’ New York visit
New York, September 23 (The Daily Times of Bagladesh) – As Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus touched down in New York on Monday [local time] to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, trouble was already brewing in the city. BNP Secretary General...
Similarities and differences in the three recent uprisings in South Asia
By P.M.Amza/DailyFT Colombo, September 20 – South Asia is living through an era of popular uprisings that has reshaped the political vocabulary of the region. In Colombo, Dhaka and Kathmandu, ordinary citizens—many of them strikingly young—have turned public squares into stages for democratic confrontation. These...
Bangladesh Islamist leaders in Kabul at Taliban’s invitation
Dhaka, September 19 (BDNews24 )- A delegation of Islamist leaders, led by Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish chief Mamunul Haque, has travelled to Afghanistan on the invitation of the Taliban government. The seven-member delegation arrived in Kabul yesterday morning, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis said in a press statement...
Indiscriminate arrests and murder charges in Bangladesh
Column by Mahfuz Anam/The Daily Star Dhaka, October 11, 2024 – A core criticism of the former government of Sheikh Hasina was the blatant misuse of law to imprison, harass and intimidate political opponents, critics, and members of the independent media. Activities by a section...
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