New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) With elections in West Bengal, Assam and Bangladesh around the corner, Intelligence agencies have sounded an alert about large scale radicalisation drives in these regions.While on one hand the radicalisation drives are aimed at polarising voters, on the other hand they are also meant to set up terror modules with the intention of carrying out large scale attacks.In Bangladesh, the Jamaat-e-Islami is already in overdrive mode to radicalise individuals. The idea is to cha…
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New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Lamenting the minuscule representation by women candidates in Bangladesh’s upcoming elections, a Dhaka daily on Monday flagged “systemic design and failure” as the main reasons, echoing the voice of writer and activist Taslima Nasreen without naming her. “The lack of women candidates has nothing to do with women’s competence or willingness to lead, but everything to do with systemic design and failure,” opined the article in the Daily Star.“Many women in Ba…
Dhaka/New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The killing of Hindu minorities across Bangladesh is part of a long, painful history shaped by political unrest, shifting alliances and the fragile promise of minority protection, a report has detailed. It added that understanding the present crisis necessitates examining the history of displacement, the current geopolitical realignment and the lawful, non-violent strategies to defend human rights ahead of the February polls in the country. “When 32‑year‑old …
Dhaka, Jan 19 (IANS) As Bangladesh gears up for the general elections, the National Citizen Party (NCP) expressed doubts over the Election Commission’s (EC) ability to hold credible and neutral polls in the country, local media reported.Addressing a press briefing at the party’s central office in Dhaka on Sunday night, the NCP spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said that the EC is incapable of conducting fair polls.”The Election Commission has legalised candidacies in violation of several e…
Dhaka, Jan 18 (IANS) Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) staged a sit-in outside the Bangladesh Election Commission headquarters in Dhaka’s Agargaon on Sunday, accusing the poll body of bias in postal ballot and student union election verdicts, local media reported. The JCD is a Bangladeshi student organisation affiliated with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).The JCD leaders and activists began the protest outside the EC headquarters on Sunday at 10 a.m., Bangladesh’s l…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) With less than a month to go for the elections in Bangladesh, the political landscape is changing rapidly. On one hand, the Jamaat-e-Islami is experiencing turbulence with its allies quitting the formation; on the other, the Jamaat is trying to make things right with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (NCP), which is poised to win the polls comfortably.The Jamaat and the BNP, in an alliance for several years, split ways recently. They would contest the elections by themsel…
Dhaka, Jan 17 (IANS) A Hindu man was killed after being intentionally run over by a vehicle in Sadar Upazila of Bangladesh’s Rajbari district, local media reported on Saturday.This adds to the disturbing pattern of violence against minorities across Bangladesh.The deceased, identified as 30-year-old Ripon Saha, worked at Karim Filling Station near Goalanda Mor in Rajbari.Citing the police and local witnesses, Bangladesh’s leading newspaper, The Daily Star, reported that the incident took place o…
Dhaka, Jan 14 (IANS) With growing political violence ahead of the February elections in Bangladesh, a leader of the radical Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, was killed at his residence in Dhaka, local media reported on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as 65-year-old Anwar Ullah, was a local leader of Jamaat from Dhaka.Citing a police official, leading Bangladeshi daily The Dhaka Tribune reported that the incident unfolded in the early hours of Tuesday.According to the officer-in-charge of She…
Dhaka, Jan 13 (IANS) With Bangladesh moving closer to its 13th parliamentary election scheduled for February, a sharp rise in violence, including targeted killings and the widespread use of illegal firearms, has sparked growing fear among political parties and prospective candidates across the country, according to local media reports.Reports suggest that killings linked to political rivalry, the struggle for dominance, and personal disputes have escalated, fuelling growing security concerns amo…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Bangladesh elections are just a month away and currently all opinion polls suggest a clear victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) headed by Tarique Rahman.Both Pakistan and the Chinese who have made several investments in the country are aware that the BNP is ahead and the Jamaat-e-Islami would come second and remain in Opposition. However, both the Chinese and Pakistanis continue to engage closely with the Jamaat.For both nations the Jamaat is an importa…