Dhaka, March 18 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tariq Rahman confronts a formidable task in steering the nation towards stability and ushering in a new golden era, while ensuring extremist elements are kept in check, and the party’s hard-won credibility is preserved. The BNP pledged in its election manifesto to lift the slowing economy to a trillion by 2030 — a goal that hinges on “regional security, economic solidity and the restoration of peace in society”, a report mentioned.Acco…
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Dhaka, March 12 (IANS) Bangladesh has the opportunity to establish a National Human Rights Commission fully aligned with the Paris Principles — an independent, pluralistic body with a broad mandate, transparent selection processes, and active engagement with civil society. The commission would meet long-held aspirations of Bangladeshi citizens, reinforcing the country’s commitment to human rights, boosting public trust, and promoting democratic governance and justice, a report said on Thursd…
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) In yet another disturbing incident of violence against the minority community in Bangladesh, a young Hindu boy was fatally run over following a confrontation with robbers attempting to seize his vehicle, local media reported on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday evening in the Lalpol area of Feni district on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway. The deceased, identified as 16-year-old Shanto Kumar Saha, was thrown onto the road by the robbers and hit by a moving vehicle, killi…
Dhaka, March 3 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League on Tuesday expressed grave concern over what it described as ongoing mass arrests and custodial killings of political leaders and activists across the country, saying the actions violate fundamental rights and undermine justice and the rule of law.The party alleged that the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government has followed the path of the former Muhammad Yunus-led interim government by using state machinery to carry out “repression,…
Dhaka, Feb 28 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League has begun reasserting its political presence in the country following the recent parliamentary elections, with over a dozen party offices reopened in the past two weeks, local media reports have cited. In several locations, however, party supporters gathered outside the offices and raised slogans instead of formally unlocking the premises, reflecting a visible effort to regain momentum on the ground.Citing multiple party sources, Bangladesh’s le…
Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) The Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) on Friday held a protest procession demanding justice for victims of rape and violence across Bangladesh, including Narsingdi district, warning that widespread resistance would follow if justice is not delivered. The procession began on Friday afternoon from the central mosque of Dhaka University and concluded at the Raju Sculpture in the university campus, local media reported.During the protest march, DUCSU leaders rai…
Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) Several allegations have surfaced from opposition activists, journalists, local businesspersons and ordinary citizens that the political changeover in Bangladesh in August 2024 was exploited to implicate innocent people in legal cases and settle old disputes and long-standing personal rivalries, local media reported on Friday. The claims come amid a sharp rise in cases filed across the country following the 2024 political transition.Citing sources at the Bangladesh Ministry …
Dhaka, Feb 25 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League on Wednesday paid homage to those who lost their lives in the 2009 Pilkhana massacre and called for an end to “political exploitation” of the incident.Slamming the previous interim regime, the party highlighted that the former Muhammad Yunus-led administration had acquitted 293 convicted individuals linked to the 2009 Pilkhana massacre that killed 74 people, including army officers and civilians.Marking the anniversary of the incident on Wednesday, …
Dhaka, Feb 24 (IANS) A prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crime Tribunal (ICT) accused the outgoing Chief Prosecutor of the tribunal, Mohammad Tajul Islam, of corruption and irregularities, alleging that a syndicate led by him had turned the “Chair of the Chief Prosecutor” into a money-making tool.In a social media post on Monday, Prosecutor BM Sultan Mahmud levelled allegations of multiple irregularities against Tajul as well as fellow prosecutor Gazi Monawar Hossain Tamim, citing money e…
Dhaka, Feb 23 (IANS) Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin asserted that he was excluded from key discussions during the one-and-a-half-year tenure of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, alleging that conspiracies were hatched to overthrow him and that attempts were made to destabilise the country and create a constitutional vacuum.In an interview with Bangladeshi Bengali daily Kaler Kantho at Bangabhaban, his official residence in Dhaka, the President said, “During those one an…