Dhaka, May 6 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the surge in “false and baseless” cases against ordinary citizens across the country, noting that detainees continue to face hardship in securing their release despite being granted bail from the court. “The cases have now become a deadly trap for ordinary people. On one hand, there are widespread allegations of false and baseless cases being filed; on the other, even after securing bail from the court, d…
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Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) As the crackdown on pro-Awami League lawyers intensifies across Bangladesh, several have accused Bangladesh Nationalist Party-backed lawyers of obstruction and assault while attempting to collect nomination papers for the upcoming Chattogram District Bar Association (CDBA) election, local media reported. The incident unfolded on Monday afternoon at the Bar Library entrance in the Bar Association when a group of lawyers, led by pro-Awami League presidential candidate Abdur Ras…
Dhaka, May 4 (IANS) Bangladesh’s professional bodies are increasingly divided along partisan lines, leading to the sidelining of professional standards in favour of political interests. This trend serves personal ambition, including securing leadership positions and exploiting opportunities, often under the guise of party loyalty, a report said on Monday.Mahfuz Anam, Editor of leading Bangladeshi newspaperThe Daily Star, wrote that doctors, lawyers, engineers, journalists, and members of many …
Brussels, May 2 (IANS) Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA) rejection of the nomination papers of 42 lawyers out of 90 candidates for its May 13-14 elections, citing alleged links to the Awami League, has sparked international outrage and drawn criticism from the global community. Additionally, the recent pattern of alleged discrimination against legal professionals and the cancellation of candidacies of pro-Awami League lawyers in bar association polls across several districts in t…
Dhaka, May 1 (IANS) Marking International Labour Day on Friday, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed grave concern, stating that the progress achieved in the country’s industrial and agricultural sectors over the last one and a half decades has faced setbacks since August 5, 2024. Hasina alleged that the “retaliatory actions” of the previous interim government led by Muhammad Yunus resulted in the closure of thousands of factories, including the garment sector, while 2.1 mi…
Dhaka, April 30 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has rejected the nomination papers of 42 lawyers out of 90 candidates for its election next month, on grounds of alleged links to the Awami League, local media reported on Thursday. The decision followed an extraordinary general meeting held in Dhaka on April 26, at which members of the SCBA reportedly voted to ban pro-Awami League lawyers from contesting its upcoming annual elections scheduled for May 13 and 14, citin…
Paris, April 29 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation strongly condemned the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA) decision to cancel the nomination papers of more than 20 lawyers allegedly affiliated with the Awami League, effectively barring them from contesting the upcoming SCBA elections scheduled for May 13–14, 2026. Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) described the move as “unjust” and a “blatant and dangerous attack” on the core principles of democr…
Dhaka, April 27 (IANS) The members of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association have decided to ban pro-Awami League lawyers from contesting the upcoming annual elections scheduled for May 13 and 14, 2026, citing the legal prohibition on the party’s activities.The move was finalised at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of SCBA general members held at Dhaka on Sunday afternoon, local media reported.The SCBA Senior Vice President Humayun Kabir Manju, a pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party (B…
Dhaka, April 23 (IANS) Bangladesh’s newspapers must rediscover their voice — not as reflections of authority, but as instruments of accountability. During a national crisis, the press acts not just as an observer — it becomes the conscience of people, a report has highlighted. Writing for Bangladeshi daily ‘The Asian Age’ earlier this week, Anwar A Khan, a 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War freedom fighter and columnist, stated that since August 5, 2024, serious allegations of human rights v…
Dhaka, April 21 (IANS) The ban on the Awami League party enacted through the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill in Bangladesh’s Parliament not only targets the party but also sidelines its supporters, potentially deepening political instability and undermining public confidence in the democratic system. According to a recent report in ‘The Diplomat’, if the practice of banning political parties becomes entrenched, it could set a precedent where any party may face a similar fate in the future.Althou…