New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A report published in Bangladeshi newspaper ‘Daily Sun’ blamed the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Jamaat, political actors associated with the nation’s previous interim administration led by chief advisor Muhammad Yunus, for the economic difficulties that now confront it.It mentioned that the challenges that are now being faced by the Bangladeshi economy are a result of “prevalent mob violence, unfettered extortion and arson attacks as well as forceful closures of busi…
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Dhaka, June 29 ( IANS) The 18-month tenure of the former interim government in Bangladesh led by Muhammad Yunus remains deeply contentious, with critics accusing the then administration of pursuing a politics of vengeance marked by widespread arrests and prolonged detention of lawyers, politicians, journalists, academics, and political activists. They have also questioned the absence of publicly available records detailing how many individuals were arrested, formally charged, or ultimately prose…
Dhaka, June 29 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League has strongly condemned the killing of its Chhatra League and Jubo League leaders and activists, alleging that their bodies were dumped into the Turag River in Dhaka. The latest incident comes amid escalating attacks on Awami League members that began during the 18-month tenure of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government and have continued under the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) administration.In a statement shared on its social media p…
Dhaka, June 27 (IANS) As many as seven more children died from the measles outbreak in Bangladesh on Saturday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 709 since March 15 this year, amid an escalating health crisis in the country, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Saturday morning.Out of the seven latest fatalities, one has been classified as a confirmed measles fatality…
Dhaka, June 26 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Editors’ Council has strongly condemned the attack on journalists in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area, calling for a swift, impartial, and credible investigation into the incident, local media reported.The remarks came after workers of the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami allegedly attacked several journalists in the Dhanmondi 32 area on June 23, accusing them of being aides of the Awami League.The attack left Jamuna Television Senior Reporter Rabbi Siddiqui an…
Paris, June 25 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Thursday strongly condemned the widespread “repression and arbitrary arrest” of more than 1,000 leaders, activists, and supporters of the Awami League party and its affiliated organisations by Bangladeshi authorities. Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) said that these arrests were made during special operations conducted across Bangladesh over the past 10 days in connection with the Awami League’s 77th founding an…
Paris, June 24 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation strongly condemned the alleged torture and custodial death of an activist of Awami League’s student wing, Chhatra League, while in the custody of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Bangladesh Police in Madhukhali Upazila of Faridpur district. The remarks came after the deceased, identified as 28-year-old Mirza Ishtiaq Ahmed Pranto, reportedly died on June 21 while undergoing treatment at Faridpur Medical College Hospital.The J…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The erstwhile Muhammad Yunus government in Bangladesh, which was once presented as a moment of reformist promise, is now increasingly being accused in the country of having indulged in large-scale corruption, with money being siphoned into Swiss bank accounts and tax havens such as the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands, according to an article in Bangladesh’s Asian Age newspaper.Particular attention has been drawn to recently reported data concerning Swiss ban…
Dhaka, June 12 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an escalating measles outbreak, another child has died from the symptoms of the disease on Friday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 643 since March 15 this year, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the death was reported in the 24 hours leading up to Friday morning.The latest death from the disease was identified as suspected, Bangladeshi media outlet UNB reported.Repor…
Dhaka, June 9 (IANS) As many as eight children have died from measles outbreak in Bangladesh on Wednesday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 639 since March 15 this year, amid an escalating health crisis in the country, local media reported. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning.Among the latest fatalities, all were identified as suspected, Bangladeshi media outlet UNB r…